Inoculate Agar with Liquid Culture

Learn how to inoculate an agar-filled Petri dish with a mushroom liquid culture to promote successful mycelium growth.

Estimated Time: 1 hr 8 min

Total Steps: 4

Guide Materials

This is the full list of materials needed for this guide. Some of these items may be optional or interchangeable.

Plastic Gloves

$8.00 | Amazon

Parafilm

$32.00 | Amazon

Face Mask

$25.00 | Amazon

Plastic Gloves

$8.00 | Amazon

70% isopropyl alcohol

$7.00 | Amazon

Liquid Culture (Blue Oyster)

$20.00 | North Spore

Malt Extract Agar

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Lighter

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1. Warm to room temperature

Allow your agar and liquid culture to reach room temperature.