The contents of the box consist of 1 or 2 bags of casing soil, a layer of compost inoculated with mushroom mycelium, and 4 sticks. Remove the bag(s) from the box and keep them sealed in a cool, dark place for later use. Place the box with the lid on for about 4 days at a temperature of 20–25ºC (room temperature). Afterwards, the casing soil must be applied, and you do this as follows: Put 1/4 liter of water into a bucket and add the contents of 1 bag of casing soil. Do the same with the potential second bag. Lightly press the soil and let the water soak in for about half an hour. Then, loosely spread the moist soil over the compost layer in the box. Now, place the box with the lid on at 20–25ºC for 5 to 8 days. The white fluff (fungus) will then grow upwards into the soil. Check this by making a small hole with a match until you hit the fine fungus. The mycelium may grow up to a few mm's BELOW the surface! Cover any spots where the fluff does grow on the surface of the soil with well-moistened soil. The box should now be placed in a cool spot at 15–18ºC (or lower) for one day, without the lid. After this day, poke the 4 sticks into the corners of the box and place the lid on, creating a gap of about 3 cm between the box and the lid. Place the box at 15–18ºC. Keep the soil moist with a plant sprayer. If a good number of small, white buttons are visible on the soil, give a little more water with a small watering can with a fine rose. The soil should be moist, but not wet! Normally, the mushrooms first grow at the edges and only later in the middle. HARVESTING: Twist the mushrooms out, do not pull, otherwise, the casing layer will be damaged. Do not harvest the mushrooms too small; then you will harvest more weight. After harvesting, fill damaged spots with moist soil. The second harvest will come 1–2 weeks after the first. A maximum of 6 harvests. Water regularly, but sparingly. After the third harvest, fewer mushrooms will grow, and you should also give less water.
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