{"product_id":"basics-malt-extract-agar-mea-plates-for-mushroom-mycelium-cultivation","title":"Basics: Malt Extract Agar (MEA) Plates For Mushroom Mycelium Cultivation (10pk)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePack of 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNo colour added (naturally tan coloured)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional Parafilm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRequirements : SAB\/\u003ca title=\"MycoPunks V2\/V3 Flow Unit H14 Hepa for mushroom cultivation clean work\" href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/mycopunks-v2v3-flow-unit-h14-hepa-for-mushroom-cultivation-clean-work\"\u003eFlow Unit \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s the MycoPunks Basics range! “Every little helps”, a giant corporation (that posts record profits yet still manages to underpay their staff) say, and on that one singular point we agree: so we’ve knocked the price down on some of our products by either haggling like heck to get the wholesale cost to shift a bit, or by making the selections a bit simpler so we can produce more in one run. This is that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhaddaya get? You get the same excellent malt extract agar that we sell, same lab-grade ingredients, same amount of care put into it. You get ten of them, for a smidge under a tenner. Bargain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhaddaya not get? You don’t get any funky colours, you don’t get to choose the pack size, it’s ten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a tenner this is an absolute bargain, and here’s why we’re doing it:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone should be using agar. It’s basically the biggest jump in everyone’s mycology journey because it makes everything a million times more consistent, and it isn’t very difficult to use. However, people are sometimes still intimidated by it, or don’t want to spend any ‘extra’ cash when times are hard and they’d rather gamble their success than spend a little more, or it’s just seen as something a bit “extra”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut! It’s none of those things, agar is awesome and it’s your friend and now it’s cheap as all fuck - if you want to grow lots of massive mushrooms and have repeatable, predictable results, or even grow some of your own mushrooms from ones you’ve shoplifted from Tesco, then agar is for you! Want to make liquid culture? Buy some agar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes, in an ideal world you’d be using a flow unit to do your agar work, but you can get by with a still air box if you need to (and that’s a clear box with two holes in so that’s not expensive either). You’d have a few more losses than if you had a flow unit, but even so your odds of success will be so much better with agar. Don’t do it without at least one of these things though otherwise you’ll be growing all the stuff that’s floating around in the air, this is also a fun experiment but you don’t want to be doing it every time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you’ve tried this, liked it, and want to experiment with some other mixes (or just have some colours in your plate), we’ve also got:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/malt-extract-agar-mea-plates-for-mushroom-mycelium-cultivation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFancy Coloured MEA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/high-nutrient-malt-extract-agar-mea-plates-for-mushroom-mycelium-cultivation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh Nutrient MEA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/high-nutrient-malt-extract-peptone-agar-mepa-plates-for-mushroom-mycelium-cultivation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh Nutrient + Soy Peptone (MEPA)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/potato-dextrose-agar-pda-petri-dishes-for-mushroom-mycelium-cultivation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePDA (boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/20-potato-dextrose-yeast-agar-custom-pdya-petri-dishes-for-fungal-cultures\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePDYA (potato but with added yeast)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/organic-sorghum-agar-petri-dishes-for-mushroom-mycelium-cultivation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrganic Sorghum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-poured in our \u003ca title=\"Petri Dishes, 3 Vent, Sterilized, Plastic, 90mm x 15mm (20 \/ 500 pack)\" href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/petri-dish-3-vent-sterilized-plastic-90mm-x-15mm\"\u003e90mm triple vented plates\u003c\/a\u003e, ready for use in an aseptic environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll of our agar products are covered by our \u003ca title=\"Returns \u0026amp; Refunds\" href=\"https:\/\/help.mycopunks.com\/en-GB\/articles\/returns-and-refunds-231449\"\u003e60 Day Returns Policy\u003c\/a\u003e, same as our grain and substrate!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you want to have a look at the rest of the agar products, then simply click or mash your finger \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/collections\/agar-and-additives\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eright here!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MycoPunks","offers":[{"title":"No","offer_id":55990719381885,"sku":"BASICSLME10-NOCOLOUR","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes","offer_id":55990719414653,"sku":"BASICLME10-NOCOLOUR_PARA","price":11.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/6721\/6063\/files\/Basics_Malt_Extract_Agar_MEA_Plates_For_Mushroom_Mycelium_Cultivation.webp?v=1747302900","url":"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/is\/products\/basics-malt-extract-agar-mea-plates-for-mushroom-mycelium-cultivation","provider":"MycoPunks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}