PF Tek — The classic DIY method
Grow 'cakes' from jars of brown rice flour and vermiculite, inoculated with a spore syringe. Cheap per grow, teaches you real cultivation skills, and scales up nicely.
About this method
PF Tek (Psilocybe Fanaticus Technique) is the classic hobbyist method: sterilize jars of BRF and vermiculite, inoculate with spores, wait for colonization, then birth the 'cakes' into a humid fruiting chamber.
Spore syringes are legal to buy in the Netherlands. The main investment is a pressure cooker for sterilization — after that, each batch costs only a few euros in materials.
The key skill is sterile technique. Work clean, be patient during colonization (3–5 weeks), and don't open jars early.
The process at a glance
- Prepare substrateMix brown rice flour, vermiculite and water; fill and prep the jars.
- SterilizePressure-cook the jars at 15 PSI for 60–90 minutes. Let cool fully.
- InoculateInject spore solution through the jar lids with sterile technique.
- ColonizeStore dark at ~24°C for 3–5 weeks until jars are fully white.
- Birth & fruitMove cakes to a humid chamber (perlite base), mist and fan daily, harvest at veil tear.
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