Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Prepare Your Workspace
• Disinfect your work surface.
• Work near a flame, in a still air box, or under a laminar flow hood to reduce contamination.
• Wash your hands and wear gloves if needed.

2. Label the Agar Plate
• Write the date and sample name on the bottom (agar side) of the plate before opening it.

3. Open the Swab Package
• Peel open the swab pack carefully, without touching the swab tip.
• Hold the swab by the handle only.

4. Collect the Sample
• Gently touch the swab to the surface or substance you want to transfer (e.g., spore print, mushroom cap, or culture surface).
• Roll or lightly drag the tip to pick up material.

5. Inoculate the Agar Plate
• Open the petri dish just enough to insert the swab (keep the lid hovering to prevent airborne contamination).
• Lightly streak the swab across the surface of the agar in a zig-zag pattern (or streak in sections if isolating).
• You can streak multiple areas if desired using different parts of the swab.

6. Seal and Incubate
• Close the petri dish and optionally seal it with parafilm or tape.
• Incubate at the appropriate temperature (usually 24–27°C for most fungi).

7. Clean Up
• Dispose of the swab properly.
• Disinfect your work area again.

The Jack Frost Spore Swab contains sterile, high-quality spores from the highly sought-after Jack Frost Psilocybe cubensis hybrid—a visually stunning strain known for its snow-white, frosty appearance and impressive genetic lineage. This hybrid is a cross between two popular strains: Albino Penis Envy (APE) and True Albino Teacher (TAT), combining exceptional potency with rare pigmentation and structure.

Jack Frost mushrooms are famous for their ghostly white caps, dense stems, and slow but strong colonization traits, making them a fascinating subject for microscopy, spore morphology, and hybrid lineage research. Each swab is prepared in sterile lab conditions to ensure clean, viable spores ideal for collectors and advanced microscopy enthusiasts.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Prepare Your Workspace
• Disinfect your work surface.
• Work near a flame, in a still air box, or under a laminar flow hood to reduce contamination.
• Wash your hands and wear gloves if needed.

2. Label the Agar Plate
• Write the date and sample name on the bottom (agar side) of the plate before opening it.

3. Open the Swab Package
• Peel open the swab pack carefully, without touching the swab tip.
• Hold the swab by the handle only.

4. Collect the Sample
• Gently touch the swab to the surface or substance you want to transfer (e.g., spore print, mushroom cap, or culture surface).
• Roll or lightly drag the tip to pick up material.

5. Inoculate the Agar Plate
• Open the petri dish just enough to insert the swab (keep the lid hovering to prevent airborne contamination).
• Lightly streak the swab across the surface of the agar in a zig-zag pattern (or streak in sections if isolating).
• You can streak multiple areas if desired using different parts of the swab.

6. Seal and Incubate
• Close the petri dish and optionally seal it with parafilm or tape.
• Incubate at the appropriate temperature (usually 24–27°C for most fungi).

7. Clean Up
• Dispose of the swab properly.
• Disinfect your work area again.