Must-Have Mycology Gear & Gadgets for Every Grower

Whether you’re just starting your mycology journey or leveling up your lab and cultivation setup, having the right gear and gadgets can make all the difference. At Southwest Shroomery, we curate only the tools that real growers love — from sterile lab essentials to advanced cultivation accessories that improve workflow, hygiene, and results.

 

In this section, you’ll find tried-and-true equipment for everything from agar work and culture prep to temperature tracking, sterile handling, and lab organization. Each item is chosen to help you work smarter, not harder — so you can focus on growing strong, healthy mycelium and expanding your fungal expertise.

 

Explore our top picks below and gear up your mycology setup with tools that deliver consistency, repeatability, and value every time you use them.

Agar Media Bottles

1L Media Bottles

Every mycologist worth their salt needs autoclavable media bottles to sterilize and pour your own agar from.

Pair these with our agar agar powder recommendation and petri dishes!

 
Black Nitrile Gloves

Nitrile Gloves

While maybe not necessary, these gloves certainly make keeping clean easier! Generally speaking, gloves are not sterile upon receipt, so ensure that you have plenty of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol on hand!
 
 
Agar-Agar Powder

Agar Agar Powder

With your newly acquired Media Bottles, you’ll need something to put in them! Few things go more closely with gourmet cultivation than agar agar powder!
Petri Dishes

Petri Dishes & Cooling Racks

As you might expect – next up, you’ll need petri dishes to pour your newly made agar solution into. These dishes come sterilized, so ensure you only open the individually packaged sleeves when you’re ready to go!
Ensure you give those piping hot plates some breathing room – that’s where the cooling racks come in, they’ll help keep your workspace organized and functional as you pour plate after plate!
 
Looking for some extra high quality plates? Check out these borosilicate ones!
Infared Temperature Gun

Infrared Temperature Gun

This handy-dandy temperature gun will let you keep track of your hot liquids until they’re exactly the right temperature to pour!
Stir Plates

Stir Plates & Stir Bars

This combo will help continually mix your solutions. These are helpful in just about every aspect of advanced mycology, from spore solution all the way to adding some food coloring into your agar mixture!
Parafilm

Parafilm

Another laboratory must-have, Parafilm is how you’ll keep those beautifully poured agar plates safe from the outside world once they’re no longer in a laminar flow. This stretchy sealant wraps around your plates, media bottles, or just about anything to help keep them clean.
Scalpels

Scalpel & Blades

One of the final pieces of your agar-work repertoire, this scalpel handle can be sterilized in an autoclave as-needed, and having individual blades to use between species of fungi will help you prevent cross contamination!
Agar-Agar Powder

Pressure Cooker

A must-have for any aspiring mycologist! 

The quickest and easiest way to ensure that you have clean, sterile equipment as you grow your culture library.

Bonus of having one of these – they make the best pho you’ll ever have! 

Agar Plate Incubator

Agar Plate Incubator

The best way to ensure that your newly made agar plates are sterile and at the ideal temperature.

This temperature-controlled incubator ideal for microbiology and culture work. Adjustable digital thermostat and roomy chamber keep agar plates at consistent heat for reliable microbial growth.

Sterilizer

Stand Sterilizer

Built for mycology growers who care about consistency. This compact lab tool helps maintain stable conditions for agar plates, cultures, and other fungi work without overcomplicating your setup.

Great for home labs and small grow spaces, it’s an easy way to level up your agar and culture workflow with reliable, repeatable results.

 
 
Inkbird Controller

Inkbird Controllers 

If you’re ready to make the transition from culture library to cultivation, this tool bridges the gap. Designed to support the next step after agar and liquid culture work, it helps move your genetics toward real-world growth.

 

Ideal for growers dialing in their process, it fits naturally into small labs and grow rooms where consistency, control, and repeatable results matter.

 

Grow Tent

Martha Grow Tent

If you’re ready to make the transition from culture library to cultivation, this piece of equipment helps turn clean lab work into real production. It supports the move from agar and liquid cultures into hands on growth with more control and confidence.

 

Designed for growers refining their workflow, it fits seamlessly into home labs and small grow spaces. A solid step forward when you’re moving beyond storage and into consistent, repeatable cultivation results.

Induction Hotplate

Induction Hotplate

If you’re ready to take your lab setup further, this induction cooktop provides a reliable, highly controllable heat source beyond basic culture work. Precise power and temperature control make it ideal for tasks where consistent, repeatable heat matters.

 

Compact and portable, it fits easily into home labs and small workspaces while delivering dependable performance for sterilization prep, media work, and other cultivation support tasks.

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