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Has anyone tried those "grow your own mushroom" kits? Are they any good?

We have a nice, dark, earthy basement and an inability to go to the grocery store. I love mushrooms and I think it would be fun to buy one of those innoculated logs or mulches and grow my own. Yum.

Still, I've heard mixed things. Has anyone tried these kits? Do they work? How long can you get good mushrooms from them?

Sacrelicious asked in Indoor Gardening about 1 year ago | Report

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    I bought one for my dad's wife for Christmas- and her first shot at it didn't work. It was shipped to Alaska during December though and I'm not sure if it froze or was otherwise compromised. I contacted the company (http://www.bttrventures.com/) and they were not only incredibly friendly and helpful- but they sent her TWO new kits to ensure that she'd get mushrooms. I haven't heard from her if she's tried growing them again yet, but I think she may be waiting for their weather to warm up a bit. The company I ordered from does have a 100% guarantee and if you check Amazon their product gets better reviews that a lot of others. I just really like them because they're tiny and real people replied to my emails (actually both partners did). So mines only a half answer- but I'd say give it a shot!

    RM answered in Indoor Gardening about 1 year ago | Report
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    i bought a shiitake farm from these guys, and it was SO AWESOME. i didn't get a bumper crop, but i did get about four pounds of GIANTS spread out over four weeks.  super delicious and amazing.  

    i bought it in person and brought it back on the plane, but their turnover is high so i bet spores on even mail-ordered logs are fresh.  the sheet it comes with says it would sustain itself for about a month or two, and they're right - it died after six weeks.  if that thing really is chock full of nothing but oak chips, manure and spores, think how great it would be to break one of those apart on top of a homemade pile of oak chips and manure!  you'd be able to grow for YEARS!!  i'm gonna try that next.  maybe not in my basement, though.

    whiskeypony answered in Indoor Gardening about 1 year ago | Report
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