Mushroom Growing Kits
 BTTR Gourmet Garden: Grow-it-at-home Mushroom Kit $19.97 |
 Shiitake Mushroom Growing Kit $26.00 |
 The Espresso Oyster Mushroom Garden Patch- Indoor Mushroom Growing Kit $20.00 |
Mushroom growing kits are a great way to grow your favorite mushrooms at home. Most mushroom grow kits are very small and take up very little space making them portable and able to be placed anywhere in your home where the temperature can be maintained.
Growing mushrooms instead of buying mushrooms at the store that have been heavily processed and handled will pay off in that next meal when you taste your home grown mushrooms. Its also a fun project for the whole family to watch the mushroom growing. Some of the kits come with a log or some come with its own substrate. Either way if you are wanting to learn how to grow mushrooms most of the kits will come with complete instructions that you can follow. In a few short weeks you will be able to enjoy your hard work by picking your own mushrooms to enjoy in your favorite dish. What ever your favorite mushroom is there is more than likely a kit to grow them. If you have always wanted to grow mushrooms at home or just enjoy eating food that you have personally grown you now have an option. Most mushroom growing kits are inexpensive too.
Tips For Growing Mushrooms With Kits
The first thing to consider when you are setting up your kit is where to put it. Mushrooms require a constant temperature and depending on the variety you buy will determine what temperature the mushrooms will grow best. Another important aspect to consider is sunlight. Always place your mushroom growing kit in a room or place in your house that gets no sunlight or very little. A closet or luandry room usually works great. Another great benefit of growing your mushrooms inside is the ability to control insects. Slugs love to eat mushrooms and other insects can damage them, so growing them inside as opposed to outside greatly reduces this risk.
The next thing to consider is how much moisture your mushroomg growing kits need. The main thing to keep in mind is that it needs to be kept moist at all times. Be careful not to over water it as this can cause mold to form or not allow the mushrooms to grow properly. Never keep your kit by any type of heat source as this might dry it out. Do not ever cover your mushroom growing kits. This could lead to a build up of carbon dioxide and make the mushrooms grow long. It also needs a good air circulation.
In about a week or two you will start to see your mushrooms start to grow. Usually, in another week or two you will be able to start harvesting some of these mushrooms. It will greatly depend on what variety you have as to when your mushrooms can be harvested. Also, depending on the variety is how many crops it will produce. Sometimes this could be 2, 3 or even more.
These tips are just a guide for you to use. When you receive your mushroom growing kit make sure you read the entire directions that come with it. All varieties of mushrooms are different and require different growing environments and substrate. The mushroom growing kits will explain these in detail.
