Product Review
Since March of 2004 Bob and Wendy have been growing mushrooms organically for the Missouri Ozarks. You can learn more about their farm by visiting their website at: www.WillowMountainMushrooms.com. The 12" by 12" kit offered weighs 12 to 14 lbs and can produce up to 4 lbs of mushrooms during the 6-8 week growing cycle. Once the mushrooms emerge they double in size every 24 hours! So much fun to watch for children as well as adults. Makes a Terrific Science project. Great for the Home School as well as in the Science Classroom (ANY age group!). This beginners kit comes with instructions, colonized growing medium and the casing layer YOU get to mix with water and apply. We have been making kits for over 13 years and provide detailed instructions to make it fun and easy for you to grow your own Gourmet Mushrooms! Please note: Kits are shipped every Monday Morning.
- Grown indoors, each kit is one square foot. Ideal for growing on a counter or table. Making it easy to harvest and care for. Written instructions included. Online help is available. Mushrooms are unique. The farm owners encourage you to reach out to them if you have any questions at any point in time.
- This beginners kit comes with comprehensive instructions (including links to online instructions which include photos and videos to aid you on your growing journey), colonized growing medium block and the casing layer you mix and apply to the block. The box the kit is shipped in becomes its growing chamber. You provide items found around the home. A small lightweight cotton cloth such as: cotton muslin, old t-shirt material or an old dish towel and spritz bottle.
- The mycelium within the kit is alive and growing. As such the kit needs to be treated like any living plant. Open the box upon arrival and follow the instructions included.
- Keep your eyes on them! Mushrooms double in size every 24 hours! So much fun to watch! Makes a Terrific Science project. Great for the Classroom too! From pre-K through college and beyond.
- All fruits and veggies have an ideal fruiting temperature. Agaricus (Button and Portabella) mushrooms have a force fruiting temperature range of 60-68 degrees - with 65 degrees being ideal. Agaricus mushrooms are shy. No direct sunlight. Kits should be kept away from windows and doors.
