Amy's Opinion:

Are you looking for a product that will make you
utter the words, "cool" and "amazing"? Then an
organic mushroom growing kit is for you! These
kits are part science project, part organic gardening.
And, you get to eat the mushrooms when they're
ready to harvest.

My stepfather, Ron, is a chef, and I sent
him the Shiitake growing kit for his birthday a year
or two ago. He said that the mushrooms were
superb, and I really trust his culinary opinion.
I'm growing the pearl oyster mushrooms at the
moment.

If you are the kind of person that likes to
plant things and then check on them each day
to see how much they've grown-you'll love these.
Or, if you just like the taste and nutritional
benefits of mushrooms, then you'll want them
fresh from your own kit. Makes an excellent
gift, and they're really easy to grow. The only
thing I had to do was place the bag in a low
light spot and cut a few slices into the plastic
bag where the mushrooms were underneath trying
to get out. My bag arrived moist, so I really haven't
had to spritz it with water yet. (If you do, use only
spring or well water, no chlorinated or distilled
water.) And, mushrooms started growing after
only about 5 days.

Ingredients: Certified organic mushroom kit
containing pasteurized straw fully impregnated
with the mushroom organism, mycelium.

Properties: Boquets of pearl oyster mushrooms,
one of the most popular mushroom kits, will
flourish within 2 weeks of arrival. A 55-75º F
environment is needed. This kit produces a
surprisingly abundant crop of tasty mushrooms.
And you can inoculate your garden compost pile
with it after the kit is done producing, so you can
continue harvesting outdoors.
Each kit comes with illustrated instructions
and is guaranteed to produce. After these indoor kits
stop producing, many of them can be used as spawn
to inoculate outdoor garden composts and/or
hardwood logs.