Back to the Roots Organic Mushroom Mini Farm Review

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The mushroom mini farm is a fun and educational kit that allows you to grow your own edible pearl oyster mushrooms. Everything you need is in the box and the instructions are straight forward and easy to follow. Simply, cut the sealed bag the mushroom spawn comes in, soak the bag, then place back into the cardboard box that comes with a punch-out window. The mushrooms will grow right out of the box and soaking time is about 6-10 hours, but longer is okay too. Then just place your box near a sunny window, but out of direct sunlight.

I grew my mushrooms in the summer so they started to grow within a few days due to the warmer temperatures. Note that cooler temperatures may cause your mushrooms to take a little longer to start growing. At 3 days, I saw some small cauliflower looking bumps appear on the surface of the block, which is called mushroom "pinning." Within a day small gray mushrooms caps had developed. Each day the mushrooms grew larger, nearly doubling in size. About a week after I soaked the mushrooms they appeared ready to harvest. You'll know you can pick them when the tops of the mushroom caps are flatting out and the edges are starting to turn brown. When the mushrooms are "overripe" the edges of the caps will flare upward and crack at the edges. When harvesting, be sure to harvest all the mushrooms at the same time as they can dry out in as little as 24 hours if left on the substrate. Run a sharp knife behind the mushrooms or twist them off by hand. They should break off easily from the substrate. My entire crop yielded about 0.264 lbs or a little over 4 oz. We sauteed them in a little butter and they were pretty tasty.

There are two sizes of this mushroom farm, with the "mini farm" being the smaller of the two. With the standard size, you may be able to harvest 2 or more crops! Just wrap up and place the substrate into the fridge for a couple weeks until you're ready to grow again, then repeat the soaking and growing process on the opposite side of the bag. The second time around you'll want to soak for a little longer and be more generous when watering the mushrooms. It may also take longer for the mushrooms to develop. While I wasn't able to get my mini farm to successfully fruit a second time, overall, I'd say it was a success and a whole lot of fun!

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