Mushroom Growing Kits Make a Great Gift

For years my children and husband have always gotten me flowers and candy for Mother’s Day which I loved very much. When Mother’s Day came around last year, I was all ready to receive my usual candy and flowers from my family. The kids woke me up with breakfast in bed and lots of hugs telling me what a great mom I was when my husband asked me to come down stairs into the kitchen. Not thinking much about it, I put on my robe and followed him and the kids down the stairs expecting to find a bouquet of flowers on the kitchen counter. To my surprise, there sat two mushroom grow kits on the counter top.

My husband and kids could not wait for me to open up the mushroom growing kits. At first I was not sure about trying to grow my own mushrooms at home. I opened it up and read the simple directions and thought this would be a great time to teach my husband and kids about growing our own food. We quickly got started planting the mushrooms and could not wait to see if it actually worked.

It only took a few days when my youngest son, who is 5, noticed that there were already small pin heads poking through the dirt mixture. We all had to take a look to see if it was actually a mushroom growing that he was seeing. He was right. The mushrooms started to grow in just a few days just like the information had stated. We were all thrilled and could not wait to harvest these delicious mushrooms.

After several days had passed the mushrooms were ready to harvest. We helped the 5 year old pick the mushrooms, while my older two cleaned them off. I chopped them up later on that morning and put them in omelets and they were so tasty. I told my family that the mushroom kits were the best Mother’s Day Present and that I am looking forward to receiving more as gifts in the future.

Growing Mushrooms at Home

Since spring has arrived, many of us who love to grow our own garden are getting ready to plant. There is nothing more rewarding then growing your own produce and using the fresh veggies in our favorite recipes. But, many of us do not know that you can also grow mushrooms in your own home. Oakhill Mushrooms carries a variety of mushroom grow kits.

Home gardeners love the idea of growing their own mushrooms at home, but are not sure how it works or think that it is too complicated. Growing mushrooms is actually quite simple. All one needs to grow delicious and fresh mushrooms is mushroom kits. All you have to do is follow the simple instructions to start growing mushrooms yourself. The grow kit comes with a block made of enriched sawdust and wood chips that contains the mushroom spores, a hydration tent and instructions. Just soak the block in water for a few hours and place the block in the hydration tent out of direct sunlight. In a few days the mushrooms will start to emerge about the size of a pinhead. In about a week the mushrooms will grow to maturity and will be ready to harvest to use in your favorite recipes.

Those who enjoy growing and preparing their own vegetables to serve to dinner guests will love serving them fresh mushrooms that they grew themselves. Just imagine how impressed your dinner guests will be when you tell them that you grew the mushrooms from a kit. This usually results in guests wanting to know how they can start growing mushrooms in their own home.

Not only is this very rewarding for home cooks to grow their own mushrooms it can also be fun and educational for children. Unlike growing other types of vegetables and flowers that can take weeks to see results, mushroom growing kits start to grow in a few days and by the end of a week. Children can then see the mushroom growing progress quickly and then be able to harvest them in short amount of time.

Mushroom kits are a wonderful way to grow mushrooms at home. This is not only a fun hobby, it is tasty too. Mushroom kits also make great gifts for gardeners and cooks alike.