 The
Children’s Mushroom Garden
The perfect science
project for your kids! Each kit come in a reusable,
clear plastic container, your child can watch Enokitake (Flammulina
populicola) mushrooms come to life before their eyes.
Each kit comes with an instruction booklet—including
interesting facts about fungi—and an interactive watering
calendar. (Note: even if your child does not water this kit,
it will still grow.) A 40-60° F environment is best.
 The
Reishi Mushroom Patch
Ganoderma lucidum, known as Reishi by the
Japanese and Ling Chi by the Chinese, has long been sought
after for its beneficial properties. Ling Chi is perhaps the
most well renowned of all the medicinal fungi, represented in
Asian art for thousands of years. Reputed to have many health
stimulating properties, Western studies are increasingly
authenticating what Eastern cultures have known for thousands
of years—that this mushroom stimulates the body's immune
system. A 70-80° F environment is ideal. Once grown, this
mushroom is generally broken up, powdered and steeped in
simple teas. Its flavor is strong, distinctive, and pleasant
to most people.
 The
Maitake Mushroom Patch
Maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa)—also
known as “Hen of the Woods”—are succulent and delicious.
They are also one of the most popular and widely recognized
medicinal mushrooms. A 55–70° F environment is needed for
this kit. Simply unwrap and water once or twice a day.
Clusters of Maitake will spring forth in 2–3 weeks. Once
your first flush has been harvested, the Maitake Mushroom
Patch™ must be transferred to an outdoor bed for subsequent
fruitings, which can occur in 6–12 months.
 The
"Espresso Oyster" Mushroom Patch
Practice bioremediation at home! Recycle old newspapers,
coffee and espresso grounds by inoculating them with Oyster
Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus). One of our
favorite methods is the simplest: just mix the sawdust spawn
directly into coffee grounds, espresso or perked. Our Pearl
Oyster spawn fruits in a wide temperature range, making it
suitable for inoculation across the country. A fascinating
project for people of all ages. Kit comes complete with 1
gallon of Pearl Oyster Sawdust Spawn and detailed
instructions.
 The
Children's King Tuber Mushroom Patch
Weird Science! Here is a great mushroom for biology teachers
and students. This mushroom (Pleurotus tuberregium)
produces a large potato-like sclerotium, which can be planted
into sand, and soon germinates with a spike-like protuberance
which metamorphoses into a fruitbody similar in appearance to
an Oyster mushroom. Originating from Nigeria, this unique
mushroom is edible when young but not when mature due to its
toughness. Not necessarily a culinary mushroom, this kit is a
great species for demonstrating the mushroom life cycle. A
70-85° F environment is ideal.
 The
Stone Mushroom Patch
Known by Italians as 'Pietra Fungaia', this remarkable
mushroom (Polyporus tuberaster) produces
velvet-like antlers which unfold into large, funnel-shaped
mushrooms. Mild in flavor, superior in texture, sauteing these
mushrooms combines well with most foods. Like many of our
mushroom kits, there is enough life-force in this kit once it
stops producing indoors to use as spawn for outdoor
cultivation. A 60-80° F environment is ideal.
 The
Turkey Tail Mushroom Patch
Favored by shamans throughout the ages, this delightful
mushroom kit produces shelf fungi (Trametes versicolor)
with multiple, colorful zones. The mushrooms can be made into
a medicinal tea, and are highly valued for being the natural
source of the anti-cancer agent PSK. These ornate mushrooms
can also be used to make artful adornments such as necklaces
and ear-rings. Grows best at 65-75° F.
 The
Pioppino Mushroom Patch
Popular in Italy, Pioppino mushrooms (Agrocybe aegerita)
have a mellow and attractive flavor. Flourishing at 50-70° F,
this table-top mushroom features beautiful membranous rings on
the stems which slowly fall as the mushrooms mature: a study
in the beauty of nature. Once fruited, The Pioppino
Mushroom Patch™ can be used as spawn as it is an
excellent candidate for stump recycling of willows, bay,
alder, cottonwood, elm and many other woods.
 The
Cinnamon Cap Mushroom Patch
A favorite of the Japanese and many Midwest USA mushroom
hunters, The Cinnamon Cap Mushroom Patch™ (Hypholoma
sublateritium) produces chestnut colored mushrooms
with bright yellow edges. This aggressive mushroom is an
excellent species to naturalize in your backyard. Nutty
flavored and delicious with red wines!
More
Mushroom Kits continued... including:
The
Shiitake Mushroom Patch- Most
Popular Kit!
The Nameko Mushroom Patch
The Pearl Oyster Mushroom Patch™
The Pink Oyster Mushroom Patch
The
Enokitake* Mushroom Patch
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