John's Thoughts
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Possible challenges and solutions for mushroom grow kits
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Growing mushrooms at home with a JCB Gourmet Mushrooms grow kit can be a simple activity that rewards you with huge clusters of yummy food. It will also always be a learning experience that will help you grow mushrooms the next time. -
Gourmet mushrooms can enhance nutrition of meat dishes, baked goods and noodles
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Gourmet mushrooms can be used to replace ingredients or enhance the nutrition of a meal. The past few years have been a revolutionary period for plant-based foods. -
How gourmet mushrooms differ from Buttons, Portobellos and Creminis
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Gourmet mushrooms have different tastes, shapes, nutrient amounts, growing methods and shelf lives than the common Button mushrooms found in grocery stores. -
Gourmet mushrooms should not harm pets and may benefit dogs: reports
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You don’t have to worry about your dog or cat if they get into a mushroom grow kit at home. -
Italian Oyster: Mushroom of the month for July 2022
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The Italian Oyster is the mushroom of the month as we enter the first full month of summer. This mushroom is an all-star.
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Grow kits and other gift ideas for Father's Day
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Father’s Day is coming up and it’s a great reminder to spend time with them and surprise them with a gift. JCB Gourmet Mushrooms has some ideas for you. -
Dried Morel mushrooms available for a limited time
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For a limited time, the luxurious dried Morel mushrooms are available to buy at JCB Gourmet Mushrooms. -
Yellow Oyster: Mushroom of the month for June 2022
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The Yellow Oyster is the mushroom of the month for June as we shift from spring to summer. Find out why they are pleasant to see and delicious to eat. -
Five mushroom substrates and why we chose hardwood pellets
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Growing mushrooms indoors requires safety, efficiency, and quality. The ideal substrate – the fungi’s food source – should meet those criteria to better the chances of harvesting a large cluster of healthy gourmet mushrooms.
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Oyster mushrooms shrink, paralyze nematode heads in the wild
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Oyster mushrooms normally feed on dead wood and organisms. But sometimes, they immobilize and eat nematodes on the side. -
Humidity and cold shocking prolong mushroom grow kits
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You can have as many as five harvests of mushrooms in your own grow kit by maintaining the humidity and trying an extra trick. -
Growing mushrooms indoors: Incubation and grow rooms
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Have you ever felt less productive on a scorching hot summer’s day? The mycelium in our growing medium sure has. As temperatures in the Ottawa ...
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