John's Thoughts
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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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Top five selling grow kits halfway through 2022
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The Italian Oyster leads the way for Grow Kit sales midway through 2022. Find out more about our top five sellers and what makes each of them special. -
How to grow mushrooms indoors during the summer
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Keeping yourself cool during the summer is not always easy. Same goes for mushroom grow kits, but there are some tips to get satisfying results. -
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. -
Five ways to get the most of your grow kit
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A JCB Gourmet Mushrooms Grow Kit gives you better value than buying fresh mushrooms. Here are five ways you can get even greater value. -
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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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 ... -
Grow kit difficulty levels represent time, steps, and flexibility
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You can now choose which mushrooms you want to grow depending on the challenge you desire. Our difficulty levels are based on the growing time, the steps to follow, and how flexible mushrooms are to different conditions. -
Journey through the mushroom life cycle
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Let’s take a journey through the mushroom’s life cycle, shall we? -
Mushroom grow kits engage children in a fun learning opportunity
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Mushroom grow kits can be more than a way to grow healthy food for meals. They can also be a fun way to help children learn more about topics in school, such as decomposers. -
Grow kits spruce up meals, rooms, and pastimes
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When you’re staying home and safe right now during the COVID-19 pandemic, a casual hobby can keep things interesting. Fortunately, we have kits so ...
