Grow-Your-Own Gourmet Mushrooms

Grow-Your-Own Gourmet Mushrooms FARM HOME Food 20-5-33 You can grow morel mushrooms in your own back yard by turning a compost pile into a morel garden, says Gourmet Mush-rooms, Inc., Graton, Calif. The company sells a kit with enough "seed" to grow up to 10 lbs. of morel mush-rooms in an area as small as 4 to 5 sq. ft. Typically, only a few pounds of mushrooms are produced the first spring; the second year provides the best crop. Production drops in following years so you may have to "re-seed". Sells for $24.95 plus $4 S&H. The company also offers new "mush-room pots" that let you grow mushrooms used by some the finest chefs in the world right in your home or office. Each pot takes up only 36 sq. in. of space and requires no more care or knowledge than a common house plant. Just add water. Five different kinds of mushrooms are available: Shitake sells for $15.95; Pom Pom Blanc for $14.95; and Pleurotus is sold in three varieties, each with a subtly different flavor - Sonoma Brown at $12.95, Blue Oyster at $13.95, and Golden Oyster at $14.50. Prices don't include a $4 S&H charge for each kind of mushroom. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gourmet Mushrooms, Box 515, Graton, Calif. 95444 (ph 707 829-7301).

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