Mushroom Growing Kit

Last month I entered an earth day contest on twitter with @TheMushroomChannel and won an oyster mushroom growing kit.  The kit is made by a company called Back to The Roots, you can find more info here: Mushroom Kit Info . 

The first step was to soak the mixture in water for 12 hours and then after that all you have to do is mist it twice a day and after 10 days you harvest the mushrooms. I am on day 2 of mushroom growing. I can't wait to see the mushrooms pop out of my box. :) Plus, after that I can turned the box around and open that side up and get a 2nd harvest. Here's what my kit looks like right now. I will keep you updated as my mushrooms start growing.

Seedlings Update

The good news is that every type of seed I planted managed to sprout seedlings. And the bad news is that after a while of growing quite nicely they up and died. They just fell right over and shriveled up. I have decided that I better read up on growing seeds before another attempt at growing some. I was looking forward to eating the spinach and micro-greens, perhaps next year. Does anyone have any tips on growing seeds?

The seedlings pictured are the same two types pictured a few day apart.

Planting Seeds

Unfortunately the sweet basil that I planted from the seeds I received in a box of Triscuits didn't survive. I should have put the pot up high where one of the cats couldn't get to it. I had been thinking about getting some seeds and starting over, when my mom came home with a herb garden starter kit. So, I decided why not give it another go. So far 5 out of 6 different herbs are growing nicely. The only one that isn't growing yet it the parsley. The sweet basil, sage, oregano, dill, and chives are growing nicely. I received some more seeds for Easter. These were baby's breath, cornflower, sunflowers, tomatoes, and zinnias. So far out of these the baby's breath, cornflower, and sunflowers are growing.

And then I decided that even though I had a lot of seeds to plant as it was to get even more seeds. So I picked out some seeds at Target-micro greens (rainbow blend), spinach, and scabiosa (summer berries mix). Out of these the only one that has sprout seedlings so far is the micro-greens. I am having fun watching my plants grow and hopefully the ones that haven't sprouted yet will do so soon. :) Anyone else growing some seeds? How are yours doing?

Micro-Greens Seedlings

Cornflower Seedlings

It's Alive!!

I wasn't sure how my basil plant would fare given my history with growing plants. I was pleasantly surprised the other day when I saw that indeed it had started growing. There before my eyes were two tiny little seedlings! I cant wait to see it sprout some more.

~Chelsea

Growing Basil

Since I got some basil seeds in a Triscuit box I decided to plant them and see what happens. I got an adorable little pot to grow it in from the Christmas Tree Shops. I planted them last night so I just have to wait 10 to 12 days to see if I am successful. I will keep you posted. :)