Help and Support
Our small team have worked hard to compile handy how-to guides for our kits! These guides will support you from the inoculation of your Gourmet Health Mushroom kits to the flushing and harvesting of your mushrooms!
We are also constantly updating our site with blogs with all sorts of helpful information! Why not take a look?
Need More Support?
Call us on 08009949404 9-5 Monday to Friday to speak to a member of our team.
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Liquid Cultures or Spore Syringes? What’s the Difference?
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admin
Many people use the words “liquid culture” and “spore syringe” interchangeably, but the fact is these are two very different organisms. Both can be grown if given the right substrate and environmental conditions, but they have their differences!
Why Agar Plates Are a Mushroom Grower’s Best Friend
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Gem Smith
When it comes to growing mushrooms, few tools are as fundamental, and underrated, as the humble agar plate. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced cultivator, understanding how to use agar properly can save you time, money, and a lot of frustration.
Fed up of contamination?
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We know many of you are diving into the wonderful (and sometimes wobbly) world of growing mushrooms from spores. So, we’re here to sprinkle a bit of clarity on the process, with a little help from our beloved Facebook mod and fungi fanatic, John Wilkie.
Cut or Pull? What’s Your Style?
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Well done! You’ve got a successful crop of beautiful, bountiful, Gourmet Health Mushrooms! Uh… So, what now?
Now you harvest them! Sounds easy, right? Often myco-maniacs get stumped by a seemingly simple question, how do I harvest my mushrooms?
A quick google search will tell you one of two things:
• Cut them at the base.
• Pull them out.
So now it’s your choice of these two seemingly easy and risk-free options. However, there are pros and cons to both methods which can stump even the keenest mycologists. Often, it’s simply down to personal choice and what works best for you. We thought we’d compile the pros and cons for you so you can make your own mind up!