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First try only grew mold. I contacted customer service with pictures and questions. She said that it might be/might not be mold but cheerily sent me a replacement kit just in case. I didn't want to open the new box until I figured out what had happened with the first. I turned the old bag over, washed it, the knife and my hands with rubbing alcohol then slit it open. I did not re soak it as the bottom of the box on my first try was soggy even though i wiped the bag thoroughly after the soak and only. theI put a light weight on the flaps to keep them mostly closed

Although mine started pinning in two days!, not a week or two. And I harvested on day 6! So I'm going to try for another flush to make it worth my while. The yield was small [probably cheaper to buy them at sprouts], but it was a fun way to get into the world of mushrooms. If I can get a second flush, I'll probably buy them again. Pizza tonight, and omelette's tomorrow

OK, so I’m not really sure what to expect and I sent a picture to my daughter and she starts laughing and says don’t go near those spores or breathe in or anything. It’ll get into respiratory track and you’ll die. Just when I thought growing mushrooms would be OK here we go… Anyway, that’s just a few days of growth. I’ll take another picture and try and update. I haven’t been able to taste them but I was a bit concerned about the black coming out of it, but if these mushrooms grow to their fullest Harves them and let you know what they’re like. I just thought it would be fun to grow mushrooms in a box that’s all I guess we’ll see.

Gave as a gift. It was reported to have produced a great first crop of mushrooms.

Be careful with this product. You are bringing a food source for contaminants into your home, so this product should not be purchased without a lotta research done beforehand on myco indicators and pathogens.I noticed many yellow blotches forming on the lower end of my block, what I believe to be Aspergillus flavus, a deadly mold if inhaled in large quantities. I went ahead and tossed it out due to these blotches taking over the bottom of the block. I know what mycelium piss looks like, and, those were not.I followed the instructions and read the advice on their website... Yet nature still beat nature in my case. Be careful "undoing food" with this grow kit because it may end up undoing you if you are not careful.I wish it had worked. A wonderful kit that needs a little bit of refinement, and warnings.Edit February 6 2017:My review was from last year!I have since gone through 3 mushroom kits and currently have one fruiting. I am hoping for a third harvest soon, and am just updating because I am so happy with the outcome of this kit and this company's customer service.Unfortunately, the first 3 did not work out. This company is really great though. If you are willing to put in the effort, they will work with you and send you another mushroom block, until you get a harvest! I had contamination issues up until the 4th block, which I believe is a combination of good substrate (via the company) and some methods they advised upon retrying. I'll say what I did here because I believe it makes it foolproof (as long as the substrate is good):-Make sure to put your soaked and ready block in a sterile area!-Sterility is the most imporant thing in in-home mushroom cultivation. Handy to remember when you want to harvest your mushrooms with dirty hands! Always keep it clean-Have a spray bottle handy! Make sure its clean, but these mushrooms really flourish with a good spray, especially if you are in a drier climate-Recommended by BacktotheRoots: put a big clean plastic bag around your block with plenty of holes punched in it, that is the ultimate way to keep the humidity levels at a prime 95-100% for mushroom formation-I personally soaked my block for 12 hours to give it really optimal hydration even though the box says 8. I think this is only good if you are in a drier climate, which would be any without the bag method^I hope this helps. Definitely contact the company if you have any questions or just want some general advice. And watch their video on starting the block, it shows the proper standard procedure well.UPDATE MAY 11 2017:Changing my rating back to a one star.This company is just not a good substrate provider. I have been through a couple third party companies ordering mushroom substrate and this one is the worst of the two. The other company is extraordinary though and will send you a bomb kit for around the same price as the larger farm from Back to the Roots. They're called Fungi Perfecti.I emailed them about odd growths in the kit, and they said I had to remove the block from the bag (extra instructions) and cut off the odd growths (more extra instructions) to get a flush/fruiting of mushrooms. AND they said it will take several more weeks to grow. GREAT! They lie about the instructions and the time to flush. It's not that they won't replace the kit eventually, it's just that they lie about how easy it is to get it to grow.So, this kit just is not worth your time unless you have months on months to get whatever mushroom project you want to get started, started.

The mushrooms grew and produced a reasonable amount. I would buy again

It appears I have an older bag. There are some dark areas in the "window" that will not germinate/grow or whatever you call growing fungus. I tried to saturate the substrate, but it didn't take much water. I did get one good clump of mushrooms out of it. I re-saturated the substrate. Hopefully I will get more. The small amount that grew the first time around was not worth the purchase. Still a cool project for people that have not grown mushrooms before. I have experience growing mushrooms from spore to harvest so this was a little on the weak side in my opinion.

This is the third time of, but these back to roots grow your own mushroom box set. They’re a lot of fun fun to watch them grow they grow grow very fast fast overnight they double in size. This last one I bought as a gift for a friend that expressed interest And wanted me to get him some from a mushroom convention, but the price tag is very high there so I ordered them for him off of Amazon. These are very cool and there’s a great sense of gratification when you grow them yourself nurture them and then cultivate them and make dishes with them. I think everyone should have this experience. I’ve bought two different kinds maybe three to be honest with you the pink ones the regular size the minis oysters you name it. This is a very good product and the people that make them are very passionate about them. You could just tell very easy to do you follow the instructions Scan the barcode and it takes you to a link by them. You’ll like them. I guarantee it.