Anyone tried EZ-gro kit from Homestead?

Pullin' weeds

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I've seen their ad in High Times, etc... and am wondering if anyone has any experience with them.

They make it sound like a foolproof way to grow shrooms. Maybe expensive, maybe just hype, I don't know.

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Emosdoom

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I've got one going right now. Was just getting ready to start a thread and ask a couple questions. As for the kit, don't know if it is a good value, but couldn't have been any simpler to do. Took about 6-7 weeks for the rye pack to take off. Now two weeks into the compost and I see small mushrooms growing everywhere. We'll see.
 

Emosdoom

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I didn't have any problems ordering the kit. I also ordered a book from them. Shipping took about 2-3 weeks which is kind of long, but I did get the stuff and it seems to be working.

Pics kind of suck because your taking them through the grow bag, but this is what it looks like.Mushroom Grow #1 004.jpg

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Emosdoom

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There really was nothing to growing this kit, just like the ad said. You take the rye pack and undo a twisty tie like section to drop the spore swab tip into the rye berries, then shake the hell out of it and sit it someplace dark and 80 degress for a while. Mine took about 6-7 weeks for the bag to turn white. Then you break the rye berries up and pour them into a 3# compost bag they send with the kit that has some kind of filter patch on it to allow it to breath. You seal that bag with a couple staples and shake the hell out of it and flatten it down and leave it sit in same conditions. Two weeks later and it is exploding with little tiny mushrooms.

I'm still a little unsure about knowing when the right time to pick the shrooms is and what to do with them afterward, but the kit itself couldn't have been easier. Some say it's too expensive, but I was going for the laziness factor. I'll let you know how much I get out of it. The company also sent an order form for a refill pack of certain things that were a little less expensive than the original kit.
 

Kassidy

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i just purchased this and a book about growing shrooms. about how much do you think you will produce in one grow?
 

diehlerman

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honestly if you really want to grow mushrooms go to shroomery.org do some research and make your own setup I garauntee you will get better results than from any kit. I've grown them for about a year and a half now, and probably have produced 3 to 4 pounds.
 

1puff2puff3puff

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So how much could you make off of that? How easy is it to do it on your own? How much less of a yield with the pre-bought system? I need something that is as EASY as my bubbleponics kit. Aren't you scared to be the fist to try the finished produce??? LOL

Good Luck
 

diehlerman

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haha, yea I was a little scared but my buddy said he would, he didn't die...and said it was the best trip of his life. but it is actually damn easy....I think I spent 300 on a setup I made myself and its all shit you can get at walmart. shroomery.com has a plethora of info on it, and if you have any problems all you do is ask questions, like here on rollitup. just mushrooms instead of bud. bought the only shitty part is how sterile you have to be. I always charged 220 for a zip and so on. I bought a car with what I made if that tells you anything.
 

1puff2puff3puff

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wow... that sounds freaking amazing. I am going to check that website out right now... I need something to do, so i can stop OVER caring for my plants ..lol
 

diehlerman

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haha yea...they'll take up a little bit of time. I just wish I had plants to over care for...I'm still in the process of building my closet right now.
 

Pullin' weeds

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wow... that sounds freaking amazing. I am going to check that website out right now... I need something to do, so i can stop OVER caring for my plants ..lol

Yup - I've been spending a bunch of time over there the past few days - already learned a ton! It actually looks pretty easy, and I have most of the supplies and equipment already lying around. I did some temp readings and the shelf above my grow cab is the perfect temp for growing shrooms.

Ordered some spores yesterday! 15$ sure beats $120!

And my plants seem to like a little less attention too!
 

smkpt

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if your going to grow you dont need the kit i started with a rubbermaid tub a bad of perlite a bag of verm and spores for about $40 and everything worked just as good
 
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