A few days ago, we bought a little box of dirt.
But it’s not just any box of dirt. It’s a mushroom farm. Missy Nine and Mr Four are fascinated by this. Mr Four keeps telling me that ‘the mushrooms are growed now, Mum!’
We have a dark, dank storeroom coming off from the garage that is perfect for this. Missy Nine and Mr Four have been waiting anxiously the past couple of days for watering time. We dragged them into the garage so we could see, and gave them a misting.
It’s always great for preschool aged kids to have a try of spraying a bottle, as it encourages them to build their fine motor strength and co-ordination.
In three weeks time, we should have our first lot of mushrooms ready to eat! Missy Nine isn’t a big fan of mushrooms, but has agreed she’ll give them a try. She likes them in beef stroganoff, so that might be a place to start.
How’s your weekend coming along so far?
Gorgeous! I’ve been thinking about one of those, it seems about my level of gardening skill and I love mushrooms.
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I’ve never heard about doing this! What a great idea, plus you can do it indoors.
I didn’t know you could grow your own mushrooms. We have piles that grow in our lawn – unasked and unwanted of course. I don’t know if they’re poisonous but I run around plucking them out before the kids see them just in case. That’s one issue of living in the damp.
Good luck with the mushroom farm.
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Hi Deb! If you have a Big W near you, they’re twenty bucks there, which is where we got this farm kit. I know what you mean, I’m a bit of a black thumb, and this is so easy, even I can do it with the kids, lol! Plus, my fiance and I love mushrooms, so this’ll be nice, cheap and fresh.
My parents used to have these from time to time, Liz:) They’re so handy.
Marilyn, yeah, I always tell my kids they can’t eat the wild ones, because we don’t know what’s safe and what isn’t. Luckily they’re not mushroom fans, lol! But I’m hoping growing them themselves will encourage them to try some.
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