Mush-Boom is on a mission to encourage children to eat a healthy balanced diet starting with mushrooms!
Why you ask? **Mushrooms are power packed with vitamins and minerals, are a good source of B Vitamins for a healthy mind, mood and energy and contain antioxidants which are great for our immune system will thank us for. **(as part of a healthy and balanced diet).
We’ve developed these mini mushroom growing kits using our own unique compost blend of natural agricultural ingredients, the same compost used on our farms to grow mushrooms.
Designed to teach children how to grow, harvest and then consume mushrooms is our ambition.
Schools can apply for these kits via the contact us section on this website. Please ensure you note your school name, location, contact details and quantities required in your email. We will review all applications and confirm availability as soon as possible.
Given these are hand-made, we do have an annual allocation of kits available by application.
Below you’ll see the process from growing through to harvest.
We also have downloadable instructions if you would like to know more.
Growing kits ready to go! 
Day 1 – Peat layer added to the compost. Water daily using a spray bottle. 
Day 7-10 – Small pinheads start to appear. These are baby mushrooms. 
Day 10+ Mushrooms start to grow now. Keep watering around the mushrooms, spraying the soil. 
Day 10+ Growing & doubling in size overnight 
Day 14+ Start harvesting mushrooms when they are at the appropriate size. Choose larger ones to make room for the smaller ones to grow larger. 
To harvest, use your thumb and index finger. Place them around the cap. Twist gently and pull. Trim the peaty stem. 
Continue to water mushrooms, spraying soil not mushroom caps and harvest when the size is right! 
Store harvested mushrooms in a brown paper bag in the fridge 
Continue to harvest mushrooms off the bed. Keep watering soil, you should soon start too see mushrooms growing through again. 
Mushrooms will continue to grow through. 
Ensure you keep harvesting and making room for mushrooms to grow. Each harvest will see less mushrooms as the compost nutrient source is consumed by growing mushrooms. 
Looks like the harvest is done! You can now clear off the mushrooms then tip this soil into you garden or veggie patch. You’re soil with thank you for it. The carton can be recycled, the plastic bag can be taken to your nearest Redcycle location.
Don’t forget to share your Mush-Boom progress #GROWINGMUSHBOOM