I'm pretty sure everything I could ever need was included I have 3 types of mushroom spawn started and am excited to get everything going. The kit probably took me less than an hour to put together and was very simple and included everything and more I could need to grow mushrooms.
Well I can't speak on much as I just received my new Ecosphere but I can say. My package arrived in a timely fashion , packaging was solid , contents were as described and setup was pretty simple. With that said I'm in my first stages of incubation which is all about consistent temperature and so far the Ecosphere 3 is delivering on that. I check in on tent 3 times a day and the temp variance is roughly 2°, totally acceptable. I will update when I move to the 2nd phase which will be break up and transfer to pans. So far so good !
The Monster Monsoon Ecosphere Spawn & Casing Package arrived on time and undamaged. In most part the materials are of good quality with the plastic receivers being the exception. The first pole I taped on cracked the receiver. All in all the grow system was easy to install. For those that may not be gifted in the art of assembly better instructions should be provided. With the differing number of systems the kit is comprised of their should be a more clear set-up guide that displays the order of assembly. I had my ecosphere 3.0 up and running two days after I received it and have two shelves full. I would and probably will purchase another unit.
I happen to be growing a very difficult strain of mushrooms. My house is very clean so I decided to inject my spores inside the tent after spraying the air with lysol. I was wiped down with alcohol of course. I also used fire on the needle and alcohol to clean of soot on needle and cool it as well. The mycelium is growing in 18 of 18 jars and no contaminates thus far. I just shook the jars. The benefits of the tent are 1. I bought the monsoon package. You couldn’t make this on your own because even if you wanna Martha Stewart tent, you would have to figure out the shelving system and you could not do it very easily. It would take a lot of work and money, and they do it for you for a very reasonable cost. 2. The kit came with jars and substrate and everything you need to start which you could not even purchase for the price that they sold it for so definitely a way to get your jars and your start up for first time growers definitely. 3. Is nice clean environment for your mushrooms to grow. 4. Easy to keep clean. 5. It comes with a a humidifier which is very, very, very important, because spores love moisture and I run the humidifier more than once daily. 6. The heat is also important because the bread that I am growing enjoys higher temperatures so I keep it around 80° consistently. The heat system with lava rocks and water helps to keep the air moist as well as heated quickly so be careful watch the temperature. It goes up very fast. 7. This brings up the temperature gauge which is included. Download the app and you can monitor. The temperature on your phone, which is also important. 8. You can see through the tent, so you do not have to handle the jars often. 9. It has a lot of storage so you can put everything inside the tent in a small space and keep it safe and clean. 10. I am very happy with my grow tent. I would recommend it even to a master grower. Picture included
I’m new to mycology and harvesting mushrooms, Midwest Grow Kits offers great and easy kits for beginners. Midwest also has great customer service and has taken care of me and answer any and all questions that I’ve had. 10/10 recommend