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We enjoy gardening…all type’s of different gardening! We have a few fruit trees, two vegetable garden plots, a raise platform garden bed, a raspberry bush patch, a grapevine area and 3 flower garden beds. We’re not experts and continue to learn as we go along. …
The first week in April is always a busy time of the year for us. It’s the week that we start getting things rolling for our gardening season. We start a lot of our seedlings for various veggies, start tilling the soil in our three garden plots, fertilizing and composting the soil, purchasing items that we need, etc. A lot of time and hard work goes into backyard gardening.
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Recently I was introduced to a company called North Spore that offers all-in-one mushroom growing kits in 4 different varieties: Lion’s Mane, Blue Oysters, Golden Oysters, and Pink Oysters. These kits have everything you need to get started growing your own mushrooms and guess what? They’re grown right in the box!
We received the North Spore Golden Oysters Mushroom Kit which is easy-to-use. Once you activate your kit you’ll start seeing your mushrooms grow. A short time after that you’ll be able to harvest them, cook them and eat them! Mushrooms are an amazing “healthy” super-food.
What’s in the kit?
* The Substrate – is the stuff your kit is made from. It’s sawdust completely colonized with mushroom mycelium.
* Spray Bottle – For keeping your growing mushrooms humid and moist. Just fill up the bottle with tape water and spritz them twice a day.
* Detailed Instructions & FAQ – Everything you need to know about growing your own mushrooms from the kit is included. You don’t need a green thumb to grow mushrooms!
How to Start:
Open your box along the perforated line on the front of your kit. Slice using a sharp knife a large X into the plastic bag. Using the included spray bottle give the X you just sliced a few pumps of water. Mist it at least twice a day, every day.
When the mushrooms are grown, pick the entire cluster off by hand. Wash and cook. Yes, it’s that easy! One of the cool things about these kits is that you can grow mushrooms year-round right on your kitchen counter! We started our kit about 8 days ago and wanted you to see how you get started. In a few weeks once we start harvesting them I’ll make another post so that you can see that too! These kits are great!!!
Head on over to North Spore and take a look around at the product that they offer. Sign-up for their email newsletter to receive a discount off your first purchase and connect with the company on Facebook. New to growing your own mushrooms? Check out the company’s YouTube channel for helpful how-to videos.
Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win a North Spore Golden Oyster Mushroom Growing Kit. Good Luck! You can enter the giveaway below.
Giveaway Details: This giveaway is open to residents of the US ONLY age 18 and over. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering. This giveaway will close on May 19th, 2021 at 11:59 pm EST time. No purchase necessary to enter or win.
Disclaimer: Shelly received a complimentary product as featured in this blog post. Shelly’s thoughts and words are 100% her own unbiased opinion on the company & products being featured today. The Two Classy Chics are not responsible for prize shipment or fulfillment. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the blog’s full disclosure policy.
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Last year a friend of ours gave us their old grapevine that they no longer wanted. It’s a mature vine and was in perfect health. They dug it up, brought it to us and my husband transplanted it in one corner of our backyard. We …
We purchased our home 12 years ago and knew we wanted to become backyard gardeners. Our home only sits on a 1/2 acre so we need to utilize gardening space wisely. We currently have two small vegetable gardens, a raspberry bush patch, 3 blueberry bushes, a small apple tree, 4 new grapevines and now we have put in a 3 Tiered Raised Gardening Bed to increase our space even more.
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Costoffs is a retailer where you can buy furniture for your home or office, exercise and fitness equipment, health and beauty products, Christmas trees, outdoor and gardening items, and more! All of their items are sold at an affordable price and you get FREE shipping, no minimum purchase required.
For this review we were sent a 3 Tiered Raised Gardening Bed to check out for all of you. It comes unassembled but assembly is quick and easy. It can be used for flowers and/or vegetable gardens. It’s made out of non-toxic fir wood which is perfectly cut and sanded. The 3 tiers are connected together by wooden plugs. You can assemble it as shown in my photos (as 3 tiers) or leave them separated as 3 different sized garden beds.
Overall Size: 120 x 120 x 56cm/47.2 x 47.2 x 22inch (L x W x H)
Upon arrival my husband took everything out of the shipping box and read over the instruction sheet. Within 20-30 minutes he had it completely assembled and set up in our backyard. It didn’t take long at all. We opted to place it right up against the back of the house in an area that receives full sun. Plus, we have a sprinkler nearby that will water it throughout the growing season.
After he had it all set up we ordered soil and fertilizer from our local gardening center. Once our order was in he went & picked it up, brought it home and filled up our new gardening beds. I love how natural this raised garden bed looks! It fits in nicely with everything else in our backyard.
It’s early in our growing season and just got our seedlings started last week. Once they’re ready for planting we’ll be planting lettuce, parsley and basil in one section, red beets in another section, onions and I’m not sure what else. But that’s the plan so far.
Over the summer gardening season I’ll be making a few posts on the blog to show you how our raised garden bed is coming along. You’ll want to check back for those posts in the coming weeks.
Head on over to Costoffs and take a look around. They have all kinds of great products at affordable prices. You can connect with the company on Facebook and Pinterest. You can use coupon code YT-15 to get 15% off your purchase.
Disclaimer: Shelly received a complimentary product as featured in this blog post. Shelly’s thoughts and words are 100% her own unbiased opinion on the company & products being featured today. The Two Classy Chics are not responsible for prize shipment or fulfillment. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the blog’s full disclosure policy.
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