{"title":"Morel","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWant to grow morel mushrooms? North Spore has everything you need to grow morel mushrooms outdoors -- from USDA-certified organic sawdust spawn to liquid culture syringes (to make your own spawn!)\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dried-wild-morel","title":"Dried Wild Morel Mushrooms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eMorels are a culinary favorite due to their delicate, yet meaty texture. Harbingers of spring, they are often described as earthy, woodsy, and nutty with a hint of mild smokiness. (The darker, the smokier!) They are versatile and add great depth of flavor to any dish that includes them. A simple sauté of morels and asparagus is a seasonal favorite when they're both piled high at the farmers' market. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eTo reconstitute, rinse with water to clean. Next, completely cover in warm water, wine, or stock for 30 minutes (squeezing them every few minutes towards the end to make sure they're not going mushy). When ready, press out the excess liquid before using, reserving the richly-flavored soaking liquid for soups, stocks, and sauces. Add hydrated morels directly to recipes, or brown them in oil or butter to bring out more flavor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth Spore dried wild mushrooms are wildcrafted and foraged from North American forests.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Spore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40221895426150,"sku":"DRIED-MOREL-28G","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2418\/8179\/files\/dried-mushrooms-dried-wild-morel-mushrooms-29681926766694.jpg?v=1762457340"},{"product_id":"morel-sawdust-spawn","title":"Morel Garden Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommercially-Proven Morel Spawn for Outdoor Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Advanced. Morels require careful attention to temperature, moisture, and timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, morels were considered the final frontier of mushroom cultivation—highly prized, widely studied, and nearly impossible to grow. The North Spore Morel Garden Kit is \u003cstrong\u003ebuilt around a proven commercial growing system\u003c\/strong\u003e used at scale in China, where morels are now cultivated reliably season after season. This kit combines that field-tested approach with a high-quality commercial morel strain (ME4), giving growers access to the most advanced and dependable method currently available for outdoor morel production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bag contains 4lb of \u003cstrong\u003efully colonized nutrient rich substrate\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003edesigned specifically for at-home morel cultivation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rather than mixing spawn into soil, these bags are designed to sit directly on the bed surface, allowing the mycelium to expand outward from a powerful, food-dense starting point. This approach replaces decades of guesswork with \u003cstrong\u003ea reliable field tested method for producing morels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Spore","offers":[{"title":"4 Pack ($20\/bag)","offer_id":44815086288998,"sku":"GRAIN-MOR-ME4-4CT","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"8 Pack ($15\/bag)","offer_id":44815086321766,"sku":"GRAIN-MOR-ME4-8CT","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2418\/8179\/files\/sawdust-spawn-morel-garden-kit-1222174880.png?v=1771892289"},{"product_id":"morel-mushroom-cultures","title":"Morel Mushroom Plate Culture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlate cultures are ideal for growers looking to make master bags, inoculate grain, make liquid culture, or make more plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur morel plates are made to order in our in-house lab using medical-grade petri dishes. If properly stored upon arrival, they have a shelf life of approximately 6 months. Morel plates should be stored in the refrigerator to maintain viability. Note that mycelium cultures require basic lab skills. Handle using sterile technique to prevent contamination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor complete descriptions of available morel strains, click on the names below. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNSME1 -\u003cem\u003e Morchella esculenta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorel strain from a culture collection in New York.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSME2 -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Morchella esculentoides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpore isolate from a morel from the mid-western US.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSMsp1 -\u003cem\u003e Morchella spp. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloned from a wild burn-site morel in New Hampshire; our selected strain for sawdust spawn. Intrepid growers can match its original growing conditions using burned substrate as a non-nutritive layer, which encourages the Morel mycelium to spread deeper into the soil to seek nutrients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSMsp2 -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Morchella spp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloned from a wild specimen in NH found growing under fruit trees. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSMsp3 -\u003cem\u003e Morchella spp. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust a few steps from our door in Westbrook, Maine, poking out of the sidewalk, the aptly-named \"Brown Street Baby\" morel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDetailed information about our sawdust spawn strain, morel ecology, and ideas for cultivation can be found in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/northspore.com\/blogs\/the-black-trumpet\/species-spotlight-morel\"\u003eMorel Species Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emorrel, morell, morrels, morello, morrell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, morellos, moral, morell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Spore","offers":[{"title":"NSME1 - NY Morel (Morchella esculenta)","offer_id":31314879447142,"sku":"CULTURE-ME1","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"NSME2 - Midwest Morel (Morchella esculentoides)","offer_id":31314879479910,"sku":"CULTURE-ME2","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"NSMsp2 - NH Morel (Morchella exuberans)","offer_id":32036410851430,"sku":"CULTURE-MSP2","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"NSMsp3 - Brown Street Baby (Morchella spp.)","offer_id":32036410982502,"sku":"CULTURE-MSP3","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2418\/8179\/products\/culture-morel-mushroom-agar-plate-culture-28847883878502.jpg?v=1762457807"},{"product_id":"morel-mushroom-liquid-culture-syringe","title":"Organic Morel Mushroom Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis morel strain \u003cem\u003e(\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorchella \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #1f1f1f; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eexuberans)\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewas cloned from a wild specimen found growing under fruit trees and is one of our favorites. Morels are best suited for outdoor cultivation (although some growers have been successful with indoor cultivation through trial and error). Morels are a famously difficult mushroom species to cultivate but are great for experimenting with new methods. Given their difficulty, we do not currently recommend for commercial use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur liquid culture syringes are ~10ml and come with a sterile 16 gauge needle and alcohol wipe. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout liquid culture syringes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiquid culture syringes are mycelium colonized in a nutrient-rich broth. They are beginner-friendly and ideal for those looking for an easy way to inoculate grain bags and jars. 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