Burn Morel Mushroom Habitat Kit

$29.99

Morchella exuberans · NH fire-associated strain

Discover the unparalleled joy of growing your own gourmet Burn Morel Mushroom mushrooms with North Spore’s innovative Habitat Kit. This kit transforms your outdoor space into a prime foraging ground for one of nature's most coveted fungi. This Burn Morel Habitat Kit contains a single bag of spawn from Morchella exuberans, a fire-associated morel isolated in New Hampshire. A rare find in the Northeast, this black morel is saprotrophic, meaning it needs no host tree at all. Instead, it responds to soil chemistry. This method simulates post-fire conditions using wood ash, so you need neither a dedicated burn site nor particular trees on your land.

What to Expect

This is experimental in every sense. Burn morel cultivation is not well understood, and results will vary considerably by site and conditions. View morel planting window

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Embark on an exciting journey to cultivate one of nature's most prized and elusive mushrooms with the Burn Morel Mushroom Habitat Kit. Designed specifically for outdoor enthusiasts and gardeners, this kit provides everything needed to establish a potential home for these magnificent fungi in your own garden bed.

This innovative Burn Morel Mushroom Habitat Kit utilizes premium sawdust spawn, carefully prepared for outdoor application. It allows outdoor growers to integrate mushroom cultivation into their existing garden spaces, supporting principles of self-sufficiency and sustainable living.

The kit presents an engaging, hands-on project for those who appreciate the connection to nature and the satisfaction of growing their own food. While morel cultivation can be experimental, the reward of harvesting these culinary treasures is unparalleled.

Prepare your outdoor space, follow the provided guidance, and create the ideal conditions to attract and foster Burn Morels. This experience aligns perfectly with the interests of permaculture and regenerative agriculture.

North Spore is dedicated to making unique mushroom cultivation accessible, and this experimental kit allows curious growers to explore new frontiers in their gardens.

Unleash your inner mycologist and transform a section of your garden into a potential habitat for these sought-after Burn Morels.

Kit contents 1 bag sawdust spawn
Approach Habitat / ecological
Timeline 1-3+ seasons
Effort Low, plant, wait, watch
Best planted Cool weather, spring or fall
Method status Experimental - low effort

About this strain

Isolated from post-burn ground in New Hampshire and identified as Morchella exuberans, one of the black morels that fruits almost exclusively after wildfire. Burn morels are well-known in the western US but underreported in the Northeast. The prevailing theory is that it's not the fire itself that triggers fruiting, but the soil chemistry it leaves behind: carbon-rich, alkaline, and disturbed. That's the environment this kit is designed to simulate.

How it works

  1. Choose a shady spot

    Find a location with dappled shade and reasonable drainage. Disturbed ground may improve your odds by reducing competition from established soil organisms.

  2. Amend the soil

    Mix hardwood ash into the top few inches of soil. A generous handful of ash per square foot is a reasonable starting point. Ash from your fireplace works great. Or find some here.

  3. Distribute the spawn

    Dig holes or trenches, break the spawn into small pieces, and distribute it evenly. Cover lightly with the top 1–2 inches of soil. One bag per 4–8 square feet is a reasonable starting point.

  4. Cover lightly and water if dry

    Cover with leaf litter to retain moisture. Water occasionally if dry, but avoid waterlogging.

  5. Watch for morels each spring

    Morels fruit in spring when soil temperatures reach 50-60 degrees F and nights stay above freezing. It may take one season or several.

Burn morels in the Northeast are almost undocumented.

The western US has decades of post-fire morel foraging and research. The Northeast essentially has none, so every grow shared with the community adds to the picture.

Morel mushrooms growing in an apple orchard habitat


Frequently Asked Questions

No. The method simulates post-fire soil chemistry using wood ash.

No. Unlike our Apple Morel Kit, which appears to depend on a partnership with tree roots, this is a black morel and feeds saprotrophically on organic matter in the soil.

Hardwood ash from a fireplace, fire pit, or wood stove works well. Avoid ash from treated or painted wood. You can also buy online or locally.

A generous handful per square foot mixed into the top few inches is a reasonable starting point.

Yes. Plant as soon as possible after receipt. Store in a cool, dark place if needed. Do not freeze.

Cluster of brown-capped mushrooms with long, light-colored stems against a white background.

Reviews

  • 5 stars: 45 (94%)
  • 4 stars: 3 (6%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
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Allie Shobe

Great as usual

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Jason Keene
They’re great

Very good mushrooms must buy

Thank you, Jason! Congrats on your success.

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Sheila

They look so healthy ❤️

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Jean J
Takes time but it does work

I threw this all over my yard in fall 23’. My yard usually has a handful normally 8-12. This year I have had 50 and they are still coming. I can’t imagine that it was only the work of the existing morels - it has to be with the help of the spawn bag I ordered. Very pleased with the results - I will be buying a few more bags once they are back in stock.

Wow, Jean! We're so happy the morels worked out for you. Please reach out if you ever need anything!

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Mariah

I ordered the morchella spawn bag, apparently a little too early, so they stayed in our cool garage in Northern Vermont for a few weeks. That apparently told the mycelium that it’s go time. When we opened the package to add to the soil amendments for the raised beds, I was so excited to see visible mycelium! I am so excited to see them in our garden beds next year!

Thanks so much, Mariah! We really appreciate the kind review. The team is here if you ever need anything!

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Briar Willhite-Howell

Looks good, it has the colonization patches described. Hope it works out for me!

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Jim

As described

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Lloyd Tipton
Mushroom lover

Had really good luck growing Shiitake on white oak logs

So great to hear you had a successful grow, Lloyd! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

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Surfer
Looks healthy and rich

The morel spawn is a deep brown color, has a fresh and earthy fragrance, and has a nice tactile feel. My substrate is a combination of maple and birch leaves and wood ash on top of wood chips as I didn't have compost ready for use. I spread two layers of the spawn lasagna-style underneath yard shrubs on the north side of the property. Partial shade with access to rain. I'll update my review with pictures if I see any activity. Glad other customers experienced some success. Fingers crossed :)

Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us! Sending all the positive growing vibes your way!!

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DIANA R HODGSON

Too early to be sure, but arrived in great condition. Easy to set into a spot I think will be good for development. It can take a couple years, I’ve heard, for these to get going. We’ll see🙂

Thanks for sharing! If you need help with anything, please reach out.

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Ron Moyer

Customer support is top notch! Absolutely no complaints. Will shop with them again.

We couldn't do it without customers like you, Ron! If you need help with anything, please reach out.

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Laura

So excited for this! We can wait for our mushrooms to grow!

Best of luck with your Morel grow!

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Janeen Long
Morel mushroom spawn

The item came fast, was moist, not dryed out, was easy to spread, I just got it 1 1/2 weeks ago so I can't tell how it's going to go yet. I really can't recommend it as I don't know how it will go yet. Time will tell

Good luck with your grow, Janeen! We'll be here in case anything comes up.

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Trudy Therriault
Morel sawdust spawn

So excited and fingers crossed that they grow!

Our team is here if you need anything, Trudy!

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aileen
what a surprise!

Bought this in March 2022 and put some in our wood chip pile. Two years later, we are seeing morels popping up in our greenhouse in our raised garden bed! The wood chips got mixed in with Cayuga Mix (Premium Screened Topsoil, Sand, and Compost). We are in zone 5B. What a surprise in the middle of March in Upstate New York?!?!

Thanks for sharing and sending some photos, Aileen! We're so happy that the morels worked out for you! Please reach out if you ever need anything.

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Elizabeth

Made an experimental bed under some brush out back. We will see what happens

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Tammy

Great company that provides high quality products and great instruction

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Melanie Kitchen
Great product

Can't wait until spring so I can start working with this. Looks great

Thanks Melanie! We appreciate the support! Let us know if you need anything!

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Angela

Came in timely manner waiting for growth

Thanks, Angela! If you need help with anything, please reach out.

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Jason Weiss
Good times with kids

There was some growth so fingers crossed we get some mushrooms!

Thanks for sharing, Jason! If you need help with anything, please reach out.

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Kelly M.
Patience is key!

After much trial and error and many attempts, I successfully grew morels with a homemade mulch I made from 1 part loamy soil, 1 part mixed wood chips (soft and hard woods), 1 part stove ashes (burned wood chips), and 1 part food waste compost.

I first laid down a layer of peat moss, then put down my morel spawn atop the peat moss, , and finally covered with my homemade mulch. I also placed in a very shady part of the garden. With this approach, it took a year before I saw my first flush.

The key with morels is an unbearable amount of patience. (We are trying to mimic nature, and these mushrooms can be especially tricky!) I’m just really glad I stuck with it!

We are so glad the morels worked out! Our team is here if you need anything!

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Thomas Cline
Big experiment

I love morel mushrooms and always spend to much money when they are available.

This is a chance to grow my own. When I moved into our house the first spring there was several morels growing in the bark dust. So Using North Spores growing information material I have attempted the same conditions as when we moved in.
I have a cardboard bag with 4 layers of bark dust and 3 layers of morel spores. Can't wait until next spring and see if it worked.

P.S. 4 days ago my wine cap mushrooms started producing :-)

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Delores Daniels
Morel

So far okay. First time experience and looking forward to end result.

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John Lewis
North spore plugs,wine caps, and morels

Made bed for all and inoculated few logs fingers crossed will up date with pic. You guys are awesome. Thank you

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Jensen Muntz
Morel mushrooms

Love this kit! So easy to use and it last a long time . You can get plenty of flushes out of it

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Stephen Ptacek
Morel spawn

I have no idea if this will pan out, but the delivery was timely and I appreciate that North Spore was upfront that this is an experimental spawn.

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John Hogen
The morel experience

Still anticipating. The weather is just getting to the point where I can work beds up. Delivery was quick and I appreciate that.

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robert wathen
morel sp.

I have grown my local M.a. and have developed a process using a variation of techniques from from Stamets and Ron Ower patients, with my own ideas thrown together. Im fairly certain my process has been successful as the wildlife has literally tiled my lawn in a 30 ft radius around my morel patches for the last few years,and last year i actually got to pick 4 black morels near one of them. I have never tried to grow M.sp so Im excited to give this a try ,in a container so the wildlife don't feast on them. please tell me what M. (ps) stands for and is this the same thing as the M.a ( burn sight morels in Stamets books? thanks. My email is [****]

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Kevin Armstrong
Who knows?

My spore arrived in a few days. I've prepared a bed to specs recommended by another source. I can't get much info on when the best time to cultivate. The best info I could get is growing morels is "experimental". So, next nice day I guess I'll start my bed again. This will be my 3ed attempt. 🤞 maybe North Spore will do the trick.

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JLA
Morel Madness

Made my beds this weekend one with red wine cap spawn and the other with morels. I used fresh free chips from my local community garden which is mixed with chopped leaves. Is this ok??

Also, I am just reading now that morels like wood ash. Should I just pile some on top of the morel bed or should I mix it in? Do you think wood ash would benefit both?

I have several plug spawn that I will inoculate logs with which I'll line these beds with. Let's see how it goes!