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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: EvilMushroom666] * 1
    #13320330 - 10/11/10 11:42 AM (13 years, 3 months ago)

This is a great idea, I'll contribute as much as I can to it.

So far all my supply hunting has been in local stores, other than inoculant.. for some reason I couldn't find a store in my local community that carries spores :laugh2:

I've always thought it would be helpful to have a thread listing which products can be found at which stores in Canada.  I realize not all locations carry the same inventory and there will be different stores across different regions but it might help to have a starting point for someone who has no idea where to find coir or gypsum in Canada.

This list is just off the top of my head.  Feel free to add it to the top post, it would be great to see this list expanded upon with more contributions from other Canadians.  There are no doubt other stores that stock these products, and possibly some stuff that I have missed.  If I can think of anything else I'll be sure to add it. :smile:

Agar
  • T&T
  • Oriental grocery stores

Brown rice flour
  • Nutter's Bulk & Natural Foods (pre-ground)
  • Safeway / Sobey's / Superstore (store brand long grain brown rice for grinding yourself)

Coco coir
  • Canadian Tire (3-block packs and large bales)
  • Home Hardware (SoilSponge coir pellets and large bales)

Denatured Alcohol
  • Fireplace supply stores
  • General Paint / Paint supply stores

Desiccant - calcium chloride
  • Canadian Tire (DampCheck)
  • Home Hardware (dehumidifier refills, closet deodorizer)
  • Dollarama (closet dehumidifier, kitchen aisle)

Dextrose
  • Brewery supply stores

Gypsum
  • Local garden center (sold by the 6lb box)
  • Landscape suppliers
  • Home Depot (free - ask for the drywall 'stickers' that they use to ship pallets of drywall with)
  • If no stickers are available, they sell 2'x2' chunks of drywall for $5 or so. You can also buy Plaster of Paris but it's recommended to first mix it with water, let it set, and then break it up before using for mycology.

Isopropyl Alcohol
  • Pharmacies have 70% to 99% (ask for 99%)
  • Animal feed / Farm supply stores

Lab Equipment (scalpels, petri dishes, etc)
  • Science Supply

Lime
  • Home Hardware (Green Harvest Horticultural Lime)
  • Wal-Mart (dolomitic lime)

Malt
  • Brewery supply stores

Manure
  • Home Hardware (cow, sheep, hen)
  • Pastures (duh lol)

Peat moss
  • Canadian Tire
  • Wal-Mart
  • Home Hardware

Perlite
  • Canadian Tire (Schultz)
  • Wal-Mart (Schultz)
  • Home Hardware (small bags as last resort)

Polyfill
  • Fabricland
  • Wal-Mart (craft section)

Rice Bran
  • Nutter's Bulk & Natural Foods

Rye grass seed
  • Local farm supply store
  • Canadian Tire
  • Home Hardware
  • Wal-Mart

Pressure Canners/Cookers
  • Canadian Tire (Mirro brand)

Storage bins
  • Home Depot (best selection)
  • Wal-Mart (good selection)
  • London Drugs (decent selection)
  • Canadian Tire (mediocre selection)

Syringes & Needles (tax write-off -- save receipts!)
  • Pharmacies (up to 10ml)
  • Medical supply stores
  • UFA (12 to 20ml)

Tyvek
  • FedEx (free - ask for 4 envelopes at a time, they don't mind)
  • Home Depot (disposable painting overalls - BEWARE of polypropylene overalls, they are not the same as Tyvek which is polyethylene)
  • Staples / Office Depot (tyvek envelopes or CD/DVD sleeves)

Vermiculite
  • Local garden centers / landscape suppliers
  • Canadian Tire (Schultz)
  • Wal-Mart (Schultz)
  • Home Hardware (small bags as last resort)

Wild bird seed
  • Petcetera
  • Petland
  • Wal-Mart


One product I've had a hell of a time finding in Canada is denatured alcohol for flame sterilizing.  So far I haven't found it, so for flame sterilizing my needles I use a butane torch lighter to heat the needle until red hot moving from the base to the tip.  Not very comfortable but it seems to work.

In regards to mason jars, I've found they are largely a seasonal product, with best time to buy being the fall during harvest.  Quart (1L) jars are in abundant supply at most department and hardware stores, in both regular mouth and wide mouth varieties. 

The most commonly stocked 1/2 pint wide mouths are Bernardin 1/2 pint wide mouths which are less than ideal for BRF cakes.  They have a small bulge about 2/3 up the side of the jar that causes the cakes to get stuck when birthing.  They can be shimmied out using a butterknife with little consequence, but obviously they're less than ideal. 

I have yet to find 1/2 pint wide mouths for sale in Canada that are tapered on the sides.  Some stores carry Bernardin 1/4 pint jars that are tapered on the sides, but all the 1/2 pint wide mouth jars I've seen have straight sides with a slight bulge.  Anyone know of a store that carries tapered wide mouth 1/2 pint jars?

So far I've been unable to find a store that carries decent sized pressure cookers.  I've been looking for a while but so far the only size I've found is the Presto 6 quart.  I'm more in the market for a 17-27 quart pressure cooker.  Anyone know of a store that carries them?

I like to shop locally as I'd prefer to get the item in my hands when I make the purchase rather than wait for shipping.  Ultimately though if there is no option to purchase locally, online shopping can be very convenient in that case. :smile:

And remember, we're all in this together. Keep your stick on the ice! :laugh:

Edit: Added some suggestions, thanks Peterthinks, Shitsherrif and tusca!


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks] * 1
    #13320584 - 10/11/10 12:34 PM (13 years, 3 months ago)

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Home hardware sells coir in bales too.

.53 CUBIC FOOT BALE

$9.49




The Home Hardware in my area doesn't carry the bales, but they do have 2.2kg bags of coir pellets for about the same price.  I found those large bales of coir at Canadian Tire however.

Thanks for the link. :smile:


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks] * 1
    #13320853 - 10/11/10 01:28 PM (13 years, 3 months ago)

These are some great tips, thanks for the info guys. :smile:

Another thing I've been having trouble finding is RTV Red Gasket Sealant.  I've checked Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart so far with no luck.  It seems like it should be in the superglue/silicone section but to no avail.  Anyone know where to buy RTV sealant in Canada?

Also regarding 99% IPA, I always pick up a gallon jug of it from our local animal feed/supply store.  They sell the gallon jugs for a very reasonable price (usually $15 or so).  It's used for various sanitary applications in the animal industry (like egg incubators as you mentioned).


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] * 1
    #13334682 - 10/14/10 07:03 AM (13 years, 3 months ago)

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nexus1946 said:
Now, anyone know a good place for garden Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate)?




tusca was recommending local garden centers as some sell it by the 6lb box.  I personally haven't been able to locate a box of gypsum myself but I am still looking, got a few more garden centers to stop in at.

Until then I just get my gypsum from a 2'x2' chunk of drywall patch that I picked up at Home Depot (before I knew about the free stickers -- d'oh).  My fiance recently picked up a mortar and pestle, I've been eager to try it out for a while.  Works great to break up gypsum (as long as I'm careful about not inhaling the dust).

I recall reading a post by RR where he said the garden gypsum he picks up is simply packaged crushed drywall panels as you can still see little chunks of drywall paper here and there in the gypsum.

I realize this doesn't really answer your question but I thought I'd throw it out there for anyone else following along. :smile:


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: tusca] * 1
    #13417793 - 11/01/10 11:51 AM (13 years, 2 months ago)

Great addition tusca, sometimes it's easy to forget about Zellers.  They certainly have a good selection of other items as well.


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] * 1
    #13465756 - 11/10/10 08:54 PM (13 years, 2 months ago)

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I can't seem to find coir at any Canadian Tire now. :frown:




That last time I was in my local store they had replaced the garden aisle with Christmas ornaments and other holiday crap.  I was able to track down two bales of coir at the far end of the store, all the remaining gardening stuff was put into a couple shopping carts off to the side.

I picked up the last two bales of coir and last two bags of verm they had in stock.  Here's to hoping it's enough to last me until spring!  :sip:


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Doc_T] * 1
    #13472266 - 11/12/10 05:16 AM (13 years, 2 months ago)

I just had Nutter's Bulk Foods order in a huge bag of Organic Rye Berries for me, they said it should be in next week and should cost around $35 or so.  They carry the small bags of Bob's Red Mill organic rye berries as well, guess it would work if you needed some in a pinch.

I had an experience with WBS the other night that made me vow to never touch the stuff again.  Can't wait to start using the rye berries for spawn instead. :smile:


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: EvilMushroom666] * 1
    #13473701 - 11/12/10 01:03 PM (13 years, 2 months ago)

Well it was a combination of my own fault (soaked the WBS too long) and having a tiny kitchen and utensils that suck for WBS prep.  A small kitchen can be very frustrating to prep WBS in, I was attempting to prep 7 quarts worth of WBS and the limited amount of space I have was just getting to me.

That and I despise the smell of fermented WBS.  I can't imagine fermented rye berries smell much better, but as long as they don't smell exactly the same as WBS then I'll be a happy camper. :smile:

I am about ready to throw the rest of my WBS to the birds and go forward with rye berries once I get them.  In the meantime I have been experimenting with rye grass seed and it has worked out well so far.  Grass seed is on sale this time of year anyways so it still makes cheap spawn. :smile:


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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Ekyldog]
    #13847321 - 01/25/11 11:26 AM (13 years, 5 days ago)

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I just had Nutter's Bulk Foods order in a huge bag of Organic Rye Berries for me, they said it should be in next week and should cost around $35 or so.




Looks like I jumped the gun on this one.  After waiting several months and calling back several times, Nutter's was unable to order in a bag of organic rye berries. 

My next stop will be at some local grain mills to see if I can track down a decent deal on some rye berries.  I picked up a few bags of grass seed a couple months ago when department stores were clearing out their seasonal products.  So far grass seed has been treating me well but I'd like to move on to rye berries at some point.


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