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Grow Supplies In Canada 9
#13314653 - 10/09/10 11:11 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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A lot of you may have seen me around the boards in the past year as I have begun my journey into growing and studying gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. During this time I have faced many interesting challenges and questions in regards to purchasing supplies from Canadian companies and stores. Some things are just damned tricky to find in Canada!
Some members have suggested starting a sticky thread to help other Canadian members find certain items and I believe this is a great idea and I will be starting and maintaining this project.
If you are a Canadian member and know of any good sites for certain supplies please make a post! Share the information, they do not have to be online sites but perhaps different stores and the province they are located in. I will be adding to this list as I find links, stores and time to write up blurbs on places to look for certain items. I will also add as others post links. I hope this will become a tool that will help out countless Canadians down the road! Cheers EM666
Thanks for everyone's help! I will try to keep the main post updated, but please everyone read through as there are many GREAT Ideas being shared here EH.
Canadian Online Supplies List Lab Supply CompanysCanada Wide Scientific Fisher Scientific Boreal Northwest Indigo Instruments Prolab Scientific Efston ScienceCole Palmer Sargent Welch NOTE ABOUT SARGENTWELCH.ca "$64.08 was the cost of my order, with "$8 estimated shipping" (which I figured should end up being about $15). In the end I was charged $28.81 shipping + $3.46 HST. This company ships from their mother company in the USA. They'll ship it to you DHL ground, and it's going to cost you a mint. It also took them 12 days (7 business days) to process and ship my order, which is pretty ridiculous."
Rye Berries/GrainKashruth Council of CanadaWhole Foods Market
Spawn Bags/BagsSpawn Bags ebay.caPolypropylene Bags
Agar and RelatedWell.ca 2oz Powdered Agar FREE SHIPPING5gallons.com Online Brew Supplies * Good PricesBulkfoods.com Agar-Hydrated LimeHEPA FiltersThe Filter ShopTri Dim Blowers/FansAtmosphere Inc. Canadian Wholesale HydroponicsQuebec SuppliersJardins Jasmin - Manure,Verm, PerlitePlant Products - To much to listDeluxe Air - HEPA'sClub Organic Aliments Merci Dufort Lavigne (gloves, sleeves, alcohol 99% ...) Random Deals & Information In regards to finding Rye Berries or Wheat Kernels:Your best bet is to go local. Get out your phone book, or use google to find local feed mills. Call as many as possible and shop around to get the best possible price. I had to call 7 different local feed mills and eventually found a place an hour or so away that sold 55lb bags of WHEAT for $27 CDN no tax. No one around my parts carries rye at all, wheat kernels are a good alternative. Works out that I pay 49 cents a lb when I purchase wheat kernels this way. -EM666Princess Auto Princess Auto has many great supplies for our hobby. I have a buddy that works at one and gets me gloves, tubs, etc. Has anyone found a good supply for rye berries yet? MM http://www.princessauto.com/all-seasons/seasonal/horticulture/greenhouses/8211542-5-ft-greenhouse
Misc Suppliers/Supplies
Krause Farms Syringes, Rye Grass Seed, (no website) 357 Clark St. Powassan, Ontario
H H Goode & Son (1987) Ltd. 125 Brock Street West Uxbridge, ON They sell 50 Lb bags of ORGANIC Rye Grain for about $20 !
http://www.hhgoode.com/index.asp
Local Suppliers **I recommend using Walmart as a last resort... or even better not at all!!Smash The Control Machine!**
Agar
* T&T (AB) * Oriental grocery stores * Health Food Stores - You may pay a premium tho
Brown rice flour
* Nutter's Bulk & Natural Foods (pre-ground) * Safeway / Sobey's / Superstore (store brand long grain brown rice for grinding yourself) * Bulk Barn * Pete's Frootique - Halifax.
Coco coir
* Canadian Tire (3-block packs and large bales) * Home Hardware (SoilSponge coir pellets and large bales) * Hydroponic stores, make sure it is untreated
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/Malt/Yeast
* Brewery supply stores * Grocery Stores(For Yeast) * Bulk Barn/Bulk Barrel (Dextrose = Corn Sugar) *Pricesmart Foods (B.C)
Fuel Pellets/Sawdust * GRANULCO INC. 18KG bag Wood Pellets on sale $4.99 <- Rona - GTA * Canadian Tire - Ontario
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 * Shoppers Drug Mart * Rexall
Jars and Containers * Canadian Tire (250ml-1L jars) * Rona http://www.rona.ca/shop/~jars-regular-mason-jars-consumer-39885_!mason-jars_shop * Home Hardware * Keep an eye out for PP5 plastic containers ranging from 250ml+ good solution to those looking for wide mouth tapered 250ml jars. *Pricesmart Foods (B.C)
Lab Equipment (scalpels, petri dishes, etc)
* Science Supply * TSC Store (Scalpels, needles, syringes, gloves) * Online Suppliers(See above)
Lime
* Home Hardware (Green Harvest Horticultural Lime) * Wal-Mart (dolomitic lime)
Manure
* Home Hardware (cow, sheep, hen) * Pastures (duh lol)
Micropore Tape
* Shoppers Drug Mart * London Drugs * Great Canadian Superstore * Kmart * Any grocery store with a pharmacy
Peat moss
* Canadian Tire * Wal-Mart * Home Hardware * Hydroponic/Grow Stores * Gardening/Nursery Stores
Perlite
* Canadian Tire (Schultz) * Wal-Mart (Schultz) * Home Hardware (small bags as last resort) * Hydroponic/Grow Stores * Gardening/Nursery Stores
Polyfill
* Fabricland * Wal-Mart (craft section) * Zellers
Rice Bran
* Nutter's Bulk & Natural Foods * Bulk Barn * Health Food Stores
RTV Silicone * Canadian Tire * Home Depot
Rye Berries * Nutters Bulk Food * Bulk Barn * Bulk Barn variety of "Wheat Berries", aka "Wheat Kernels" -item #1544 at your local Bulk Barn
Hard Wheat Kernels - $2.40 / KG $1.09 / LB 25KG bag = $60 + 10% off for buying sealed bag = $54

Rye grass seed
* Local farm supply store * Canadian Tire * Home Hardware * Wal-Mart
Pressure Canners/Cookers
* Canadian Tire (Mirro brand) * Kijiji.ca, craig's list, Thrift stores * Zellers * Home Hardware will order AA pressure cookers to any store.
Storage bins
* Home Depot (best selection) * Wal-Mart (good selection) * London Drugs (decent selection) * Canadian Tire (mediocre selection) * Zellers
Syringes & Needles (tax write-off -- save receipts!)
* Pharmacies (up to 10ml) * Medical supply stores * UFA (12 to 20ml) * TSC Store * Veterinary supply stores * Dress like a country boy and no one asks questions * Value Drugs - Alberta
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) * Hydroponic/Grow Stores * Gardening/Nursery Stores
Wild bird seed
* Petcetera * Petland * Wal-Mart * Canadian Tire * Feed Stores * Zellers * Peavey Mart -AB,SK
I would suggest to always keep an eye out on Kijiji.ca, Craigs List, as well as the local paper and classified adds. You will be surprised at the deals you can get on pressure cookers, dehydrators, mason jars and other misc supplies.
Edited by EvilMushroom666 (08/25/16 08:36 AM)
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13316275 - 10/10/10 01:02 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I got the efton science link from you Nexus in my other post, sent the mods a notify about a sticky but have not heard back. If we get this thread going it might present a stronger case for a Sticky! Lets get it done eh
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks] 1
#13322982 - 10/11/10 08:58 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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THANK YOU everyone. Great ideas and suggestions! I have added them all to the original post, Thanks elky for throwing a list together and getting this ball rolling! I have added a few of my own suggestions and I LOVE were this is going, lets keep it up eh!
Glad to feel the Canadian presence on the Shroomery!
Take care boys!
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13323610 - 10/11/10 11:04 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Curious Nexus, have you ever ordered from the mushroompatch? I THINK I remember hearing somewhere that they might be less then honest business people, I may be wrong. Thanks for your additions!
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13323679 - 10/11/10 11:20 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Until someone can vouch for them I will leave them out of the list. I added your other two links Thanks again. I am waiting for a few quotes tomorrow on some 24" by 24" HEPA filters from Tri Dim, feel safer ordering from them ATM....but have no idea what pricing will be. Will keep updated!
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Ekyldog] 1
#13323742 - 10/11/10 11:39 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Eky: Canadian Tire has a 22Qt Mirro PC for $130. I Purchased one last Christmas and received another one In a trade. Gotta love having 2 22Qt PC's..Now I wish I had a smaller 6-10Qt one for LC's and the like, sometimes firing up the big PC for small projects seems wasteful
Oct 12th 2010: Added a link to 5gallons.com a Canadian based brew store Has good prices on DME,LME,Yeast,Dextrose. Also added a few ideas to the local supply lists. Verm, Perlite, Peat moss, ect can be found at hydroponic stores as well as local gardening/ nursery stores.
Edited by EvilMushroom666 (10/12/10 12:40 PM)
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks] 1
#13327797 - 10/12/10 08:53 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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O Canada indeed! I am having a fucking melt down trying to figure out the math for a HEPA filter... https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/13327748
And im stoned sober for now...Sometimes I wish I grasped math better... I hope all you Canadians who are going to build hoods in the future appreciate my effort and research...This flow hood will be the death of me
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Base Icks] 1
#13327813 - 10/12/10 08:56 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Base Icks said: This could turn into your version of the UK supply thread.
Ours is out of date from the OP being offline for a while but hes back now!
Lot harder getting supplies and nice Pc's. Well maybe not quite hard, just expensive.
That is what us hosers are going for. I asked about a sticky when I first posted this but assume that we must first prove ourselves...well on the way if you ask me. Thanks for everyone's input!
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks] 1
#13327835 - 10/12/10 08:59 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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What province is that chain located in brother?
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13328517 - 10/12/10 10:56 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I find the 250ml Wide mouth short half pints work awsome for the PF TEK AS LONG as you do not pack your substrate to much. I have had problems a few times with packed Pl. djamor cakes, but jimmied them out.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13328639 - 10/12/10 11:27 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Slick Nexus. I grabbed 120lbs worth myself from Canadian Tire. It was $5.99 for a 40lb bag of hardwood fuel pellets. Added to the list. Its starting to take shape I love it MUAHAHAHAHA!
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Doc_T] 1
#13329950 - 10/13/10 09:24 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Very good suggestion Doc_T, Iv seen those pp5 storage containers in a few different places. Might be a good suggestion for peter when he wakes up from his hangover lol.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13330194 - 10/13/10 10:28 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have dealt with Prolab scientific. They offer 2 section and no section dish's, 100mmX15mm I believe $10 per 25 dish sleeve, and there shipping is roughly $14-20 UPS. They ship out of Quebec and you get what you pay for.
I do not have any dealings with indigo instruments but might make an order in the future as the shipping and dish's are cheaper then ordering through Prolab.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: tusca] 1
#13330675 - 10/13/10 12:30 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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tusca: Agar is definitely the way to go if you are not sure if the print is clean.
To everyone: Added two links under the heading Fans/Blowers, Atmosphere inc, and Canadian Wholesale Hydroponics. Atmosphere has data sheets and stats for all there filters but no prices.
Edited by EvilMushroom666 (10/13/10 01:13 PM)
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Ekyldog] 1
#13334989 - 10/14/10 09:14 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Added a few ideas under local supplies. Thanks for everyones additions, this thread is going in the right direction for sure!
As well yesterday while browsing through a discount book bin I found a "Guide to Canadian Healthcare 2006-2007" That has a HUGE section in the back on suppliers of anything hospital related. I think I have struck a goldmine and will be posting some sites/ companies in the future for everyone to check out. Not bad for a $1.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13335104 - 10/14/10 10:01 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nexus, you posted that 420 days ago, coincidence I think not time for a smoke lol  P.S Thanks for the link, and nice TEK
Edited by EvilMushroom666 (10/14/10 10:02 AM)
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13335200 - 10/14/10 10:34 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Iv never honestly looked myself but will be trying to source it in the future. Now that I am getting a bit more serious about mycology I am trying to spare no detail.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: l3agel] 1
#13335524 - 10/14/10 12:02 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why thank you sir, Welcome to the Shroomery!
That is the ultimate goal, to get this thread stickied. I would like to thank nexus for giving me the kick in the ass I needed to get this started, and I would also like to thank EVERYONE for there time, effort and contributions to this thread. Cheers boys to a job well done!
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: nexus1946] 1
#13335643 - 10/14/10 12:31 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I like your style brother!
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: jokefox] 1
#13343780 - 10/16/10 12:21 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Here is a link for Autoclavable Polypropylene Bags, not filter bags but I would assume these would be ok for creating logs?
http://www.prolabscientific.com/Autoclavable-Polypropylene-Bags-p-18791.html
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