Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit
Your oyster mushroom grow kit is ready to fruit! If you inspect the bag closely, you’ll notice several holes poked in the sides. These holes are where your mushrooms will appear!
Simply spray the block at least twice a day and mushrooms should appear within 1-2 weeks.
If the environment where you’re growing the kit is particularly dry, you may want to create a small “humidity tent” for your mushrooms by placing a shopping bag over the block. Make sure to remove the bag and spray several times a day, as oyster mushrooms need plenty of oxygen to grow.
When in doubt, we recommend allowing your mushrooms to grow without a humidity tent, as long as your growing environment has at least 30-40% humidity. You may want to pick the mushrooms slightly earlier, but you’ll have a better chance of larger caps and less risk of “stringy” mushrooms with small caps, which can result if too much CO2 develops inside the tent.
Lion’s Mane Mushroom Grow Kit
Your lion’s mane mushroom grow kit contains lion’s mane mycelium (the “roots” of a mushroom) growing on hardwood sawdust and wheat bran. The mycelium in your grow kit has grown completely through the sawdust block, and is ready to fruit.
To fruit your mushrooms, cut 1 or 2 small X’s on the front face of the bag, just below the top of the sawdust. Cutting 1 hole will result in a single, larger lion’s mane, while cutting two holes will give you two smaller mushrooms.
Simply spray the block at least twice a day and mushrooms should appear within 1-2 weeks. If possible, store your bag in a cooler area of your home. Lion’s mane grows best at around 60-65 degrees, but it will still grow in typical indoor temperatures (70-72 degrees).
If the environment where you’re growing the kit is particularly dry, you may want to create a small “humidity tent” for your mushrooms by placing a shopping bag over the block. Make sure to remove the bag and spray several times a day, as lion’s mane mushrooms need oxygen to grow.
Your lion’s mane can be harvested whenever you start to see small “hairs” developing on the mushroom’s surface. If you wait a bit longer, the hairs will elongate, at which point the mushroom is great for crabcake-style recipes, but won’t hold together as well if sliced.
Pink Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit
Your lion’s mane mushroom grow kit contains lion’s mane mycelium (the “roots” of a mushroom) growing on hardwood sawdust and wheat bran. The mycelium in your grow kit has grown completely through the sawdust block, and is ready to fruit.
To fruit your mushrooms, cut 1 or 2 small X’s on the front face of the bag, just below the top of the sawdust. Cutting 1 hole will result in a single, larger cluster of pink oysters, while cutting two holes will give you two smaller mushroom clusters.
If the environment where you’re growing the kit is particularly dry, you may want to create a small “humidity tent” for your mushrooms by placing a shopping bag over the block. Make sure to remove the bag and spray several times a day, as pink oyster mushrooms need plenty of oxygen to grow.
When in doubt, we recommend allowing your mushrooms to grow without a humidity tent, as long as your growing environment has at least 30-40% humidity. You may want to pick the mushrooms slightly earlier, but you’ll have a better chance of larger caps and less risk of “stringy” mushrooms with small caps, which can result if too much CO2 develops inside the tent.