DIY Blue Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit (2024)

FAQs

How much do you get out of a mushroom grow kit? ›

Expect to grow: 2-3 harvests of mushrooms / 150g - 300g

The first flush will always be the biggest. We've had some customers grow up to 4 flushes of mushrooms from our kits but on average you'll get 2 harvests.

In addition, our oyster mushrooms will grow best when temperatures are between 65-68 °F (18-20 °C). If it is a tad cooler or warmer, they will grow more slowly, as the temperature your kit is growing in also affects how much water is being absorbed by your mushrooms.

After they're done fruiting on your kitchen counter, there are a few ways you can reuse your kit and keep on growing! Sometimes a little fresh air is all that a kit needs to be revitalized. Louis demonstrates some of our favorite ways to reuse Spray & Grow Kits in the video below or read on for walkthroughs.

Lion's Mane Growing Kit

They are also one of the easiest, and one of the most delicious… a perfect candidate for a beginner growing at home!

Mushroom growing kits also require little to no work and come with directions that explain the process of cultivation and allow you to simply check on your mushrooms until ready to harvest. It has never been easier to grow indoors.

Learn more about our review process. If you have a green thumb or are a mushroom-loving home cook, purchasing a mushroom growing kit is worth it. It allows you to learn the process of mushroom cultivation, expose your palate to new mushrooms and even find a new hobby.

Yes, you can most definitely reuse mushroom grow kits! Mushroom grow kits are generally designed to give you more than one harvest depending on the species of mushroom inside your growing kit. There is enough water nutrition available in the substrate to give you multiple harvests over a period of 2-10 weeks.

The salaries of Mushroom Growers in The US range from $21,880 to $198,891, and the average is $47,286.

If you are looking at storing a kit we recommend selecting a White Oyster or Lion's Mane kit as these varieties can be stored for a couple of months. Most mushroom kits will store for 3-6 months in the fridge if necessary. To store your kit, keep it in the fridge.

Pink oyster mushrooms thrive in high humidity levels of at least 70% (at GroCycle, they prefer around 85%) and a temperature range of 20 to 30 C (68 to 86 F). They are the fastest-growing oyster mushroom variety, and the mycelium often starts pinning before fully colonizing the substrate, sometimes as early as day 9.

What triggers oyster mushroom fruiting? ›

Initiation of the fruiting phase of many oyster mushrooms requires a lower temperature of 20°C (68°F) and light. The completely colonized straw bags can be triggered into fruiting by transfer to a fruiting chamber.

Your mushroom kit does not need to be kept in the dark, but under no circ*mstance should you allow direct sun light to shine into your mushroom kit. The sunlight can dry out, overheat, and even kill your kit. Ambient light will cause Portabella mushroom caps to become darker brown in color.

Humidity is a key factor for successful mushroom growth. Spray the area around your kit with a few pumps of water whenever you have a chance, at least 2-3 times a day.

We recommend placing your grow kit on your kitchen bench, out of direct sunlight. This will allow you to check on them daily and serve as a reminder to spray your grow kit regularly to keep humidity high.

While we recommend fruiting your grow kit as soon as possible, if you need to, you can store your grow kit in the refrigerator for up to 6 months! If you start to see “pinning” ,it means that your mushrooms are ready to fruit and you probably should not store them any longer.

Your mushroom growing business will need a mixing and inoculation space, an incubation room and a fruiting room. A mixing and inoculation space is any clean area where you can mix mushroom spawn with substrate and place it into bags. The conditions in this room just need to be comfortable for you to work in.