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Mushroom Growing Kit - Description
- Complete Mushroom Growing Kit
- Easy Way to Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms at Home
- Type: Pleurotus Citrinopileatus
- AKA Golden Oyster Mushroom
- Taste: Similar to Grey Oyster Mushrooms, Dairy-like Flavour
- Texture: Meaty
- Time to Harvest: Up to 3 Months
- You Can Harvest 3 Times
- Kit Contents
- Colonised Compost
- Topping Compost
- Growing Tray & Lid
- Grow Bag
- Growing Instructions
- Pack Size: 7.5 Litres of Substrate
Mushroom Growing Kit - Uses
- Perfect in risottos & creamy pasta sauces
- Stems can be used to make soups & sauces
- One suggestion is to dust oyster mushrooms in seasoned flour & fry in searing hot oil until crisp & golden
- Ideal in stir fries
- Pick your own fresh mushrooms when you need them
- High in carotene & amino acids. Said to lower cholesterol
How to Grow Mushrooms
- The oyster mushroom requires light to grow & should be placed by a window
- These mushrooms can be grown on straw
- It is important to keep substrate moist at all times
- It is best to water using a mister
- A growing bag is included to keep conditions humid
- Mushrooms grow best in warm & humid conditions
- Note: These mushrooms require room temperature of 20°C to 25°C for spores to sprout
- Once spores are growing & compost turns white with mycellium, you can reduce temperature to 18°C
- Once mushrooms are ready to harvest, twist & pull clusters from substrate
- Water tray again & more mushrooms will grow
- You can harvest each kit 3 times
- See download tab for full growing instructions
