Ready Growing King Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit (2024)

FAQs

How many times will a mushroom kit grow? ›

How long do mushroom growing kits last? Each grow kit usually lasts for about 2-3 harvests, but this will vary depending on the variety of grow kit you choose.

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.

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.

Yield: Typically, 1 lb can be grown from a 5 lb supplemented sawdust block on the first flush. Multiple flushes can be achieved. Some cultivators get 2 lbs from a block on a single flush. Baby King Oyster Emerging from a casing layer.

You will need to measure and drill the holes in the supplied bucket. From there you will have a kit ready to be reused hundreds of times to produce crops of oyster mushrooms year round.

If you can find a high quality kit, then yes- absolutely. There are loads of different branded mushroom kits available, and lots of different species of mushrooms you can grow… so it's worth it to do a little bit of research before diving in.

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.

You could make over $60,000 a year growing gourmet mushrooms for profit. If you have a few hours a week to spare, and you have a growing area where you can control the temperature, humidity and light, then you can be a successful grower.

If there's any area on the kit that has exposed substrate (if the white mycelium isn't really strong in that area) it could become susceptible to mould. Patchy mycelium can be caused by damage to the mycelium either during transit or on opening, from heat damage, over-watering or from storing the kit for too long.

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.

How do you increase oyster mushroom yield? ›

The best supplements to the substrate treatment combination were observed T₁₄- Wheat Straw (60%), + Rice Straw (34 %) + Gram Flour (2% of the substrate) (451.69g) and (452.33g) followed by T₁₁ – Rice Straw (60%), + Wheat Straw (34 %) + Maize Flour (2% of the substrate) which increased the yield of oyster mushroom, ...

Rash Some people may experience a rash when consuming mushrooms, as discussed in Benefits of Shiitake Mushrooms for Skin Health. Headache and dizziness In some cases, individuals sensitive to mushrooms may experience dizziness and headaches from consuming too many King Oyster mushrooms.

You could use the bags again for spawn or fruiting blocks, but the integrity of the bag and filter patch decreases after multiple sterilizations, so you are better off using new bags to reduce the chances of contamination.

It's pretty easy to know when cakes are spent. They stop producing mushrooms. A healthy cake will probably produce between three and four flushes, though it can be as few as two and as many as six. You'll know they're finished when you dunk them in water but nothing else comes out.

Frequently Asked Questions About Cloning Mushrooms

No, you can't clone mushrooms forever. While cloning mushrooms can produce numerous generations, the process cannot be sustained indefinitely. Over time, genetic drift and senescence can lead to the weakening of the strain or loss of desirable traits.

Mushroom yield per fruiting will decline over time. The number of fruitings (typically 2-4) is dependent on many variables. Eventually the block will become exhausted and may succumb to green mold or other contamination and cease to fruit.