Grow gourmet mushrooms at home.
Plain-language, step-by-step guides from the team that grows these every day in Portland. No jargon, no guesswork.
How to grow oyster mushrooms at home
Blue oyster mushrooms are the easiest gourmet mushroom to grow at home. Start with an already-colonized grow kit, cut an X in the bag, mist it twice a day, and keep it out of direct sun at 70–75°F — you'll see pinhead mushrooms in 5–7 days and harvest full clusters in about 10–14 days. Most kits then fruit two or three more times.
Read the guide →How to grow lion's mane mushrooms at home
Lion's mane grows into a shaggy white pom-pom. From an already-colonized kit, cut a small opening, mist two to three times a day (it loves humidity more than oysters do), and keep it out of direct sun. White pom-poms form in 7–10 days and are ready to harvest in about 12–16 days, when the icicle spines are ½–¾ inch long and still bright white.
Read the guide →How to inoculate a mushroom grow bag
Inoculating a grow bag means introducing mushroom spawn into sterilized substrate inside a filter-patch bag, then sealing it to colonize. Working in front of a flow hood — a workstation that blows filtered, sterile air toward you — keeps airborne contaminants out. After inoculation the bag colonizes at room temperature for about two weeks, then it's ready to fruit.
Read the guide →Why isn't my mushroom kit fruiting? (and how to fix it)
A mushroom kit that won't fruit is almost always too dry, too warm, or short on fresh air. Mist the cut surface more often to keep it damp, move it to 65–75°F out of direct sun, and give it gentle airflow. Pins usually appear within a week of fixing the conditions — and if they don't, our Grow Guarantee replaces the kit free.
Read the guide →How to grow shiitake mushrooms at home
Shiitake grow on hardwood — either a colonized sawdust block or inoculated logs. From a block: keep it humid at 60–70°F and shiitake pin and fruit in about one to two weeks; a quick cold-water soak between flushes triggers the next one. Logs take months to colonize but then fruit for years.
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