Our DIY Kits are perfect for those who like to learn while doing. Learn how to grow mushrooms in buckets, garden beds or logs with indoor and outdoor mushroom growing methods.
DIY Mushroom Growing Kits
DIY Mushroom Growing Kits
Our DIY Kits are perfect for those who like to learn while doing. Learn how to grow mushrooms in buckets, garden beds or logs with indoor and outdoor mushroom growing methods.
DIY Mushroom
Growing Kits
Our DIY Kits are perfect for those who like to learn while doing. Learn how to grow mushrooms in buckets, garden beds or logs with indoor and outdoor mushroom growing methods.
Customer reviews
This was an easy to follow guide to setting up the kit. Can’t wait to see the baby mushrooms start to appear!!! Such a great product and fantastic resources to support it!!
— Kylie
Easy to follow instructions, well staged, and very informative.
— Stephen
As a newbie this was very helpful - I will probably watch again.
— Judith
Mickey’s DIY Mini Mushroom Farm video was so easy to follow. Great tips! Can’t wait to see my mushrooms grow! Great for all ages!
— Neridah
I just bought my mini kit and I was impressed with the clear instructions and explanations in the video. I'm looking forward to my first harvest!
— Priya
Thank you, for this great information, l am keen to start growing my own mushrooms for our personal use, so with this information and other courses l have attended, l’ m ready to go.
— Jeffra
Customer reviews
This was an easy to follow guide to setting up the kit. Can’t wait to see the baby mushrooms start to appear!!! Such a great product and fantastic resources to support it!!
— Kylie
Easy to follow instructions, well staged, and very informative.
— Stephen
As a newbie this was very helpful - I will probably watch again.
— Judith
Mickey’s DIY Mini Mushroom Farm video was so easy to follow. Great tips! Can’t wait to see my mushrooms grow! Great for all ages!
— Neridah
I just bought my mini kit and I was impressed with the clear instructions and explanations in the video. I'm looking forward to my first harvest!
— Priya
Thank you, for this great information, l am keen to start growing my own mushrooms for our personal use, so with this information and other courses l have attended, l’ m ready to go.
— Jeffra
SUSTAINABLE & LOW-TECH
Grow mushrooms in reusable buckets
Growing your own mushrooms at home is a super rewarding and super tasty hobby! But it doesn't have to be super complicated.
Our DIY Mushroom Mini Farm is the perfect place to start if you want to learn how to grow oyster mushrooms using a sustainable and low-tech method. Think of it as starting from scratch, but with everything conveniently included to get you going (i.e. ingredients, items and our expert guidance via video tutorial). Our DIY Mushroom Mini Farm will have you growing all kinds of oyster mushrooms in just a few short weeks!
LOW MAINTENANCE & NATURAL
Grow mushrooms on logs
Growing mushrooms on logs is as close as you can get to replicating how mushrooms grow in nature. This low-tech, relatively low maintenance method works for a variety of species but is used most famously for Shiitake log cultivation. Once established, you can be harvesting from your mushroom logs for several years!
Our DIY Mushroom Log Kit will teach you how to incorporate edible mushrooms into your backyard or garden in three easy steps.
OUTDOORS & EASY
Grow mushrooms in your garden
Growing edible mushrooms in your garden beds can be super easy and cost-effective. You don’t need any special equipment, just a shady spot, some mulch and a hose. Our DIY Mushroom Garden Bed Kit will teach you how to incorporate edible mushrooms into your backyard or garden in three easy steps.
SUSTAINABLE & LOW-TECH
Grow mushrooms in reusable buckets
Growing your own mushrooms at home is a super rewarding and super tasty hobby! But it doesn't have to be super complicated.
Our DIY Mushroom Mini Farm is the perfect place to start if you want to learn how to grow oyster mushrooms using a sustainable and low-tech method. Think of it as starting from scratch, but with everything conveniently included to get you going (i.e. ingredients, items and our expert guidance via video tutorial). Our DIY Mushroom Mini Farm will have you growing all kinds of oyster mushrooms in just a few short weeks!
LOW MAINTENANCE & NATURAL
Grow mushrooms on logs
Growing mushrooms on logs is as close as you can get to replicating how mushrooms grow in nature. This low-tech, relatively low maintenance method works for a variety of species but is used most famously for Shiitake log cultivation. Once established, you can be harvesting from your mushroom logs for several years!
Our DIY Mushroom Log Kit will teach you how to incorporate edible mushrooms into your backyard or garden in three easy steps.
OUTDOORS & EASY
Grow mushrooms in your garden
Growing edible mushrooms in your garden beds can be super easy and cost-effective. You don’t need any special equipment, just a shady spot, some mulch and a hose. Our DIY Mushroom Garden Bed Kit will teach you how to incorporate edible mushrooms into your backyard or garden in three easy steps.
Most Frequently Asked
What's the difference between a Mushroom Grow Kit and a DIY Mini Farm?
The main difference between the DIY Mini Farm Bucket and the Mushroom Kits in boxes is that the kits in the boxes are ready to grow as soon as you receive them and the DIY Mini Farm requires some preparation first (the DIY part!).
The DIY Mushroom Mini Farm is great for people wanting to delve deeper into mushroom growing. Using the DIY Mini Farm you will learn the process to create your own mushroom grow kits using a reusable mushroom bucket.
The Mini Farm is more involved than the ready-to-grow mushroom kits and the possibility of error is greater due to starting the process from scratch. The reward however, is knowing how to grow your own oyster mushrooms from start to finish, using ingredients and materials at home. You can become completely self-sufficient in oyster mushroom growing using the method taught in the tutorial video.
Time investment:
- 30 mins hands-on preparation time
- 2-3 weeks incubation time
- 7-14 day growing time
The Mini Farm comes with a three module Mini Course. The step-by-step video tutorial included with the DIY Mini Farm runs for approximately 20 minutes and will guide you through the process to create your Mini Farm. This process takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Once you've created your Mini Farm it needs to incubate for 2-3 weeks before it will be ready to fruit mushrooms.
The first flush will always be the biggest. On average you'll get 2 harvests. The amount of mushrooms is dependent on the dry weight of material used in the bucket.
The difference in the mushroom yield is largely due to the mix of substrate used in the Mini Farm and the preparation technique.
Once the mushrooms have consumed the nutrients and water available in the substrate, it will stop producing mushrooms. It's time then to start the process again using your newly acquired knowledge and skills and your reusable mushroom bucket!
How long can I store the DIY kits without growing it?
All DIY Kits will contain either mushroom grain spawn or mushroom plug spawn. The spawn has mycelium on it - the white stuff - and it is a living organism! Ideally you should begin growing your kit as soon as you receive it, but we understand sometimes this isn't possible (if you're giving a kit as a gift or going away).
To store your kit, keep the packet of living mushroom spawn (grain or plugs) in the fridge until you're ready to use it. This puts the mycelium into hibernation and will prevent it overgrowing on the grain or plugs.
For Pink Oyster grain spawn: We recommend starting kits containing Pink Oyster as soon as you have received them as they do not store well and can't be stored in the fridge.
Don't keep kits anywhere it could exceed 30°C.
When should I harvest my mushrooms?
You should harvest your mushrooms before the caps start to flatten out. You have to be quick, before you know it the caps will curl upwards to release their spores. If this happens, pick immediately as the caps will start to dry out. For photo examples of the ideal harvest stage for each kit and additional tips on harvesting check out our comprehensive FAQ page.
What if I need more help with my kit?
Having trouble with your grow kit? Consult our comprehensive FAQ page here for additional information. You can also send us a message with pictures and as much detail as possible and we’ll get back to you with some personalised advice - we're always here to help!
Where do you ship to?
We ship Australia-wide. We currently do not offer international shipping, sorry team!
