Choosing the right spawn for you and your climate is key!
Your perfect match could be:
Snow White Oyster: Grows in 10°C to 24°C
The Snow White Oyster mushroom has an amazingly bright white appearance. Forming large white caps, this savoury oyster mushroom is a fantastic protein swap in meaty dishes.
Warm White Oyster: Grows in 10°C to 30°C
The Warm White Oyster mushroom will be lighter in colour when grown at a warm temperature and a darker colour when grown at a cooler temperature. Forming dense bunches, this mushroom is a robust all-rounder.
Gold Oyster: Grows in 18°C to 30°C
Gold Oysters are beautiful and nutty. This tropical mushroom species is great tossed through a pasta or crisped up in a frying pan. Forming tight clusters of golden mushrooms, this variety will add some colour to your kitchen.
We recommend you stick to Oyster Mushrooms while using the Mushroom Mini Farm as they are best suited to this method and container. Check out our online mushroom growing workshop for how to grow other species of mushrooms.
Expect to grow: 2 harvests of mushrooms (100-200g)
Mushrooms are a living organism and it is very hard to predict exactly what you'll harvest! You’ll usually get two harvests, and the first crop will always be the biggest. 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 your reusable mushroom bucket!
Storage: If you're not going to start your Mini Farm straight away, store the wheat bran and mushroom spawn packet in the fridge for up to 3 months.