All-in-One Mushroom Growing Kit (2024)

FAQs

Is a mushroom growing kit worth it? ›

If you have any interest in growing mushrooms at all, and you aren't ready to do it from scratch, then most definitely yes- you should try a kit! It will give you an idea of how mushrooms grow, and what requirements they need in order to fruit properly.

Keeping your bag at the higher end of the temperature range will encourage faster colonization. 2. After about 4-8 weeks, you should start to see mycelium growing on the substrate.

Mushroom kits are not reusable, but most of them produce at least 2 harvests' worth of mushrooms. This means that you can get multiple harvests out of a single kit before needing to replace it. After a mushroom block stops producing, you can bury it to get some more flushes from the soil surface!

Expect to grow: 2-3 harvests of mushrooms / 150g - 300g

Once the kit has run out of nutrients and water it will be "spent" and won't produce any more mushrooms.

Some easier to cultivate and sell but high value mushrooms are maitake, lion's mane, and depending where you are shiitakes. The mushrooms that are the most profitable tend to be mushrooms going for the supplement or health field rather than culinary.

All you need to do is keep your bag in a warm place inside your house. Between 20 to 24 C is an ideal temperature range. Luckily for most people, that's also around the ambient temperature inside your home.

You don't need to water mushrooms like a plant.

The spray bottle is for creating humidity. 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 can shake up your mushroom spawn bag when the mycelium has colonized about 40–50 percent of the spawn grain. As mentioned previously, this gives access to non-colonized patches of mycelium. You'll be surprised by how much this simple 30-second action can help your yield.

While this can be good, airflow is also important and small enclosed spaces can cause your mushrooms to suffer from lack of oxygen. We recommend placing your grow kit on your kitchen bench, out of direct sunlight.

Yes, you can most definitely reuse mushroom grow kits! Mushroom grow kits are generally designed to give you more than one harvest depending on the species of mushroom inside your growing kit. There is enough water nutrition available in the substrate to give you multiple harvests over a period of 2-10 weeks.

What speeds up mushroom growth? ›

Gypsum is a mineral that helps speed up the mushroom growing process in small amounts.

Mushroom grow kits are a great solution as they're easy to use and allow even the most inexperienced growers to produce fresh gourmet mushrooms year round. But not all mushroom grow kits are equal, so it's advisable to research and find a reliable supplier who offers a grow guarantee.

To store your kit, keep it in the fridge.

Don't keep it somewhere it could exceed 30 degrees Celsius. Never leave your kit in a hot car or in direct sunlight. The mushroom mycelium is heat sensitive and can die from excessively warm temperatures.

Twice each day, lift the plastic flaps on your bag and use the mini spray bottle to spray the substrate with water 5-6 times. Continue this until baby mushrooms have begun to peek out. General rule of thumb is to check to ensure that the surface exposed is moist.

Mushroom farming can be lucrative. Like all business activities, mushroom farming does require some financial investment. However, when it is done correctly, mushroom farming can produce returns that make the initial investment more than worth it.

Mushroom Packaging is a high-performing, cost-competitive, and insulating protective packaging solution. Mushroom® Packaging breakaway corners are fully home compostable and will return to the soil in 45 days.

Grow tents offer 3-5 times as much volume as a single monotub but cost 2-3 times as much. This method is a great choice for those looking to cultivate more than a single substrate block or monotub but don't have the budget or desire to build a permanent grow room.

Mushroom Farming is Difficult

Despite how easy it is to start growing oyster mushrooms or lion's mane from ready to fruit blocks, other mushrooms can be very difficult to grow successfully. Mushroom farming can be very labor-intensive as well.