Manual: Golden Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit

STEP 1

Take the grow kit out of the box.

STEP 2

Use a sharp knife or a pair of scissors to cut 1 or more crosses of about 4 by 4 cm in the plastic. The mushrooms will grow out of these crosses.
Where you put the crosses does not matter much. The mycelium will notice by itself where most of the oxygen comes from, and mushrooms will form there on their own.

STEP 3

Do not put the block in direct sunlight or too close to the heating. Oyster mushrooms grow best in an oxygen-rich environment with high humidity. The bathroom and the utility room are generally the most suitable places in the house.

To raise the humidity right around the grow kit, you can put the block on a wet cloth.

After 1 day to 2 weeks the first little caps will show up. Until then, keep the mycelium at the crosses moist. You can do this by spraying water on the open spots with a plant sprayer.
If no oyster mushrooms have started to grow yet, you can put the grow kit in the fridge for a night to trigger the block into forming mushrooms.

STEP 4

Once the oyster mushrooms stop growing fast, and just before the caps have opened up completely, you can harvest. The clusters can be pulled off the block in one piece.

STEP 5

To encourage a next harvest, the open spots have to be kept moist every day. You can do this with a plant sprayer. After about 1 to 2 weeks new mushrooms will start to form.

The whole process can be repeated 1 to 3 (and maybe even 4) times. When the block is completely spent, it works excellently as compost.