Manual - Pink 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 3 by 3 cm in the plastic, in places where the mycelium has already grown through well. The mushrooms will grow out of these crosses.
The position of the crosses does not matter much. The mycelium notices 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 and not too close to the heating. Oyster mushrooms grow best in an oxygen-rich environment with a high humidity. The bathroom and the kitchen are generally the most suitable places in the house.
Optional: to raise the humidity you can put the block on a wet cloth.

The pink oyster mushroom is a tropical species that is not used to our temperatures and therefore has to stand indoors, unless it is warm outside with a high humidity.
After 1 day to 2 weeks the first pins will appear. Until then, keep the mycelium at the crosses moist. You can do this by spraying water on the open spots with a plant sprayer. Once the pins appear you no longer need to spray.

STEP 4

As soon as the oyster mushrooms stop growing fast and just before the caps have opened up completely, they can be harvested. The whole cluster can be broken off the block. The mushrooms can now be used in the kitchen.

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 2 weeks new mushrooms will start to form.

The whole process can be repeated 1 to 3 times. When the block is completely exhausted it makes excellent compost.