March 2nd and we’ve eaten our first oyster mushroom harvest. Here are the before and after shots:
The next TeePee is coming out of the fridge today. The one that produced this yield is going back into the dark for the next round. I made the amateur mistake of cutting off the entire fruiting section – it could have yielded more had I been patient. Here’s the next TeePee. The longer time in the fridge (one additional week) has produced more fruiting bodies. This is all about patience, and a good test for me.
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March 3, 2014 at 10:02
spectacular – loved the first posting primer!!! just curious how much was the kit? and you can really start any time right since it is indoors?
March 3, 2014 at 10:13
Yes, the oyster mushrooms can be grown indoors year around. Go to http://www.fieldforest.net/Buying-Products/departments/2/ for the kits. Mine is called “Mushroom TeePee.” It was under $30 for enough to get sevenrolls of TP going, each of which should produce mushrooms many, many times. They also have “tabletop kits” and “farms” for white button, crimini/Portabella, even Shiitake, Lions Mane, etc for growing indoors.