If you have ever thought about growing your own mushrooms but thought it was too time consuming or difficult, rest assured. I bought an oyster mushroom grow bag from David Proudmore (Swan Valley Gourmet Fungi) when I was at the FarmersMarket: Manning – Perth.
I want to share how easy and fun it was. It is also exceptionally cheap!!
Their instruction sheet was simple to follow and the bag was already pinning (showing early signs the fungi was fruiting). They say you should get at least 2 and hopefully 3 blooms or flushes of mushrooms from the same bag.
I cut the bag where indicated and then put it in a plastic tub (no lid) lined with moist newspaper.
I then changed the newspaper, cut off little bits of failed/stunted pins, put the bag back on and let the kit rest. During this time I didn’t mist but I did keep an eye out for bugs and mould.
So far I had harvest almost 1.3kg of mushrooms from 2 main bouquets and several smaller ones and was looking forward to the next bloom.
When on day 21 the bag started pinning again I started misting.
I will add to this post until the bag is finished and then I will compost it. I will also be posting how you can grow several types of mushroom on coffee grounds. The process starts by placing the bottom part of an mushroom stem in a jar of coffee grounds!