From Heartwood Mushrooms:
Our grow kits are designed for everyone! Professionally designed for fruiting at home, our kits are a great way to try different kinds of fresh mushrooms. Expertly made for all skill levels, our mushroom grow kits usually produce between half a pound to two pounds of mushrooms. Other factors such as the species of the mushroom, lighting, and overall growth environment can determine if there is more than one growth period (known as a flush). Our grow kits produce mushrooms quickly, with mushrooms ready to harvest between 4-6 days after you first start seeing growth.
HOW TO GROW YOUR MUSHROOM
Perfect for beginners as an introduction to mushroom gardening, these gorgeous mushrooms are easy to identify with unique characteristics. They're a burgundy red wine hue when young and as they mature the caps will turn brown with chocolatey purple gills.
They're known for their LARGE dinner plate caps and vigor in the garden with heavy tasty yields. As the mycelium runs through the garden it stimulates nutrient cycling which feeds microbes making them a great garden companion. Lil'how to: To introduce this fungi into your area, mix our sawdust spawn with hydrated straw or wood chips. Use as a top dressing on an annual vegetable garden, fruit trees or other perennial landscaping. They are sun tolerant with a preference for partial shade. In the first few weeks after introduction to the garden, water your area to prevent the substrate from going bone dry while it establishes itself. Once established you'll see healthy mycelium spread through your straw or wood chips. If you plant early you'll have spring rains AND a fall harvest! Replenish the straw or wood chips every spring/fall season to continue your mushroom patch.They aren't very picky when it comes to food sources but straw is useful to replenish nitrogen and the mycelium will consume it quicker than wood chips. Let some of your mushrooms grow to full maturity and spore over your garden to re-spawn mushroom growth!