🍄 Oyster Mushroom
Mushrooms · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 25 days |
|---|---|
| Germination | 14 days |
| Planted as | block |
| Expected yield | 1–3 lbs per plant |
| Water | ~1–2 in a week |
When to plant
No frost to wait for — this one grows on indoor substrate, any day of the year you decide it's the day.
Oyster Types
- Pearl · 25 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — P. ostreatus — the grey all-rounder; the widest temperature range, best for a first grow.
- Blue · 25 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — P. ostreatus columbinus — deep blue-grey caps, loves cool weather; heavy-yielding.
- Golden · 25 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — P. citrinopileatus — sunny-yellow warm-season clusters; delicate, cashew-scented.
- Pink · 25 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — P. djamor — hot-pink and heat-loving; fast and dramatic but short-lived once picked.
- Phoenix · 25 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — P. pulmonarius — the summer/Indian oyster; pale and heat-tolerant, thinner-fleshed.
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