Mushroom Mini Farms – The FunGuy The FunGuy

Home Mushroom Grow Boxes:

Experience the joy of cultivating your own mushrooms at home! These gourmet mushroom grow blocks feature unique, restaurant quality varieties of funghi not normally available in the supermarkets which you can easily grow in the comfort of your own home!

Mushroom Varieties Available:

Lion’s Mane:

Scientific Name: Australian Hericium
Difficulty: Beginners – Fast Grower and easy to fruit
Characteristics: Pom-pom shaped mushroom
Temperature Range: Mild to cool strain, will fruit on 14-25°c temperature range (Best 16-24°c )
Cooking: Often referred as similar taste to crab meat or lobster, slice it up and pan fry with garlic an butter like a steak or shred while raw and cook it up.

Blue Oyster:

Scientific Name: Pleurotus ostreatus
Difficulty: Beginners – High Yielding, fast Grower and easy to fruit
Characteristics: Medium to large-cap oyster mushroom, with a dark basalt top colour.
Temperature Range: Cool strain, will fruit on 10-26°c temperature range (Best 16-20°c )
Cooking: Suitable for any dish you would consider using mushrooms in including stir fries, pastas, curries, pies and pizzas. A characteristic of this mushroom is while cooking it doesn’t release much liquid like Bottom mushrooms, becoming a meaty, quite filling final ingredient. Ideal for pizzas, one will not need to stir fry this mushroom before topping a pizza as it doesn’t release much liquid.

Yellow Oyster:

Scientific Name: Pleurotus Citrinopileatus s – Yellow Oyster
Difficulty: Beginners – Fast Grower and very forgiving
Characteristics: Small to medium oyster mushroom, yellow in colour, one of favourites to be cultivated for its easy to fruit characteristic and delicate body.
Temperature Range: Warm strain, will fruit on 15-28°c temperature range (Best 17-22°c )
Cooking: Delicate fruit body, pairs well with seafood.

White Oyster:

Scientific Name: Pleurotus ostreatus – Winter White Oyster Mushroom
Difficulty: Beginners – Fast Grower and very forgiving, high yielding
Characteristics: White, large, wavy caps oyster mushroom.
Temperature Range: Cool strain, will fruit on 6-22°c temperature range (Best 10-17°c )
Cooking: Suitable for any dish you would consider using mushrooms in including stir fries, pastas, curries, pies and pizzas. A characteristic of this mushroom is while cooking it doesn’t release much liquid like Button mushrooms, becoming a meaty, quite filling final ingredient. Ideal for pizzas, one will not need to stir fry this mushroom before topping a pizza as it doesn’t release much liquid.

Phoenix Oyster:

Scientific Name: Pleurotus pulmonarius
Difficulty: Beginners – They colonise quickly and are reliable producers.
Characteristics: Medium to large-cap oyster mushroom, with a light brown and beautiful curly cap edges.
Temperature Range: Median, will fruit on 14-24°c temperature range
Cooking: Phoenix Oysters (Also known as Italian Oysters) are a versatile substitute for button mushrooms in many recipes. They complement a wide range of cuisines and flavors and, like all Oyster mushrooms, have a tendency to retain water and may become slimy when undercooked. For a firmer, less watery texture, continue cooking until the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms have begun to brown.

Pink Oyster:

Scientific Name: Pleurotus pulmonarius
Difficulty: Beginners – They colonise quickly and are reliable producers.
Characteristics: Medium to large-cap oyster mushroom, with a light brown and beautiful curly cap edges.
Temperature Range: Median, will fruit on 15-28°c temperature range
Cooking: Utilising the same techniques as their fellow oyster counterparts, Pink Oysters achieve optimal taste and texture when fried or sautéed in butter. The end product is a refined, delectable dish that is sure to impress.

How to grow oyster mushrooms at home

Mushroom Growing Guide:

• The ideal temperature for growth is written on your bag sticker, Mycelium tolerates colder temperatures without a problem, not so much too high temperatures.
• Mushroom Mycelium (white web in the bag) is the actual mushroom fungus, once it colonises the whole bag, it needs to spread its offspring, and it’s way is by producing mushrooms (its fruits). The Mycelium will look for fresh air to produce its delicious mushrooms.
• To capture the best yield, follow steps below: