Description
About this 3kg Kit
Complete Kit: Everything you need is included, just spray water and follow the simple instructions.
This kit uses a special Master’s Mix, a blend of sawdust, soy pellets, and water. It’s inoculated with about 300 grams of rye or millet grain spawn to give your mushrooms the best start.
We keep things simple and affordable by sending you a fresh, made-to-order bag, just like real mushroom farms use. No fancy boxes, no sitting in cold storage for weeks. This helps keep your cost down by $10; we pass that saving directly to you. We call these kits ‘almost ready to fruit’.
Humidity: Keep 85–95% humidity for strong pinset formation. Mist 2–3 times daily.
Light: Pink Oysters need indirect light for colour development
Air: Ensure gentle airflow to remove CO₂
Pink Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit – Grow Delicious Mushrooms In Your Home
Pink Oysters (Pleurotus djamor) are known for their incredibly fast colonisation and fruiting cycle, making them one of the quickest species to cultivate. Their vibrant pink hue, which is most intense in young mushrooms, fades significantly when cooked. The “bacon” or “ham” like flavour is most pronounced when they are cooked until crispy. If cooked lightly, they present a milder, woody flavour and a tender, succulent texture.
The 18°C to 30°C range is their ideal fruiting temperature. The mycelium itself can often tolerate slightly higher temperatures during colonisation. This makes them exceptionally well-suited for indoor growing during summer months or in regions with consistently warm climates, where other mushroom varieties like Blue Oysters might struggle.
Beyond the antioxidants mentioned, Pink Oyster mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins (like niacin and riboflavin) and minerals such as potassium and iron. They are also studied for their potential cholesterol-lowering properties due to the presence of lovastatin, a naturally occurring statin.
Step-by-step Instructions & Post-Harvest Care
IMPORTANT- Check the fruiting temperature when you buy a kit and ensure you can provide it with the temperature it needs.
Step 1 – Let It Grow
*Take the bag out of its packaging.
*Stand it upright letting the mycelium breath from the white filter and do not cut it yet.
*Please keep it away from direct sunlight, windows, fans, AC, or a wardrobe.
Note: Full colonisation for Pink Oyster blocks can take about 2 weeks depending on temperature ,wait until the block is white before inducing fruiting.
Need to Wait?
Do NOT wait to fruit a Pink oyster mushrooms, they dont do well in the fridge, fruit them straight after colonisation and eat the fruits after harvest pretty quickly too. .
Step 2 – Time to Fruit
It’s time to move on to the fun part—fruiting!
Follow these three simple steps (summarised from above):
1. Cut: To prepare your side-fruiting mushroom growing kit, start by cutting a 10–12 cm “X” into the plastic on the side of the block, where the substrate touches the bag. This is where the mushrooms will fruit from. After making the cut, gently press out any trapped air inside the bag. Then, take the loose, empty upper portion of the bag (since the block only fills the lower half) and fold or roll it neatly over the top of the block. Secure it in place with tape so it doesn’t hang down or cover the fruiting area. This keeps the cut area exposed to fresh air, encouraging healthy mushroom growth from the side of the block.
2. Mist: Lightly mist the cut area 2–3 times daily and keep humidity high.Stop misting when the baby mushrooms tarts to come out. Constant misting is better than heavy misting.
3. Harvest: Mushrooms usually appear within 5–7 days, Twist and pull them gently at the base.
More Than One Harvest?
Yes! Expect 2–3 flushes. After each harvest, remove all remaining fruit bodies, allow the block to rest for 3–4 days, then soak it in cold water for 2–3 hours before resuming misting to promote new growth
Common Mistakes to avoid
Pink oyster mushrooms are sensitive to their surroundings, and failing to provide the right conditions is a primary source of problems.
Temperature Troubles: These mushrooms thrive in warmer temperatures, typically between 18-30°C. Temperatures that are too low can stall growth, while excessive heat can dry them out or encourage contamination.
Humidity Hurdles: Maintaining high humidity, especially during the pinning and fruiting stages, is crucial. Insufficient humidity will lead to small, dry, and cracked mushroom caps. A common mistake is not misting the growing substrate frequently enough, especially in dry climates.
The Air You Breathe (or Don’t): Oyster mushrooms require a good amount of fresh air exchange. A build-up of carbon dioxide in the growing environment will result in mushrooms with long, stringy stems and small caps, a clear sign of oxygen deprivation.
Light Levels: While they don’t need direct sunlight, which can be harmful, complete darkness is also not ideal. Pink oyster mushrooms benefit from indirect, ambient light to develop their characteristic vibrant colour and proper cap formation.
Orientation: Pink oyster will always yield more if grown as side fruiting instead of top fruiting.
💡 Tip If your Pink Oyster starts growing with a pink hue, great job! That means conditions are ideal. The pink colour is normal and will fade to white as the mushroom matures.
What to do if pins form inside the bag
Don’t worry. Just ignore the internal pins. Gently fold the top of the bag to push out excess air, cut a 10cm “X” in the side of the bag (where you want the mushrooms to grow), and begin misting that spot daily. Mushrooms will start fruiting from that cut. The internal pins will eventually be aborted naturally, as they don’t have space to grow.
Checkout out our fine Misting Spray Bottle to produce tiny droplets and keep humidity high. The size of droplets formed can easily be evaporated , this constant evaporation signals mycelium to pin.
Want to Learn More?
This kit introduces you to Stage 3: Fruiting, the final step in mushroom growing.
To explore all three stages (including how mushrooms grow from spores to harvest), check out our
Educational Mushroom Growing Kit.
Checkout all the Mushroom Growing kits Available in Our Spray and grow 3 Kg range.
Could not fruit the bag, or was it contaminated? Send us a photo or call us, and we will help you resolve the issue.
