Root Mushroom Farm- -King Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit

Giving 5 Stars out of the gate! its simi well wrapped up. No zip, rubber ,or elastic tie of any sorts on the bag. but still in good overall condition, if you are completely new to this and this is your first go at mushrooms, welcome to the dark side its a great buy, mine already had pins popping up when i received it. (Wish it didn't but I have complete set up so would have liked to see it pin myself)Photo taken 9 days after delivery. Pro Tip: don't dip your toe in dung loving, its a rabbit hole!

Super pleased watching my shiitakes form. Even though I knew you were supposed to deal with this immediately, I still left in the box for a couple days. Then read the insert and moved it to the fridge for a few days before I finally started following the instructions. By the time I got it out of the box, it already had nice white coverage and some bitty nubbies popping up. I soaked it for a little over two hours (which was the most challenging part of this due to the engineering required). I had bought a plastic bin from a big blue and yellow box store (~$9) in preparation. We taped a brining bag to the inside of that (filled about half of the bin), then added water. Braced that with a 9x13” baking pan and a cutting board. Then needed to weight it somehow. Got a mini baking pan, put a towel on it, and then added a brick. Tried to mostly prop that on the surface (but it did turn a little sideways and get a bit wet). (Like I said, there was some engineering!) I was trying to figure out how to support the log so it wasn’t just on the bottom of the bin, and the bottom of a deck rail planter (flower pot) that I already had worked well. Our house ambient is around 65°/42% humidity. I kept the bin pretty humid (condensation formed on the underside of the lid). I tried to space the edges a bit so it could still breathe, but I’m not sure how effective that was. We have cats, and they would absolutely have tried to chew the plastic bag.By the next morning I think, I had a nice row of mushrooms popping up with some other stragglers. It’s been about a week since the fridge bath, and I think I will harvest tomorrow. Very pleased!Update: Harvested a total of 1 lb, 6-7oz (and left some smaller ones unharvested). Sadly as a novice, I’m not sure how best to promote more flushes while also taking care of the log.

I received this on April 2nd and followed instructions to a tee. I harvested yesterday April 7th already. We had a mushroom covered log and they smell amazing. I am trying a 2nd flush on this and will update my review to see how it goes. This was fun to do at home and would keep ordering if I could get up to 4 flushes like some of the reviews, we will see. I took photos of both sides of the log. It also came broken in half but didn't effect any out put. It also said to wait 7 to 10 days to harvest but my mushrooms would have been no good by then so I went ahead and harvested early. Use your best judgement. The white stuff is good, you want that on your log. I read some reviews where ppl thought the log went bad. This would be a good value if you could get multiple flush but if it's just a one and done then it may just be an expensive for fun with the family. We also had a grow light so that may have helped speed things along.

The kit is actually pretty simple. It is a pre partially colonized log of sorts. The only thing you have to worry about is the required temps of 55-60 degrees and misting adequately. Generally you want to have gloves and isopropyl alcohol (70%) available yo clean your hands prior to handling the log to minimize the chances of contamination. Otherwise its a good kit to start your mushroom journey with. Once fully colonized and pinning you are set.

The mushrooms grew incredibly fast and were delicious. There were so many of them and very tasty. A great producer and great gift.

About 10 years ago probably 20 years ago, my daughter gave me one of these for my birthday, and I have never seen anything like it and I told her and this is still true to this very day that this is the best present anyone ever gave me. I followed the instructions and within two days I had mushrooms popping out and within three days I had larger mushrooms, popping out, and within four days I was overwhelmed with delicious shiitake mushrooms. They were almost like eating meat, tender meat. I really enjoy this and I hope after I harvest all the mushrooms Truman, the more come back. Absolutely amazing and enjoyable.

We were able to get one harvest but that has been it. What we did get were big and beautiful with lovely taste. Just a bit disappointed that it has been several weeks and no new growth.

I ordered the King Oyster mushroom on January 8th and it was delivered January 16th. It was way too cold initially to start growing the mushrooms so I waited. Then a little over a week ago it warmed up so I took out the kit and followed the instructions to put it on a plate water it by misting it and the tent bag twice a day. I keep it in a dark room where it gets no sunlight, is this mistake? As of today, I have no growth not even mold. Is this fungi dead?Update: I want to take a moment to apologize for my first review. I am pleased today with my mushroom plant growth. It was my mistake because as I stated above I was keeping the plant in complete darkness and not allowing any sun. This was the reason for the lack of growth. It is now growing well and love this product. I will definitely order from this company again. Again please excuse and forgive me for jumping to a inaccurate conclusion. I will try to not do this again in the future but I am only human so I erred.