Any 3x Grow Blocks for $100 Deal
Save $20 when you buy any 3x grow blocks. Please leave an order note telling us which species you would like. Please contact us if you want to confirm availability for certain species.
We use these blocks to grow all the mushrooms on our farm and they are much larger than most other grow kits, weighing around 5kg for huge commercial yields. We blend our all-natural substrate using W.A. Eucalyptus, barley and rain water for giant harvests of nutrient-dense mushrooms. They simply require light misting with a spray bottle of water 2-3 times per day. They like a bit of ambient light and humidity so usually the best spot in the home is a bathroom which is used for showers.
You can optionally purchase a $7 fine mist spray bottle and a $3 humidity bag with your block but these are not essential. For even better results, you can make what's known as a Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) using a plastic tub and perlite - search "How to make a Shotgun Fruiting Chamber".
2 pages of detailed printed instructions are included with your grow block to guide you through every step of the process. You can read part of the instructions below which explains the basics and where to fruit your block.
Oyster mushrooms are the easiest varieties to grow and tolerate a wide range of temperatures. If you cannot open your block right away, put it in the fridge where it can stay for up to 3 months. This cannot be done with Pink Oyster which will not survive temperatures below 10°C but is fine at room temperature for a few days. Below are the optimal fruiting temperatures for our strains however they can still fruit in colder temperatures with slowed growth. They can also tolerate roughly 5°C warmer temperatures than the maximums temporarily.
Italian Oyster: 10-30°C
Yellow Oyster: 12-32°C
Pink Oyster: 16-32°C
❖ Oyster mushrooms need light to grow properly and develop their colours. Ambient natural light is best but any household lights will work fine. Direct sunlight will dry the block out.
❖ The best location is usually a bathroom used for showers since this keeps your block humid and can also make it easier to remember to spray 2-3 times per day. A bathroom floor or vanity works great.
❖ Air-conditioning and heating systems decrease the relative humidity of the air and can cause your mushrooms to dry out and stop growing. When baby mushrooms dry out, they will die and need to be removed before your block will try again if you keep it humid.
❖ While it is possible to fruit them outside in certain conditions such as a greenhouse, you will usually run into problems with fruit flies etc.
