Exploring the easiest, low-tek ways of growing mushrooms at home without the need for fancy equipment or complicated processes.

Answering common questions and sharing tips and advice for having good results from grow your own mushroom kits sold in New Zealand.

Cold water lime pasteurisation of sawdust pellets is an easy, affordable and efficient method of preparing bulk substrate for the growing of vigorous mushroom species like oyster mushrooms , using readily available materials. Sawdust pellets are in general a very clean substrate with low levels of mould spores or chemical residues. This method utilises the high alkaline pH of hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide) to suppress the germination of mould spores in the substrate while

The Phoenix Oyster Mushroom, scientifically known as Pleurotus pulmonarius , is popular around the world, not only for its delicious flavour, versatility in cooking, and great nutritional profile, but also for its ease of cultivation in a wide range of substrates and growing conditions. It truly is a 'mushroom of the people'! If you have never grown mushrooms before, this species is a fantastic beginners option, as its vigorous growth and adaptability to different environment

Tawaka mushrooms are one of the fungal jewels in the crown of the New Zealand bush. Not only are they a mushroom with excellent flavour and nutrition, they also look absolutely stunning, growing in clusters of fruitbodies which have smooth, umbrella shaped caps with a velvety sheen to them. Tawaka can be found in the wild in many parts of Aotearoa, and they can also be cultivated at home with relative ease. Here we will discuss all things 'Tawaka' and explore some facts about

Many home growers and smaller scale commercial growers choose to purchase pre-made grain spawn from specialist suppliers, because...

When growing mushrooms, it can be easy to get bogged down in technicalities and overly specific details. Anyone from new home hobbyists...

While mushroom cultivation can be a fun and rewarding hobby, it doesn't go perfectly all of the time. Mushrooms are unique organisms with...

Aotearoa New Zealand is a unique country, having been separated from 'Gondwana', the prehistoric supercontinent, for around 80 million...