Oyster mushroom variety pack of 2

It's as simple as it gets. To get started, place the mushroom pack in the empty water tank of the GreenBox, cut an X in the foil from the top and spray it vigorously with water. It is not a problem if you also cut the substrate while cutting. This will have no effect on your harvest.

Follow the instructions in the app for the optimal growth light setting (use the cold mushroom light for 12 hours).

Continue spraying the incision two to three times a day (about 6 - 8 sprays per watering is enough). Young mushrooms appear in about 4 - 10 days.

Ideally, do not spray the water directly on the mushrooms, but spray the area around the outside of the fruiting bodies.

We strongly recommend starting the mushroom adventure with the Pink Oyster Mushroom , as it is the only substrate that cannot be stored in the refrigerator. Incidentally, it also grows the fastest of all and is ready for harvesting after 10 days at the latest.

For best results, we generally recommend that substrates be put into use shortly after receipt.

Otherwise, the substrates can be stored unopened at room temperature for up to 7 days after arrival.

All packages except the Pink Oyster Mushroom can be stored unopened in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks after arrival.

While the first harvest will likely be the largest, you can do more than one growth cycle with a single mushroom packet. In most cases, with proper storage, you can enjoy 2-3 harvests.

Please note: We guarantee at least one harvest. The later harvest depends more on the growing environment and the care of the kit!

Let the substrates rest for 5 - 8 days:

- Be sure to remove all remnants of the previous harvest and small pieces of the mushrooms that remained on the substrate.

- Fold the plastic flaps back down so that the substrate is covered by the film again.

- Both the substrate of the lemon sapling, and the spoon-shaped sapling can be stored in the refrigerator (at a temperature around 3 degrees Celsius).

- The substrate of the rose stem is best stored in a dark place at a temperature of 9 - 11 degrees Celsius, or room temperature if you can not provide this temperature range.

- For clean storage and to prevent the substrate from drying out, we recommend storing the substrate in the empty water tank with the X-cut facing down. The white filter on the foil of the substrate should always have at least a slight air supply.

After 5 - 8 days, take the water tank of the GreenBox and fill it to one third with cold water. Put the substrate into the water with the X-cut facing down and let it soak for 12 hours. Please note that the substrate is about half in the water, because the fungi need a constant supply of oxygen.

Take the substrate out of the water tank and leave it face down (i.e., X-cut down) for 30 minutes to allow excess water to drain.

Finally, you can place your substrate in the GreenBox and start growing mushrooms again. Spray the substrate as you did for the first growth cycle. This time, give the GreenBox a little more time (up to 2 weeks) for the new baby mushrooms to appear.

Important for the successful cultivation of mushrooms is a good supply of oxygen. So it should be in a place that is well ventilated.

In addition, normal room temperatures (18 to 30 degrees Celsius for the Golden Oyster Mushroom & Pink Oyster Mushroom and 15 to 25 degrees Celsius for Italian Oyster Mushroom) are important for a successful harvest!

The use of the GreenBox tent is recommended until the first small mushrooms grow. The mushrooms need high humidity to form the first fruiting bodies. This can be better accomplished with the tent.

When the first small mushrooms appear, it is recommended to at least open the tent or even better to remove it completely! Also during the rest of the growth cycle.

This is important to ensure a good oxygen supply and thus good growth.

Use the GreenBox mushroom mode (via the GreenBox app), maintain normal room temperatures (18 to 30 degrees Celsius for the Golden Oyster Mushroom & Pink Oyster Mushroom and 15 to 25 degrees Celsius for Italian Oyster Mushroom) and spray them finely with water regularly. A small and clean spray bottle is recommended for this, if you don't have one, you can buy one here.

It is advisable to use the GreenBox tent cover to maintain a higher humidity, which the mushrooms like. Leave the tent open occasionally to allow air to circulate around them. The room where you set up your GreenBox should be well ventilated.

Our mushroom substrate is made so that there should be a small gap between the film and the substrate once it is placed in the GreenBox. If for some reason the film sticks to the substrate and there is no gap, you can fold the film a bit. This will allow the young mushrooms to grow better.

In most cases, mushrooms are ready to harvest about 4-5 days after the small mushrooms appear. Preferably, harvest your mushrooms when the edge of the cap starts to flatten. When you see a white "dust" around your mushrooms, it is high time to harvest. When oyster mushrooms reach a certain level of maturity, they drop their spores, which is perfectly normal. We recommend harvesting just before the spores drop, but you can still eat the mushrooms after that. It is not necessary to wash the mushrooms before eating them.

In the substrate is a sterilized mixture of sawdust, wheat bran and water. The packs are inoculated with a mycelium of the selected mushroom variety to transform the barren land into a future mushroom jungle. All organic, free of harmful chemicals, GMOs & Co.

Once it is time for the next mushroom pack, you can safely dispose of the substrate in the organic waste. We strongly recommend that you recycle it as a plant substrate or turn it into compost.