A digital companion for growing gourmet mushrooms
Choose your mushroom.
Tell us where you are.
We'll guide you through the rest.
Whether you're deciding what to grow, waiting for your first pins, or wondering if that white fuzz is normal — this is a calm, practical guide for every stage of the journey.
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Pick the thing that's true right now — everything else can wait.
Mushrooms
Choose a species
Lion's Mane
Hericium erinaceus
A cauliflower-white cascade of icicle-like spines with a taste often compared to crab or lobster. Forgiving to grow and dramatic to watch — a natural first mushroom.
Blue Oyster
Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus
Fan-shaped clusters in soft blue-grey, with a mild, faintly savoury flavour. One of the fastest and most productive mushrooms to grow.
Pink Oyster
Pleurotus djamor
Vivid coral-pink rosettes that fruit fast and dramatically, with a delicate flavour best enjoyed the day you harvest.
Coral Tooth
Hericium coralloides
A close relative of Lion's Mane with a branching, coral-like structure and small tooth-like spines along each branch.
Learn
The field guide
Why are my mushrooms growing long, pale stems instead of broad caps?
Fresh Air and Mushroom Shape
Why oyster mushrooms in particular grow long and pale without enough fresh air, and how much airflow is actually enough.
Is the white fuzz on my grow kit mycelium or mould?
Reading White Fuzz
Almost every new grower asks the same question in the first week: is this white fuzz the mushroom, or a mould? Usually, it's mycelium — here's how to tell.
How do I get a second flush from my grow kit after the first harvest?
Getting a Second Flush
Your first harvest doesn't have to be your last. Here's how to give your block the best chance of a second, smaller flush.
Enjoy
What to cook next
Blue Oyster Stir-Fry
A quick, high-heat stir-fry that makes the most of Blue Oyster's dense, fan-shaped clusters.
10 minutes prep · 8 minutes cook
Coral Tooth Butter Sauté
A simple butter sauté that lets Coral Tooth's delicate, branching texture speak for itself.
5 minutes prep · 8 minutes cook
Lion's Mane and Miso Soup
A quick, warming soup that makes good use of a smaller second-flush harvest.
10 minutes prep · 15 minutes cook
Lion's Mane Steaks
Thick-cut, pan-seared Lion's Mane with a golden crust — the simplest way to taste why people compare it to crab.
10 minutes prep · 10 minutes cook
Crispy Pink Oyster 'Bacon'
Thin-sliced Pink Oyster, fried until crisp — a popular way to use a harvest the same day it's picked.
10 minutes prep · 10 minutes cook