Pink Oyster Mushrooms

GnomeGrown · January 6, 2013

A nice cluster of some pink oyster mushrooms that I grew last summer.
They are a "tropical" variety.

FILMNET · January 6, 2013

beautiful!!

**mdvpc** · January 6, 2013

Nice looking! I have been thinking about trying to grow some mushrooms when we move to San Antonio.

Darren Abbey · January 6, 2013

I knew conceptually that there were lots of oyster mushroom varieties around, but generally if at all, I would only read about them. Seeing this wonderful photo is definitely pushing me to think about growing mushrooms more.

livinonfaith · January 6, 2013

Wow! Those are gorgeous.

I grew portabellas a couple of years ago from a kit. They did very well and produced quite a few sets over about three months.

I got mine from a science company, so they were quite a bit less than the same kit cost anywhere else. ($23 a kit versus $35-$50 for the exact same kit) Here is the link, if anyone is interested.

http://www.enasco.com/c/science/Live...rowing%20Kits/

They have three kinds, white button, ★★★★ake, and portabella.

GnomeGrown · January 6, 2013

Thank you, tomatovillians.

We also grow Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) occasionally.

chalstonsc · January 6, 2013

Would be interested where you get your supplies for growing these mushrooms, prices, etc.

GnomeGrown · January 6, 2013

We also grow Shiitake indoors on supplemented hardwood sawdust blocks and outdoors with natural log cultivation.

AprilMayJune · January 6, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnomeGrown

A nice cluster of some pink oyster mushrooms that I grew last summer.
They are a "tropical" variety.

I love this! Beautiful!

Redbaron · January 6, 2013

Gnome! You are a mushroom growing machine! They are all beautiful!

ChrisK · January 6, 2013

Would love to see more details on your cultivation systems. That pink oyster is gorgeous!

lakelady · January 6, 2013

that is so pretty! I've thought of trying to grow mushrooms here, goodness knows there are enough stumps and logs since hurricane Sandy! Problem is many kits or spawn contain too much product and for someone like me, where my kids do not eat mushrooms, I wouldn't know what to do with all of them.

I like those little kits Livinonfaith, I'm going to try one, thanks!

Crandrew · January 7, 2013

Love me some mushrooms

and those are very pretty looking. Your lions one is upside down.

Paul R · January 7, 2013

GnomeGrown, if you get the chance, try the Blue Oyster, they are firmer and are great on the grill.

Paul R

http://s273.beta.photobucket.com/use...88478784044475

livinonfaith · January 8, 2013

Gnomegrown, Do you grow your Lion's Mane from plugs or a kit? That one is just gorgeous.

My Dad had them growing wild in his back yard and I was lucky enough to have them for a few years before he threw the log away.

They are soooo tasty sauteed in a little butter! Yum!

Would love to grow those, if they are fairly easy.

January 6, 2013	#3
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Nice looking! I have been thinking about trying to grow some mushrooms when we move to San Antonio. __________________ Michael

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Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Gnome! You are a mushroom growing machine! They are all beautiful! __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

January 6, 2013	#11
ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	Would love to see more details on your cultivation systems. That pink oyster is gorgeous! __________________ Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin

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lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	that is so pretty! I've thought of trying to grow mushrooms here, goodness knows there are enough stumps and logs since hurricane Sandy! Problem is many kits or spawn contain too much product and for someone like me, where my kids do not eat mushrooms, I wouldn't know what to do with all of them. I like those little kits Livinonfaith, I'm going to try one, thanks! __________________ Antoniette

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FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	beautiful!!

January 6, 2013	#4
Darren Abbey Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 586	I knew conceptually that there were lots of oyster mushroom varieties around, but generally if at all, I would only read about them. Seeing this wonderful photo is definitely pushing me to think about growing mushrooms more.

January 6, 2013	#5
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Wow! Those are gorgeous. I grew portabellas a couple of years ago from a kit. They did very well and produced quite a few sets over about three months. I got mine from a science company, so they were quite a bit less than the same kit cost anywhere else. ($23 a kit versus $35-$50 for the exact same kit) Here is the link, if anyone is interested. http://www.enasco.com/c/science/Live...rowing%20Kits/ They have three kinds, white button, ★★★★ake, and portabella.

January 6, 2013	#7
chalstonsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: sc Posts: 339	Would be interested where you get your supplies for growing these mushrooms, prices, etc.

January 7, 2013	#13
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Love me some mushrooms and those are very pretty looking. Your lions one is upside down.

January 7, 2013	#14
Paul R Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Avilla IN Posts: 300	GnomeGrown, if you get the chance, try the Blue Oyster, they are firmer and are great on the grill. Paul R http://s273.beta.photobucket.com/use...88478784044475

January 8, 2013	#15
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Gnomegrown, Do you grow your Lion's Mane from plugs or a kit? That one is just gorgeous. My Dad had them growing wild in his back yard and I was lucky enough to have them for a few years before he threw the log away. They are soooo tasty sauteed in a little butter! Yum! Would love to grow those, if they are fairly easy.