Root Mushroom Farm-Shiitake Grow Kit

This shipped out fast, and I received it within a few days. Then, I put it aside for a week because life happened. This grew on its own without me doing anything. I'll try a second grow soon on it. Very highly recommended.

I highly recommend this shiitake mushroom log. It started growing mushrooms before it was done soaking in a cold bath. Great first harvest. I am working on my second flush now. Shipping was super fast, so be ready to grow shiitake mushrooms right away.

I purchased this as a gift for someone else. The delivery window was about a week which doesn’t make it the best gift because it may be sitting around (and growing) for a while. I ended up keeping it for myself because timing did not work out to give as a gift. I received the log and mushrooms already fairly large in the box, to the extent where they were misshaped because there was no room to grow. I was able to harvest a good amount from the log but I feel like if I received the log without the initial growth I would have had more or larger mushrooms because they would not have been as stunted. Also, I feel that part of the fun of this is to see them start to grow from nothing (or at least grow from a small size) which I missed out on. I tried to grow a second round using the instructions and I was not successful. It does mention that the second round is not guaranteed.

Super pleased watching my shiitakes form. Even though I knew you were supposed to deal with this immediately, I still left in the box for a couple days. Then read the insert and moved it to the fridge for a few days before I finally started following the instructions. By the time I got it out of the box, it already had nice white coverage and some bitty nubbies popping up. I soaked it for a little over two hours (which was the most challenging part of this due to the engineering required). I had bought a plastic bin from a big blue and yellow box store (~$9) in preparation. We taped a brining bag to the inside of that (filled about half of the bin), then added water. Braced that with a 9x13” baking pan and a cutting board. Then needed to weight it somehow. Got a mini baking pan, put a towel on it, and then added a brick. Tried to mostly prop that on the surface (but it did turn a little sideways and get a bit wet). (Like I said, there was some engineering!) I was trying to figure out how to support the log so it wasn’t just on the bottom of the bin, and the bottom of a deck rail planter (flower pot) that I already had worked well. Our house ambient is around 65°/42% humidity. I kept the bin pretty humid (condensation formed on the underside of the lid). I tried to space the edges a bit so it could still breathe, but I’m not sure how effective that was. We have cats, and they would absolutely have tried to chew the plastic bag. By the next morning I think, I had a nice row of mushrooms popping up with some other stragglers. It’s been about a week since the fridge bath, and I think I will harvest tomorrow. Very pleased! Update: Harvested a total of 1 lb, 6-7oz (and left some smaller ones unharvested). Sadly as a novice, I’m not sure how best to promote more flushes while also taking care of the log.

I bought these more than once works every time always get at least two grows

It was fun to watch and it grew so fast in my Martha tent. Would definitely buy again!

We were able to get one harvest but that has been it. What we did get were big and beautiful with lovely taste. Just a bit disappointed that it has been several weeks and no new growth.

Couldnt be better. I got it the afternoon of the 4th. It had atleast 30 pins on the top side. Soaked it for a couple of hours and then sat it in a cooler with no top and levitated it by setting it on a bowl. Put a cheap hygrometer inside and loosely draped clear plastic over it. Its the morning of the 6th and some mushrooms are around a half inch tall.