Products
White Button Mushroom Kit - Agaricus Bisporus
$23 + P/H - AVAILABLE NOW
Time to fruit: 2 - 3 weeks
Yield: Varies 3 - 4Kg
Lifespan: 3 flushes over 6-8 week period
Agaricus bisporus, known as table mushroom, cultivated mushroom or button mushroom, is an edible basidiomycete fungus which naturally occurs is grasslands, fields and meadows across Europe and North America, though has spread much more widely and is one of the most widely cultivated mushrooms in the world. The original wild form bore a brownish cap and dark brown gills but more familiar is the current variant with a white form with white cap, stalk, flesh, and brown gills.
Some grocery stores in the western world sell this mushroom in canned and fresh preparations. An agaric, its gills are often left on in preparations. It can be found cooked on pizzas and casseroles, as stuffed mushrooms, raw on salads, and in various forms in a variety of dishes.
Agaricus bisporus is known by many names several of which refer to different stages; 'button mushroom' when sold, collected or eaten young, unopened form, 'Crimini mushroom' or ;baby bella' an immature Portobello, or 'Portobello mushroom' as a large brown mature mushroom. It is known as the 'Champignon de Paris' in France. It is also often called simply 'Champignon' (the French word for 'fungus') in several languages.
The cultivated mushroom is a member of the large genus Agaricus, which has numerous members which are edible, tasty and collected worldwide.
Swiss Brown Mushroom Kit - Agaricus Bisporus
$23 + P/H - AVAILABLE NOW
Time to fruit: 2 - 3 weeks
Yield: Varies 3 - 4Kg
Lifespan: 3 flushes over 6-8 week period
Swiss Brown mushrooms, also known as Cremini, Honey Brown, Italian Brown, Italian mushroom, Roman Brown and Brown mushrooms.
These flavoursome mushrooms are closely related to white Agaricus mushrooms, and are similar in shape with a tan to dark brown colour. The flavour is deeper and earthier than white mushrooms, and their firm flesh means Swiss browns hold their shape well when cooked. Excellent for pasta sauces, risotto and casseroles, or marinate and add that special touch to your cooking!
Oyster Mushroom Grow Bag - Pleurotus Ostreatus $19.95 + P/H - OUT OF STOCK!
Time to fruit: 1 - 2 weeks
Yield: Varies to 500g
Lifespan: 2 flushes over 3 - 4 week period
The Oyster mushroom is rapidly becoming one of the most popular edible fungi in the world . It is one of the most widely used fungi throughout asia and in the western world is second only to the button mushroom in volume consumed.
Oyster mushrooms have been enjoyed by humans for many centuries but have only recently become available to Australian consumers.
The Oyster mushroom gets its name from its distinctive shape. It has a delicate texture and will reward the eater with a mild melting flavour when cooked quickly,
Oyster mushrooms can also be cooked slowly in soups and creamy dishes. They can be stir-fried, grilled, baked, BBQ'd, battered then deep-fried, or simply on toast with a squeeze of lemon juice and pepper.
Oyster mushrooms are famously known to compliment seafood and vegetarian dishes.
Shiitake Mushroom Grow Bag - Lentinular Edodes
$19.95 + P/H - AVAILABLE NOW!
Time to fruit: 1 week
Yield: Varies to 500g
Lifespan: 2 flushes over 3-4 week period
Shiitake Plug Mushroom Growing Kit - Lentinular Edodes $49 + P/H AVAILABLE NOW
Time to fruit: 6-12 months
Yield: Varies (10Kg +)
Lifespan: 5 years +
Here's one for the enthusiast! The Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries, as well as being dried and exported to many countries around the world. It is a feature of many Asian cuisines including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai.
The first written record of shiitake cultivation can be traced to way back to the Song Dynasty (AD 960–1127). However, some documents record the uncultivated mushroom being eaten as early as 199 AD.
It has also been written that the shiitake mushroom could be used not only as a food but as a medicinal mushroom, taken as a remedy for upper respiratory diseases, poor blood circulation, liver trouble, exhaustion and weakness, and to boost qi, or life energy. It was also believed to prevent premature aging.
Right here is the only place in Australia you will find this great product including 50 x shiitake plug spawn, drill bit and beez wax. Innoculate your own hardwood logs and you'll be in for years of perfect shiitake mushrooms!
Silver Ear Mushroom Kit - Tremella fuciformis $19.95 + P/H - COMING SOON!
Time to fruit: 1 week
Yield: Varies 500g
Lifespan: 1 flush
A long time ago, silver ear mushroom was considered a wood decomposer like shiitake, until it was actually discovered to be a parasite on species of Ascomycota. Silver ear mushroom are also named “jelly fungi” due to its natural
form and appearance similar to the cauliflower, white to silvery color with wrinkled or consist of leaf-like folds, and it produces white, irregular, lobed shaped fruiting body. Silver ear mushroom is not very commonly used for
food like other ear mushrooms because it is doesn’t have a rich flavor. Silver ear mushroom is very common in Chinese cuisine due to the fact that is rich in vitamin D and dietary fibers. Tremella mushroom is also a medicinal mushroom
and it is known that it included in producing cough syrup and it is a well remedy against asthma, dry cough and heat in the lungs, tuberculosis or common cold.
Fungi Ultimate Mushroom Lovers Combo - AVAILABLE NOW!
Now here's one for the mushroom enthusiast. Our Ultimate mushroom lovers combo includes all delivered seasonally keeping you mushrooming for most of the year. Enjoy growing and eating this vast array of our finest products. All this and a FREE FUNGI TEE! How can you go past that?
Delivery times and products subject to change due to weather and availability.
Truffle Trees - AVAILABLE SOON! (NOT FOR QLD)
Imagine growing your own beautiful Truffle Tree in your own backyard or even in a pot on your deck.
We have 3 varieies of Oak richly innoculated with black truffle (Tuber melanosporum).
- Quercus robur (English Oak) - deciduous
- Quercus ilex (Holly Oak) - evergreen
- Quercus suber (Cork Oak) - evergreen
All plants are sent as Tube Stock. Planting or re-potting is required
