Growing pink oyster mushrooms
Pink oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor) is a tropical oyster mushroom that needs warmth. Do not start below 18 °C and never store the kit in the fridge. At the right warmth the first harvest follows after about 7 to 14 days.
Mushroom Mania (BE) · BS-22That makes pink oyster a logical choice for a warm room or a cellar of 20 °C or more, where cooler species struggle.
Mushroom Mania (BE) · BS-22Field & Forest Products (VS) · BS-08Which temperature?
Mushroom Mania gives a minimum of 18 °C and ideally 20–25 °C. Field & Forest gives 20–26.7 °C. The lower limit therefore differs between 18 and 20 °C; if in doubt, keep to the higher one.
Mushroom Mania (BE) · BS-22Field & Forest Products (VS) · BS-08Do not chill
The supplier literally writes 'not in the fridge'. You should not chill spawn of this species either. To start fruiting you cut the bag open and spray it.
Mushroom Mania (BE) · BS-22Field & Forest Products (VS) · BS-08First harvest and number of flushes
The first harvest follows after about 7 to 14 days. Harvest as with other oyster mushrooms: before the cap edges curl up. The supplier mentions up to 3 flushes.
Mushroom Mania (BE) · BS-22GroCycle (VK) · BS-43What we do not know
The product pages we read give no yield per kit. The colonisation values for home-made substrate are general oyster mushroom values from UF/IFAS, not measured separately for this species.
University of Florida / IFAS Extension · BS-01Growing and eating safely
An allergic lung reaction to spores has been described in professional oyster mushroom growers. No risk measure is known for a single hobby kit: harvest on time, do not grow in a bedroom and ventilate. Always eat the harvest cooked.
PubMed PMID 3169217 · BS-61PubMed PMID 10024747 · BS-62NCBI Bookshelf · BS-60Voedingscentrum · BO-02Source
- Kan je champignons/paddenstoelen rauw eten? — Voedingscentrum
- Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms at Home (SS662) — University of Florida / IFAS Extension
- Pink Oyster Grain Spawn (Pleurotus djamor) — Field & Forest Products (VS)
- Roze oesterzwam – Growkit — Mushroom Mania (BE)
- How to harvest mushrooms — GroCycle (VK)
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (StatPearls, Chandra & Cherian, bijgewerkt 10-07-2023) — NCBI Bookshelf
- Extrinsic allergic alveolitis in oyster mushroom growers (Eur Respir J 1988) — PubMed PMID 3169217
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis outbreak in oyster mushroom indoor cultivation (Occup Med 1998) — PubMed PMID 10024747
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This is general growing information from the sources listed. Always follow the instructions of your kit or supplier. Only eat what demonstrably grows from your own culture of the bought, named species; if in doubt about colour, smell or shape, do not eat it.
This is not medical advice. If you repeatedly get a fever, a cough or shortness of breath while growing indoors, remove the culture and see your doctor.
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