Garden Oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius) Outdoor Garden Patchâ„¢: F

Garden Oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius) Outdoor Garden Patchâ„¢ Give your Garden a 'HUG': A great ally for most garden vegetables, this aggressive Garden Oyster mushroom unlocks nutrients from straw, sawdust, and organic debris, feeding the roots of underlying plants. Ideal for over-wintering and mulching, or early Spring planting where straw is overlaid, the HUG kit is a natural way to recycle nutrients and grow gourmet mushrooms at the same time. Each kit comes with illustrated instructions. Fungi Perfecti"™s Outdoor Mushroom Patchesâ„¢ need to be mixed into a bed of material such as soil, ash or hardwood chips (the type of material will depend on the mushroom being cultivated, and is not provided) and allowed to grow out and colonize the bed. Inoculations should take place between March and October in the Northern latitudes, year "˜round in the Southern latitudes (as a basic rule of thumb, you should inoculate your outdoor mushroom beds at least one month before your first hard freeze). As the Mushroom Caretaker, your job is to monitor the condition of your Patch and water it according to the instructions. After the bed is fully colonized with mushroom mycelium (typically 9"“12 months), mushrooms will begin to form. All of Fungi Perfecti's indoor and outdoor Mushroom Patchesâ„¢ are Certified Organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Fungi Perfecti's indoor and outdoor Mushroom Patchesâ„¢ consist of pure mushroom mycelium growing on a sterilized medium, or substrate. The substrate used will vary, depending on the mushroom being grown; for example, the Shiitake Mushroom Patchâ„¢ grows on a mixture of enriched hardwood sawdust and wood chips, while the Pearl Oyster Mushroom Patchâ„¢ grows in a bag of pasteurized wheat straw. The amount of mushrooms you will get will vary from species to species, and to some extent, from Patch to Patch. For example, the Shiitake Mushroom Patchâ„¢ will produce 2-3 pounds of mushrooms over a 12-16 week period, in crops or flushes that will spring forth in approximately two week intervals. Our outdoor Mushroom Patchesâ„¢ can take up to two years to begin fruiting, and will continue to fruit for two or more seasons thereafter. Due to the many and various contributing factors found in Nature, we cannot accurately predict the amount of mushrooms an outdoor Mushroom Patchâ„¢ will produce. Our outdoor Mushroom Patchesâ„¢ can often be expanded by taking colonized material from the original bed and transferring it to new beds, preferably adjacent to the old one. With planning and a little luck, vast beds of meandering mycelium can be established in your yard or garden. Maximizing Your 'Mycelial Mileage' After they have finished producing indoors, many of our indoor Mushroom Patchesâ„¢ can be brought 'back to life' through outdoor cultivation. When your Shiitake, Reishi or Oyster Mushroom Patchâ„¢ has run itself out indoors, the material that makes up the Patch (called 'spawn') can b