Grow your own fresh, nutrient-dense Tan Oyster mushrooms at home with our easy-to-use DIY 5-Step Grow Kit.
Tan Oysters are a popular commercial strain of the classic Pleurotus Ostreatus (the original "Pearl Oyster"). It produces attractive tan to light-brown caps (sometimes called Brown Oyster or Golden Tan Oyster), with white gills and stems. The flavour is mild, earthy, and slightly anise-like -- very similar to standard grey/blue oysters but with warmer tan tones. It’s a reliable, vigorous, wood-loving side-fruiter and one of the most commonly sold oyster strains.
Why This Kit? Learn Once, Grow Forever
This is more than just a one-time grow, it's designed to teach you the fundamentals of mushroom cultivation using spawn. Once you've mastered the process you can switch to our affordable >> Refill Kits for ongoing production. Refills cost just $30 and include everything except the wood pellets (which you can easily source locally for $10-14 per 15-20kg bag from supermarkets, Bunnings or Mitre 10). This keeps your costs low while letting you grow a steady supply of delicious mushrooms sustainably.
This kit once mixed makes a 7KG mushroom grow kit. That will typically fruit/ flush for up to 6+ months. The first 2 - 3 harvests will be the largest.
Tan Oyster Key Growing Conditions
- Temperature: Fruiting thrives at 15-25°C, making it suitable for growing most of the year.
- Light: Indirect sunlight / reading level light. Avoid direct sun.
- Airflow: Oyster like fresh air and humidity - Growing in a bathroom works well. Avoid overly drafty areas.
- Harvest: Harvest when caps begin to flatten out. *Mushroom pictured is at the perfect time to harvest.
Why Our Kits Outshine the Rest
- Effortless Ready-to-Fruit Magic: Simple 5 step mushroom growing method developed in-house by SporeShift Mushrooms
- Zero-Waste Wonder: Post-harvest, crumble into your veggie garden as premium mushroom compost. A sprinkle of rain? Bonus mushrooms for free!
- NZ Proud & Green: Made right here at our Canterbury farm from locally sourced inputs.
Pair with >>our favourite Oyster mushroom recipe
Sustainable growing starts here—order your 7kg powerhouse today for NZ-wide shipping (free over $75).
DIY Tan Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit - Easy 5 Step Kit
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Kits are sent out immediately and are always fresh and therefore at the highest possible quality.
As the kits are living they must be opened within 3 days of receiving.
