Shiitake Mushrooms

Grow your own Shiitake Mushrooms with our ready to grow, large 'no fills' kit. Our kits give you all you need to grow and harvest your own crop of edible fungi within just two weeks of opening. Perfect as gifts for non-green-fingered enthusiasts and cooks alike!

Your Shiitake Mushroom Kit will need to be chilled in a fridge when you receive it, if you are not intending to grow straight away. Your kit will be fine out of the fridge for a day or two if gifting or while in transit.

Shiitake Mushrooms are easy to grow, and have a rich, savoury flavour often described as earthy, smoky, and slightly meaty, with a hint of garlic-like undertones. They develop a deeper, umami taste when cooked, making them popular in many Asian dishes, soups, stir-fries, and sauces. Shiitakes are not just flavourful but also known for their health benefits. They are a good source of vitamins, particularly B vitamins, and minerals like selenium. Additionally, they contain compounds believed to support immune function, reduce inflammation, and even offer potential cholesterol-lowering properties.

Keep your kit in a light and airy spot where you’ll remember to water it once a day and watch it grow. These mushrooms don’t need to be grown in the dark – kept indoors, in a kitchen is the perfect environment – giving them the right light and temperature to thrive.

Once you have grown your first flush of mushrooms, you can follow the instructions to attempt a second flush. Expect to harvest at least 600g of fresh mushrooms over a few harvests. These are culinary mushrooms and have no known hallucinogenic properties.

Upon receipt, both kits can be stored in the fridge, but the large no frills kit needs to be opened within three days, and used within one week. The dowels should be used within one month. A full set of instructions can be found inside your kit bag. All paper card can be recycled with your standard card recycling. The plastic bag can be cleaned and recycled with your soft plastic recycling. The outer bag and substrate block can be composted or disposed of along with your normal food waste.