Mushroom Cultivation

Madeline's Mushroom Cultivation collection brings together mushroom grow kits, plug and sawdust spawn, and growing supplies from independent mushroom growers like Mushroom Mountain and MyCo Planet. The range covers ready-to-fruit kits for lion's mane, oyster, and reishi, plus plug and sawdust spawn for inoculating logs.

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Madeline's Mushroom Cultivation collection brings together mushroom grow kits, plug and sawdust spawn, and growing supplies from independent mushroom growers like Mushroom Mountain and MyCo Planet. The range covers ready-to-fruit kits for lion's mane, oyster, and reishi, plus plug and sawdust spawn for inoculating logs and beds. Every maker named below is in stock and ships nationwide.

How to choose

  • Grow kit or spawn. Ready-to-fruit kits are the easiest start and fruit indoors in weeks, while plug and sawdust spawn are for inoculating logs, stumps, or garden beds outdoors.
  • Pick your mushroom. Oyster and lion's mane are beginner-friendly and fast, while reishi and shiitake take longer and suit patient growers.
  • Indoors or outdoors. Kits work on a counter with light and misting, while log and bed cultivation is a longer outdoor project.
  • Plug or sawdust spawn. Plug spawn is simple to hammer into drilled logs, while sawdust spawn colonizes faster and suits larger jobs.
  • Start small. A single grow kit is a low-commitment way to try cultivation before scaling to logs or beds.

Frequently asked questions

How do mushroom grow kits work? A grow kit is a block already colonized with mushroom mycelium. You open it, mist it, and keep it in indirect light, and it fruits mushrooms in a couple of weeks. Most kits produce more than one flush.

What is the difference between plug spawn and sawdust spawn? Plug spawn is wooden dowels colonized with mycelium that you hammer into drilled logs, while sawdust spawn is loose colonized sawdust that fills more space and colonizes faster. Both inoculate logs and beds.

Which mushrooms are easiest for beginners? Oyster and lion's mane mushrooms are among the fastest and most forgiving to grow, especially from a ready-to-fruit kit, which makes them a good first project.

How long does it take to grow mushrooms? Grow kits often fruit within one to three weeks. Log and bed cultivation with spawn takes months to over a year before the first harvest, depending on the species and conditions.

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