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Reishi grow kit
A glossy, lacquered-looking woody mushroom; slow to grow, dried for tea.
Small · For yourself · kitchen counter
- Blocks
- 1
In the box
- 1 grow block
- Care card
Planned contents; final with our first production batch.
Large · Family size · two blocks in turn
- Blocks
- 2
In the box
- 2 grow blocks
- Care card
- Recipe card
Planned contents; final with our first production batch.
Mega · Gift box · four blocks
- Blocks
- 4
In the box
- 4 grow blocks
- Illustrated growing guide
- Recipe cards
- Gift box and note card
Planned contents; final with our first production batch.
Basket and checkout when sales open.
About this product
Reishi isn't a cooking mushroom: it's hard, woody and bitter. Watching it grow is the joy: first it sends up antler-like stalks, then they turn into a glossy red-brown fan.
For patient growers. Slice and dry your harvest and brew your own tea. It also looks wonderful on a desk as a living object.
Taste and texture: Not for cooking; dried and brewed as a tea, distinctly bitter.
How does it grow?
From box to plate, day by day
- day0 Open the box A warm, bright spot; keep the bag closed.
- day14–28 Antlers Yellow-red stalks with white tips reach upward.
- day28–60 The fan Give it more air and the cap opens into a fan.
- day60–90 Harvest When the white growing edge disappears, cut and dry it.
Timings are approximate and can shift by a few days with room temperature and humidity. We will update them with our first batches.
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