Our Mushrooms

Our main Mushrooms are Pink, Yellow & White Oyster Mushrooms along with Shiitake & Lions Mane.

 

Shittake Mushrooms

A real flavour rich, gourmet mushroom. Very versatile in use. Provides you with rich, meaty, buttery flavours. In Japanese, the flavour is described as Umami, which means “essence of deliciousness” This is also described by people as a very satisfying savoury taste.

 

                                         

 

Pink Oyster Mushrooms

Best cooked, to provide a delicate flavour not dissimilar to bacon and ham.

They have a succulent texture, making them a wonderful substitute for meats.

Yellow Oyster Mushrooms

 Best cooked, they develop a balanced subtle nutty flavour.

The texture provides a combination of a velvety, crisp mushroom with a nice bite to the palate.

 

 

White Oyster Mushrooms

Best cooked, with a mild flavour that some people equate to a hint of seafood, and others a hint of a subtle woody or anise flavour.

A firm, but tender meaty texture prevails.

Lions Mane Mushrooms

A beautiful gift from nature. With a taste and texture considered similar to lobster, crab and scallops; meaty and delicate.

Once cooked they are slightly chewy, tender and juicy, with a seafood-like taste. The Lion’s Mane can readily take on the flours of spices and sauces too.

And the health benefits are quite numerous, we suggest you do a bit of reading from the many sources of research available online.

 

Reported Nutritional Benefits:

There have been numerous studies completed to appreciate the health benefits that can be derived from Mushrooms in your diet.

Some of the gourmet varieties such as Oyster Mushrooms, come to the fore, providing a very healthy contribution to your overall diet.

 We suggest people embarking on healthier eating habits, or just looking to rebalance their diets a little bit, do a bit of basic research online. That way you can appreciate for yourself, the benefits of Mushrooms.

 In summary, they are low in calories and fat. They are cholesterol free.

They contain good dietary fibre and protein.

The beneficial minerals and nutrients include Niacin, Vitamin D, Iron, Riboflavin, Potassium, Vitamin B6, B Vitamins, Folic Acid, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Pantothenic Acid, Amino Acids and many other other nutrients that contribute to good health.

 They can support your Immune System, assist to Regulate Blood Pressure and assist to Regulate Cholesterol levels. Bone health and development is also supported.

Anti-inflammatory properties are also derived from the Mushrooms, from beta-glucans and erothioneine.

Heart health is supported from a number of the nutritional elements.

Seven phenolic compounds support antioxidant properties in you body.

 As stated earlier, we would recommend you satisfy your own understanding of the health benefits with a quick bit of research. The enjoyable tasty part of the equation is easy, just prepare, eat and enjoy your local Sunshine Mushrooms.

 

 

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Oyster Mushroom grow bag Instructions

Take your bag (which is populated with mycelium) and cut an X on the face
of the bag.

Make each line of the X about 6 centimetres long, creating flaps on the front of the bag. (don’t worry about your knife going into the substrate in the bag when you cut, it won’t harm the mycelium)

When you have cut the X, spray the face of the cut section with a mist of water, half a dozen times.
(Just use a basic clean spray bottle) Normal tap water is fine.

When the flaps of your X are down you should see some moisture, like condensation behind the plastic flaps you have created.

Place your Mushroom Bag somewhere handy, out of direct sunlight. Spray the X section with a water mist several times a day.

You do not need to lift the X flaps

Just keep a bit of condensation
on the back side of the plastic flaps and watch.

In approximately 3 to 5 days you should be seeing small baby Mushrooms.

Keep misting these regularly (3 - 4 times a day, to keep moist) as they grow.

They will grow quickly, so in approximately 7 to 14 days you can expect to harvest
the Mushrooms.

This is done when the caps just start to turn up. That is the premium time to
harvest.

Don’t leave your Mushrooms until the caps fully turn up or they will
drop spores and really be past being eatable.

To Harvest:
Break the Mushrooms and their stork bases away from the bag to harvest.
Clean off any substrate and use the whole Mushrooms.

What to do for repeat Flushes:

Turn the bag around and fold the top flap back over the spot from which you harvested your first flush. (the original X)

And repeat the steps from the first flush.

After the first 2 flushes, look to cut a third X anywhere on the bag you see small Mushrooms forming. Now you must cut carefully so as not to damage the developing Mushrooms.

Each Bag will produce 1-3 flushes and if you a lucky even a fourth flush.

Once the bag is no longer producing Mushrooms, simply place the bag contents in your garden it makes amazing compost.

Lions mane grow bag instructions

Take your bag (which is populated with mycelium) and cut an X on the face
of the bag.

Make each line of the X about 4 centimetres long, creating flaps on the front of the bag. (don’t worry about your knife going into the substrate in the bag when you cut, it won’t harm the mycelium)

When you have cut the X, spray the face of the cut section with a MIST of water, half a dozen times.
(Just use a basic clean spray bottle) Normal tap water is fine.

When the flaps of your X are down you should see some moisture, like condensation behind the plastic flaps you have created.

Place your Mushroom Bag somewhere handy, out of direct sunlight. Spray the X section with a water mist several times a day.

You do not need to lift the X flaps

Just keep a bit of condensation
on the back side of the plastic flaps and watch.

In approximately 7 to 10 days you should be seeing small baby Mushrooms.

Keep MISTING the Mushrooms LIGHTLY, without directly soaking them. Just use the mist function on your spray bottle, held back a bit so they are really just benefitting from a small cloud of humidity. Do this 2-3 times a day.

If you want any assistance with your Lions Mane just send a pic on Facebook, so I can guide you.

Lions Mane is a slower growing Mushroom so in approximately 12 to 21 days you can expect to harvest the Mushrooms.

Harvest The Lions Mane when the teeth have formed almost like icicles.

To Harvest:
Break the Mushrooms and their stork bases away from the bag to harvest.
Clean off any substrate and use the whole Mushrooms.

What to do for repeat Flushes:

Turn the bag around and fold the top flap back over the spot from which you harvested your first flush. (the original X)

And repeat the steps from the first flush.

After the first 2 flushes, look to cut a third X anywhere on the bag you see small Mushrooms forming. Now you must cut carefully so as not to damage the developing Mushrooms.

Each Bag will produce 1-3 flushes and if you a lucky even a fourth flush.

Once the bag is no longer producing Mushrooms, simply place the bag contents in your garden it makes amazing compost.

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