Rural/Farm Life

Sometimes they look like flowers blooming.

I think they are pretty easy to grow compared to other oyster mushrooms. Don't worry about too much light. I have 8 florescent lights on my oysters in a 8x10 foot space. It's about as bright as a super market. You can read in there easily but they get none of the harsh light from the sunshine. Humidity is the key for the golden oysters. I found that if I pumped up the humidity then after they pinned, lowered the humidity some, they turned out well. I once I had so much humidity on them that you could squeeze water out like a sponge.

I love the taste of them but some of my customers found them to be bitter. Once they are cooked I found no bitterness at all. They had to be eating them raw.

They are a great mushroom for a warmer environment. My Italian Oysters do well at about 66 degrees F. The Golden Oysters did well at about 75 degrees F.

I started growing oyster mushrooms in our spare bathroom. But they did get the tub kind of dirty.