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Giant Sets - Winter Oyster

Giant Sets - Winter Oyster

Product number: 415400.1
Origin: North America, Europe, Asia
Latin: Oyster mushroom

This blue-grey, fleshy winter oyster mushroom is excellent when fried whole, so it will delight the eye as well as the tongue! You are guaranteed a delicious oyster mushroom dish if you harvest the delicacy when the edge of the cap begins to flatten. UPON RECEIPT OF THE SETS, STORE THEM IN THE REFRIGERATOR IMMEDIATELY TO KEEP THEM FRESH!

Names:
Latin: Pleurotus ostreatus
Dutch: Winter oyster mushroom
Also known as: Oyster mushroom
English: Oyster mushroom

The package consists of a box with substrate. When opening the box, the substrate must have grown completely white; if not, close the box again with the lid and store it at 20–25ºC for 10–14 days. 1. Begin cultivation by watering the substrate with 1/4 liter of water (for a 7 1/2-liter box) up to approx. 1/2 liter (for 15- and 22-liter boxes), so that the surface is moist. 2. After approx. 2 weeks, white buttons will appear. Now prick a pin or pick into each corner of the box and place the lid on top, creating an opening of approx. 3 cm (or use a clear plastic bag in which you have cut 4 round holes of 2–3 cm and place it over the top of the box like a hat). Now place the box in a room with daylight at 10–15ºC, but not in the sun! 3. Now ensure that the top of the substrate NEVER dries out. Therefore, you must moisten the top with a plant sprayer at least once a day (not wet!). 4. Stems with grey tips, the ‘oyster mushroom cluster’, will grow from the white buttons. Continue to spray daily, otherwise the mushroom will dry out. HARVESTING: the total harvesting period can last up to three months. When harvesting, a cluster must be twisted out all at once; no flesh should be left behind. Some mushrooms in the cluster will then be slightly overripe (the cap edge will curl upwards), while others will be too young, but this is normal. When using, cut the mushroom off approx. 1 cm below the gills. You can use the stems, which are somewhat tougher, separately for sauces and soups. Now start again at step 3. You can harvest from a box approx. 3 times.

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