Skip to product information
1 of 4

GARDEN GIANT/KING STROPHARIA MUSHROOM SPAWN -5 LB

8019
Membership Price:
$22.95

Members save: $2.05 (8.2%)
List Price:
Regular price $25.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $25.00 USD
Sale On Backorder

Become a Member Today!

Your membership adds up to more than just extra money in your wallet

Enjoy peace of mind knowing that you have gained greater resiliency with the expert guidance of the Mother Earth News community. You can become less reliant on the grid, combat the whims of the supply chain, and resist corporate greed. Take matters into your own hands as a member and re-invest your time, money, and energy in the things that are most important to you.

Your Benefits Include:
  • Exclusive everyday member discounts on top-quality products in the Mother Earth News Store to support your self-sufficiency goals
  • Mother Earth News magazine (print and/or digital, bimonthly during your membership term), backed by 50+ years of trusted guidance in all things sustainability and self-sufficiency
  • 350+ how-to video tutorials and webinars (only available to members, with new videos added online monthly)
  • Unrestricted access to online content: members get to view the latest articles, recipes, and project ideas before non-members

This item is on backorder until April 1, 2024.

One of the easiest mushrooms to grow for beginners, experienced growers have used this mushroom as a learning tool for cultivating in hardwood chip beds or mulch. What makes these mushrooms perfect for beginners is also the ease of identification, nothing looks like it. It quickly colonizes wood chips and fruits a little in the spring and typically a bumper crop in the fall. Perfect mushroom for gardening and permaculture projects, it can also be used to mulch the floors of livestock pens and chicken runs.

This mushroom is predatory on coliform bacteria and can help keep your coops clean and not as smelly! We have also grown this one indoors on pasteurized straw cased with soil. The mushroom tastes like potatoes cooked in a mild red wine sauce, and the stem is stringy like asparagus, so sautéing lightly in a little salted butter and serving it on mashed potatoes or on toast with eggs is a treat!

  • Edibility and Taste: Savory, Like Potatoes with Asparagus texture
  • Grows On: Hardwood mulch outdoors, Pasteurized straw indoors
  • Fruiting Temps: 55-70F
  • Availability: Year-round

Because each mushroom kit is freshly packed to order, please allow 10 business days to ship your order.

This item is available year-round and for shipment to U.S.A addresses only.