✳️It’s better to use less processed toilet paper, without dyes, prints, and scents. There are also toxin-free alternatives out there. Unfortunately, our local store didn’t have any. The mushrooms were not consumed.

✅Taking precautions and doing your own research is highly encouraged.

Watching the process was fun and educational for our family and a neat science project! Hope you enjoy this video. The information is below.

➡️Thanks to ‪@FieldandForestProducts‬ for the inspiration! This kit is available on their website. 🍄❤️

🍄The grain in the spawn provides the nutrients while the toilet paper helps the mushroom mycelium grow and establish. This structure allows exposure to air, temperature and humidity.

🍄The air has been very dry with our heater on, so I didn’t open the bag completely towards the end resulting in leggy stalks. They needed better air circulation. I had to mist 2-3 times to make sure there’s enough moisture.

Grey Dove Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus)

1. Boil water in a large pot and remove from heat.
2. Place a roll of TP in hot water until fully saturated. Remove TP and place on a cooling rack to drain. Allow it to cool. Removing the cardboard sped-up fruit, but it’s optional.
3. Put the roll in a filter patch bag.
4. Pour some grain spawn into the center of the TP roll. The grain spawn is sterile purchased from ‪@FieldandForestProducts‬
5. Close the bag with a rubber band above the filter patch.
6. Place the bag in an area with a temperature between 65-75 F. We placed them in the hallway closet. This is the incubation period which took about 4 ½ weeks.
7. To stimulate fruiting, place the bag in the refrigerator for 2 days. 
8. Take the bag out of the refrigerator and remove the rubber band to allow air circulation. 
9. We misted the bag 2-3 times daily. The mushrooms were fully grown after 7 days from removing the bag from the refrigerator. The process took approximately 6 wee