Each kit is made to order after your subscription is activated. This means that each kit must be made and the fungus allowed to grow. Kits have a relatively short shelf life and cannot be created beforehand. Due to this we ask that you allow 20 days before receiving your first kit. All subscriptions are shipped out on the 15th of every month.

Here's an example, if you placed your order on January 10th, you will receive your first kit on February 15th. However, if you had placed your order on December 25th you would receive your first kit on January 15th.

Sorry, not at this time. All kits are made in a batch and any added complexity will directly impact the cost of the already low monthly subscription. This option may become available in the future. If you would like to choose a species you may purchase a kit outside of the subscription. We will provide one of the following species in each kit. 

• Blue Oyster Mushroom
• Pink Oyster Mushroom
• Golden Oyster Mushroom
• Pioppino Mushroom
• Lions Mane Mushroom
• Chestnut Mushroom

No! Everything you need to grow yout mushrooms is included in the kit. If you are having issues with keeping up the moisture, you may choose the place a piece of plastic wrap on top of the box flaps to create a simple greenhouse. 

Most Oyster mushrooms take about 5 days to begin pinning after starting your kit. After this it will take about 5 days for the mushrooms to fully form. Lions Mane and Chestnut mushrooms may take a few days longer to finish growing. 

No! The species of mushrooms you'll receive grow on trees in nature. They thrive on fresh air and indirect sunlight. 

The box that the mushrooms grow from is 9"x6"x6". This is all the space you need to successfully grow you mushrooms. We've found that a kitchen counter is a perfect since it receives good air flow, indirect sun light and is easily seen to remind you to mist 2-3 times per day. 

Each mushroom species have their own indicators of when to harvest. The following is what we've found is the best time to harvest. 

• Blue Oyster Mushrooms - In the beginning these mushrooms will be slightly curved downward. As they mature the oldest mushrooms (usually at the top of the cluster) will flatten out. This is the perfect time to harvest. 
• Pink Oyster Mushrooms - These mushrooms will be a dark pink color while forming. The perfect time to pick them is when their dark pink color begins to become lighter. 
• Golden Oyster Mushrooms - As Golden's begin reach maturity they will begin to flatten out and become a lighter yellow around the edges. This is the best time to harvest.
• Pioppino Mushrooms - These are a cap and stem mushroom that have a veil (thin tissue) that covers the gills. Once the veil begins to break is when you should harvest. 
• Chestnut Mushrooms - These are also a cap and stem mushroom. Once the cap begins to flatten is a perfect time to harvest. 
• Lions Mane - These mushrooms are a ball of tiny "teeth". The best time to harvest is while these teeth still somewhat firm and white/light pink. Once the lions mane starts to turn beige the taste becomes somewhat less desirable. 

No, it's best to pop off the entire cluster of mushrooms from the substrate. This can be done by grabbing the cluster near to base and pushing them up and away from the substrate. With a little force the entire cluster will pop off. 

We recommend storing the mushrooms in a loosely close plastic bag or container in your refrigerator. They will last about 7-10 days. 

Yes! The first cluster of mushrooms is called a "flush". These kits can produce 2nd and even 3rd flushes. It's expected that subsequent flushes will produce fewer mushrooms. 

Subscriptions are billed on the 12th of each month. This is done before the 15th (ship day) to avoid billing issues for inactive subscriptions. 

You can change your address, credit card info, number of subscriptions, skip, put on hold and cancel you subscription all on our website. Just go to your Account, login and click Manage Subscription under Account Details. 

If you do not have an account you can create an one using the same email used to sign up for the subscription. This will give you access to your current subscription.