Parasol mushroom Garden growing kit
Parasol Mushroom Garden Kit – Grow One of the Forest's Most Iconic Mushrooms
A classic gourmet mushroom that returns to your garden year after year.
Can you grow Parasol Mushrooms at home? Absolutely! With the right techniques, healthy mushroom spawn, and the proper substrate, Parasol Mushrooms are surprisingly easy to cultivate.
The Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) is one of the most iconic edible mushrooms found in European forests. With our complete garden growing kit, you can establish it directly in your own garden, flower bed, beneath shrubs, or along the edge of your lawn.
Once established, your mushroom bed can produce fresh mushrooms season after season.
✔ Grow one of the forest's most iconic edible mushrooms in your own garden
✔ Returns year after year
✔ Perfect for garden beds, borders, and forest gardens
✔ The mycelium naturally spreads through the soil, allowing mushrooms to appear well beyond the original planting area
Getting Started Is Easy
Parasol Mushrooms thrive in environments similar to woodland edges and open forest clearings. Choose a bright location with indirect sunlight and preferably sandy, well-drained soil. The kit can be planted from early spring until late autumn, as long as the ground is frost-free.
- Dig a bed approximately 1 m² (10.8 sq ft) and 10 cm (4 inches) deep.
- Add the substrate and mushroom spawn.
- Water thoroughly until both the substrate and spawn are fully moistened.
- Cover with 3–5 cm (1–2 inches) of garden soil or compost and keep the bed slightly moist.
What's Included
- 1.5 kg Parasol Mushroom spawn
- 5 kg straw pellets
- 5 kg alder wood chips
- Detailed growing instructions
By purchasing the complete kit, you also save €8 compared to buying the contents separately.
Enjoy Fresh Mushrooms for Many Years
Once established, your Parasol Mushroom bed can continue producing mushrooms for many years. Fruiting bodies typically appear from early June through late September, especially after periods of rain.
As the mycelium gradually spreads through the soil, mushrooms often emerge in new locations around the original planting area over time, creating an increasingly natural and rewarding harvest.
You can set up your growing bed from early spring when the risk of frost has disappeared until late autumn before it gets to freezing temperatures.
The fungus thrives at forest edges and in bright places in deciduous and coniferous forests as well as in grazed meadows. Create a similar environment for your cultivation, preferably with sandy soil.
1. Dig a 10 cm deep growing bed of 3 square meters. Fill the bed with a mixture of large and fine hardwood sawdust. Water abundantly so that the shavings are saturated. Allow the water to soak in thoroughly before distributing the mycelium.
2. Distribute all the mycelium in the bag (1kg) evenly over the entire surface.
3. Cover the bed with 5 cm topsoil or compost mixed with 50% peat. Water sparingly so the soil feels moist but not wet. Do not fertilize the bed but keep it moist and water gently when dry. You can advantageously let the grass grow over the cultivation bed. Parasol mushroom grows during summer and autumn. The fungus occurs naturally in the southern and central parts of Sweden and other parts of Europe.
Please note that the Parasol Mushroom can be confused with poisonous fly agaric mushrooms, such as panther fly agaric - Amanita pantherina and brown fly agaric - Amanita muscaria var. regalia. A good rule of thumb to avoid confusion is that the hat of the Parasol Mushroom has dark scales on a light background, while the hat of fly agarics has light scales on a dark background. There are several similar mushrooms in the parasol family, but none of the species found in Sweden are known to be poisonous. Check whether toxic confounding species occur in cultivation in other countries.
Orders placed before 11.00 a.m. are usually shipped the same day. We deliver with DHL and deliveries usually take 2-3 working days. Fungal mycelium is resistant but cannot withstand high temperatures. If the climate exceeds 25, we wait for cooler temperatures before sending the packages in order for your products to arrive to you in the best possible condition.
