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Add a clear display case for a convenient and stylish way to house your growing reishi.
 
This easy-to-grow kit comes with detailed instructions and will grow slowly over several months. All of our mushroom fruiting blocks are 1.8kg. ⁠We use sustainable, vegan, peat-free substrates which you can read more about here.

This UK-native reishi is Ganoderma lucidum, isolated from a specimen collected in London. The photos show the two different growth options you can choose from. How your reishi develops depends on the fruiting environment, which we explain in our instructions.
 
Fun fact: Under UV light, the pores glow bright pink with hints of blue at the rim, and the shiny red shell glows a ghostly green! We recommend using a 365 nm blacklight torch to see the biofluorescence at its brightest. Even a very small one will do!
 
Reishi at a glance:
Low maintenance, easy to grow and fascinating to watch as it grows slowly over several months to a year.
Our kits include a microporous filter bag which the reishi will grow in and detailed instructions.
Over the course of about a year, you’ll grow a stunning, otherworldly mushroom with a dark red, lacquered-looking skin.
Different growing methods produce different forms: either antlers or brackets or a mixture of the two.
 
A little background 
Reishi (Ganoderma sp.) has a long history in Asia for promoting health and longevity. In the wild, it grows as brackets on the base or stumps of deciduous trees and prefers temperatures of 21–27°C. Growing reishi at home is slow and steady and requires very little maintenance. Just find a spot where you can watch it develop and marvel at one of the most striking fungi you’ll ever grow.
 
How to use your reishi 
When fully grown, your reishi can be used to make teas, soups, tinctures, or other health products. Or, simply let it dry naturally and keep it as a beautiful piece of natural fungal art.
 
Difficulty: Medium
Maximum Yield: 850g
Preferred temperature: 18-28℃
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor all year round, can be grown outdoors during warmer months.
 
For detailed instructions on growing Reishi, check our online guide here.
 
All of our kits are meticulously grown and packed at our urban mushroom farm in London. We guarantee the freshness of every kit, which is ready to start growing as soon as it arrives.