When to harvest oyster mushrooms?

Harvesting Oyster Mushrooms In our woodland they begin to fruit after a cold snap in the autumn but we have known them to fruit as late as February. We wait until the mushrooms are at least two inches wide and take a sharp knife to the base. read more

Oyster mushroom harvesting should occur 3-5 days after you see the first mushrooms begin to form. You are looking for the cap of the largest mushroom in the group to go from turning down at the edges to turning up or flattening out at the edges. read more

Oyster Mushrooms The mushrooms should be ready to harvest in approximately 3 to 5 days after you see the first mushrooms begin to form. When the cap of the largest mushroom in the cluster begins to go from convex (turning down at the edges) to concave (flattening out or turning up at the edges), pick the whole cluster. read more