King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii)
King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) is a premium gourmet mushroom known for its thick, meaty stems and rich umami flavour. Its dense texture and high yield potential make it a favourite among home growers, chefs, and commercial cultivators.
🔥 Why Grow King Oyster?
- Thick, meaty stems perfect for slicing, grilling, and stir-fries
- Fantastic umami flavour profile
- Reliable coloniser with strong, hardy mycelium
- Great for both beginners and advanced growers
🧪 Produced in Our UK Sterile Lab
All King Oyster cultures are produced in our HEPA-filtered UK laboratory. Each batch is strain-verified, contamination-tested, and shipped fresh to ensure vigorous colonisation and consistent results.
🧬 Choose Your Format
1. Liquid Culture (10ml)
Live, fast-growing mycelium ideal for inoculating sterilised grain. High reliability and strong performance.
2. Agar Culture Plate
A sterile petri dish containing actively growing King Oyster mycelium. Perfect for expansion, cloning, or bulk workflows.
3. Agar Slant
A long-term culture tube with mycelium grown on angled agar. Ideal for maintaining, storing, and reusing your King Oyster strain.
4. King Oyster Grow Kit
A fully colonised fruiting block ready to produce thick, meaty mushrooms at home. Cut, mist, and enjoy premium gourmet harvests.
📦 What You’ll Receive
- Your selected King Oyster culture format
- Fresh, sterile culture produced in the UK
- Instructions for use
- The Mushroom Lab sterility guarantee
🛡️ Sterility Guarantee
If your culture arrives contaminated or compromised, we will replace it free of charge.
🚚 Fast UK Delivery
All orders are shipped from our UK sterile lab and typically arrive in 1–3 working days.