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This easy-to-grow kit will start producing mushrooms in 1-5 weeks and can yield 2-3 harvests. You can find detailed instructions for all our kits on our website. Each of our mushroom fruiting blocks weighs 2 kg and is made from sustainable, vegan, and peat-free substrates. Learn more about our materials here.
Dryad's Saddle Info
Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus) is the largest capped mushrooms in the UK, with caps sometimes reaching a diameter of over 60cm in the wild. As well as being impressive to look at, it is also a delicious edible that is prized by foragers, however it is difficult to catch it at the right time as they are only considered edible when young and tender. With our at-home grow kit, this becomes a lot easier!
The common name Dryad's Saddle has its roots in Greek mythology. Dryads are forest nymphs or tree spirits and these large mushrooms would make a perfect place for them to sit and rest. Their other common name pheasant's back mushrooms refers to the brown, feather-like scales on their caps which resemble the markings on a pheasant's feathers.
This is kit ideal for those who would like to learn more about mushroom foraging, as growing these mushrooms at home allows you to observe how they grow and become familiar with them at every stage of growth!
Cooking Tips: Dryad's Saddle has a distinctive smell that is strikingly similar to fresh watermelon rinds and when cooked have a meaty taste and texture not disimilar to pork, but with nutty, earthy flavour notes. Young caps can be sliced and sauteed with herbs and spices, or marinated before grilling as with teriyaki. Goes well with meat and fish or in Asian-style soup dishes.
Difficulty: Easy
Approx. Number of Flushes: 2-3
Time to Fruit: 1-4 weeks
Flavour/Texture: Nutty / Gamey / Meaty
Preferred temperature: 17-21℃
Indoor/Outdoor: Both
For detailed instructions on growing Dryad's Saddle, 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.
Dryad's Saddle Mushroom (UK Native Species) Ready-To-Grow Kit
This mushroom growing kits contains detailed a growing box and a colonised mycelium block grown on natural, organic, vegan substrates. Instructions are online on our website. ✼ This kit requires daily misting with a spray bottle free from chemical residues.
Start within 2 weeks for best results (this can be extended to 1 month if kept in the fridge or a cool, dark place).
