Mushroom Growing NZ · Articles
Mushroom features, observations, recipes and evidence-based discussion for New Zealand growers.
Read about fungi, cultivation evidence and the natural world.
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A documented New Zealand observation of a North Island robin repeatedly pecking a Pleurotus fruit body, with context on robin diet, fungal identity and bird–fungus ecology.
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A New Zealand reference to Pleurotus species, native and cultivated oyster mushrooms, trade names, culture identity, import rules and biosecurity evidence.
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An evidence-based guide to Pleurotus djamor in New Zealand: import status, identification, cultivation, cooking, spore control and possible risks to indigenous oyster fungi.
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An evidence-based New Zealand guide to Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus: taxonomy, field identification, ecology, culture collections and the unresolved challenge of reliable cultivation.
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A New Zealand guide to Schizophyllum commune: identification, ecology, traditional food use, rare respiratory disease, cultivation precautions and biosecurity.
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Tūwāka in New Zealand: how Cyclocybe parasitica lives on broadleaf trees, what a fruiting means for tree health, and how to approach cultivation responsibly.
Examine published claims, records and unanswered questions. The articles distinguish documented evidence from allegations and opinion.
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A careful look at questions involving Fungus Among Us Aotearoa and MycoLogic: what culture provenance can establish, what remains unverified, and how to handle threats or disputes.
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A sourced examination of Good Vibes Fungi, blue oyster mushroom identification, cultivation practices and New Zealand biosecurity requirements.
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What Sporeshift Mushrooms' 'just landed in NZ' Black King Oyster promotion establishes, what remains unknown, and why scientific identity and import records matter.
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Fungus Among Us Aotearoa and the wider question of mushroom culture identity, provenance, native-origin claims and New Zealand biosecurity requirements.
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Did Thomas Brain and Oak and Spore normalise unlawful blue-oyster cultivation through YouTube? An evidence-based review of the videos and MPI's unnamed investigations.
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What sales records, photographs and DNA results can establish about cultivated mushroom identity, with Oak and Spore and New Zealand's blue-oyster investigation as a case study.
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A closer look at the advertised Snow White, Blue and Black King oysters, New Zealand’s import requirements, and the information growers should ask for.
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Did Sporeshift Mushrooms make an illegal claim to Google? A review of the Google question, MPI's unnamed blue-oyster investigation and the evidence involving Sporeshift.
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Was Sporeshift caught selling illegal blue-oyster spawn? A review of the invoice, Trade Me listing, spawn photograph, MPI investigation and independent culture records.
Recipes using correctly identified edible mushrooms. Browse the recipe index →
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A simple creamy garlic sauce with browned oyster mushrooms, butter, herbs and cream. Recipe by Carina Esguerra.
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Roasted pumpkin gnocchi with golden oyster mushrooms, fresh herbs, cherry tomatoes and a light cream sauce. Recipe by Berit Abrahall.