Growth Timeline
From inoculation to harvest - what to expect
Inoculation
Start your grow
Day 0
Colonization
14-28 days
Day 21
Pinning
3-7 days
Day 26
Harvest
Ready to pick!
Day 44
Distinctive Features
- Cultivated form has pure white, extremely long thin stems with small caps
- Wild form has dark velvety stem base (giving rise to common name 'Velvet Foot')
- Grows in dense clusters with stems joining at base
- Wild form has color gradient on stem from pale yellow/tan at top to dark brown/black at bottom
- Can survive freezing and resume growth when thawed
Appearance
Cap
Cultivated form has small, button-shaped, convex caps that remain unexpanded. Wild form has larger caps that progress from convex when young to nearly flat with slight depression at maturity.
Pure white
Pale yellow
Light orange
Reddish-brown
Orange-brown
Stem
Cultivated form has very long, thin, uniform white stems. Wild form has shorter, thicker stems with distinctive velvety covering at base, gradual darkening from top to bottom.
Spore Print
White
Nutritional Profile
Per 100g fresh weight
37 kcal
Calories
2.7g
Protein
2.7g
Fiber
4g
Carbs
Key Nutrients
Niacin (Vitamin B3): 38% DV
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5): 30% DV
Thiamine (Vitamin B1): 18% DV
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2): 16% DV
Folate (Vitamin B9): 12% DV
Potassium: 10% DV