Mushroom - Wine Cap Garden Kit
Stropharia rugosoannulata
Opens into large flattish caps of a soft auburn colour. Firm and a little crunchy with a mildly earthy flavour. You can grow these in your garden beds in a moist, shady spot. They are productive and will emerge just 8 to 12 weeks, when temperatures are b... Read Moreelow 24C. Always cook mushrooms - eating raw mushrooms can cause digestive upset.
Before you pick and eat any mushrooms from your garden, it's extremely important to correctly identify them. While unlikely, it is possible for other fungi to pop up in your bed so best to be sure what you’re picking.
Below is a basic description of the features of the Wine Cap.
Size: The Wine Cap is characterised by its medium to large size compared to other mushrooms. It has a large cap, often 10-15cm or more in diameter when mature.
Colour: If grown in full shade the caps are typically a burgundy red wine colour. As they mature and if exposed to the sun the colour can fade to a duller reddish brown to tan colour. The stem is a creamy white colour.
Shape: The Wine Caps have a classic mushroom shape. When they first emerge the caps are bell-shaped. Once the stem emerges it is thick. When fully mature the caps will flatten and if left another day they will upturn exposing the gills.
Spore colour: When the wine cap is young there will be a white membrane covering the gills. This veil will drop as the cap matures and remain as a toothed ring around the stem. The gills are dark purple to charcoal black. The spore print of a Wine Cap is dark purple-brown, almost charcoal black.
Once you’re 100% sure on your identification, harvest your mushrooms before the caps upturn and release their spores - this can affect the flavour.
You must always cook mushrooms - eating raw mushrooms can cause digestive upset.
Other Names: Garden Giant, King Stropharia
$39.00
Preferred Climate Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate
Grown From Tissue Culture
Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions) 0-1m
Plants required to Pollinate 1 (Self Pollinating)
Can it Handle Frosts? Likes Temps above 5deg
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas WA
Suitability in Pots Yes with 35L+ Pot
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest First Year
Sun or Shade Shade (Sun:0-50%)
Fruiting/Harvest Months April, May, June, July, August
