10 Best Mushroom Growing Kits UK 2022 | Shiitake, Chestnut, Pink Oyster and More

Kicking off our countdown is this showstopper from Urban Farm-It. If you’re looking for something a bit more unique than the standard shop-bought mushroom, this kit will be just the ticket. It provides everything you need to grow pink (yes, pink!) oyster mushrooms!

The mushrooms will provide a burst of colour to your kitchen and a delicious taste to any Thai curry or stir-fry you whip up. This kit comes with excellent reviews, with customers praising Urban Farm-It's customer service when they've needed a hand with the process. They also have a great educational website filled with tips to ensure you get the best from your kit.

This growing kit that produces a rather unusual mushroom that many of us will never have heard of before – Lion’s Mane. This furry, rather large mushroom variety has a slightly fishy taste and is an excellent vegan substitute for crab. They are also great enjoyed on their own, simply sauteed in a bit of butter.

The kit includes everything you need to grow, including a misting bottle, making this an excellent buy for anyone new to the growing game. The box also comes with comprehensive, easy-to-follow instructions that have provided what seems to be every single customer with successful results.

If you liked the sound of the bright pink oyster mushrooms, you might also want to take a look at this glorious golden variety! Producing up to 4 crops, you should get a decent yield for your money, especially considering the high price of oyster mushrooms at the supermarket. 

The kit comes with everything you need, including a misting bottle, and is fully colonised and ready to go as soon as it arrives. It also comes with excellent reviews with plenty of customers achieving great growing success.

Next is a growing kit for the famous shiitake mushrooms. If you're not familiar with this variety, they have a distinctly earthy taste and meaty texture and go brilliantly in tons of recipes from risottos to soups to stir-fries. They're also supposed to work wonders for reducing your cholesterol.

One of the best things about this particular kit, though, is that you should be able to see your first crop grow in as little as a few days! While this pack does only advertise 1-2 crops per kit, shiitake mushrooms are pretty expensive in the shops, so you're still getting good value for money.

Next up, we have an option for those who just want to give the classic white button mushrooms a go. Let’s face it, these are the most widely consumed mushrooms in the world that go in almost anything, so you're bound to use them up!

What we like about this kit is that your crop is grown in a cute little button mushroom-shaped container, whereas many of the other options are in rather unsightly packages. The kit includes everything you need, and most customers have found their harvest to be pleasantly fruitful.

Merryhill Mushrooms are one of the biggest brands in mushroom farming and here we have their Chestnut mushroom kit. If you’re after a versatile funghi but want a deeper, richer flavour than button mushrooms, these are an excellent choice. 

They have a delicious, nutty taste and an almost meaty texture that makes a great ingredient in a whole range of dishes. Overall, the reviews have been pretty positive, with most people being able to harvest around 4 crops, however, a few customers have only managed to grow a few mushrooms.

Here's another ready-to-go box from Merryhill Mushrooms, only this one is for growing the classic white variety. Being ready to go straight from the box, this is an excellent option for beginners. Plus, white mushrooms are one of the most versatile varieties, so you’ll definitely be able to make use of your harvest.

The box comes with clear instructions that advise you should be able to reap up to 4 harvests. Like the company's other offerings, most customers have agreed to this, but some unfortunate growers have only been able to produce a few mushrooms in total!

Here we have another shiitake kit, and while it doesn’t come ready to go in a box, it does come with almost everything you need to get going – just find your perfect log and away you go. Best of all, you should be able to harvest your crops for up to an incredible 8 years (that is, if you care for it correctly!)

Unfortunately, there aren’t any reviews of this product yet, so it is a bit of a risk, especially if you’re new to the game of mushroom growing. However, if the reviews from their other products are anything to go by, you should be fine.

This is another product from Urban Farm-It, however, it's slightly different from the rest. While this is quite a highly-rated product, it’s a bit further down our list just because it’s not so much of a kit as the others as it only includes fresh plug spawn.

This is, however, perfect for those who already have a log and the other tools needed but just need the goods themselves! The spawn is well-known for being a high-quality, high-yield product and with the proper care, you should be able to get multiple harvests for up to 6 years, which is frankly quite incredible.

Finally, we have a pearl oyster mushroom kit. While these don’t come in any crazy colours like pink or gold, they are just as delicious, making them a great option if you’re not after anything particularly fancy. Another great selling point is that you'll grow them using upcycled coffee grounds and recycled cardboard as compost.

The kit comes with everything you need included – just add water to get the growing process started. Unfortunately, the reviews do leave a lot to be desired. Some customers have had a few mould issues, and the company seem to have been pretty unresponsive.