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Oyster mushroom
Fungi·Pleurotus ostreatus
Shade
Sun
High
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Not recorded
Hardiness
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) is a fungus. It grows best in shade and has high water needs.
Through the year
DormantLeafing out
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Shade tolerant
Needs a lot of water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
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Prefers not applicable soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Draws up nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium from deep in the soil
Adds a lot of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives spores (for reproduction)
Gives organic matter (nutrient cycling)
Provides nitrogen
Provides phosphorus
Provides potassium
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Fungi
Height5–20 cm
Spacing10 cm (min 5 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width5–15 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by spore, mycelial transfer
Difficulty
Establishes in about 0 yr
Self-seeds freely and can spread on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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