Pleurotus pulmonarius

Summer oyster

The summer oyster (also sold as Italian or phoenix oyster) is a wood-decay fungus of temperate and subtropical forests worldwide. It prefers warmer conditions than Pleurotus ostreatus and fruits later in summer. It is one of the easiest mushrooms to grow at home on straw, sawdust, coffee grounds or cardboard.

Pleurotus pulmonarius — Photo: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Saprotrophic on decaying wood: hardwoods in eastern North America, and also conifers in the west.

Mostly lowland; recorded at 7–1476 m (median 410 m).

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🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 de licence, unmodified.