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Cultivate oyster mushrooms with ease at home

Learn from digital creator Abhinav Yadav @createyourtaste as he guides followers through the hassle-free process

Ever dreamt of serving Garlic Butter Oyster Mushrooms or Deep Fried Mushroom Fritters for your weekend guests, straight from your own garden or balcony? Digital creator Abhinav Yadav reveals a straightforward three-step method to grow Oyster Mushrooms at home in his new series, GIY - Grow It Yourself.

To kickstart the process, Abhinav begins by boiling a bunch of paddy straw for approximately 90 minutes. Once semi-dried, he crumbles the paddy straw and adds the mushroom spawn, placing the mixture in a large plastic bag, sealing it, and storing it in a dry spot. After 15 days of patiently leaving it untouched, a daily spray of water is all it takes. Fast forward a month, and your home-grown mushrooms are ready for harvest.

— Urvashi Bhattacharya

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