Crimini (Baby Bella)

The Crimini or Baby Bella mushroom is one of the tastiest mushrooms ever grown. It is very versatile in its uses. When harvested young in the button stage it is called a Crimini or Baby Bella and can be used in the same way as the regular white button mushroom. When harvested as a mature mushroom, with the gills exposed, it is called a Portabellini or Portabella. One of the nicest features of the Crimini is its rich flavor. The Crimini Baby Bella has a very high solid content and has probably twice the solid content of the white button mushroom. This unique feature makes this mushroom a meaty and flavorful mushroom to cook with.  The Crimini Baby Bella caps can grow as small as 1-2 inches across to as large as 2-3 inches across, with the average size being 2 inches in diameter.  These thick caps when cooked can taste similar to eating meat and is often used as a meat substitute. Our mushroom kit grows several crops of these delicious mushroom. The first two crops are usually very large.  The third crop is fairly big as well. The subsequent crops after that get smaller fruiting in clusters and lesser amounts, until the mushrooms finally stop.  No matter what they are called they taste great.  The kit is complete all you add is water.  Kits are time sensitive and should be started within 10-21 days after there start date.  Start dates can be delayed if the kit is refrigerated.  These mushrooms are grown on pasteurized compost and do not smell.  All mushroom kits can to some degree attract small fungus gnats this is normal.   View our 2 videos at the bottom of this page.

Product Specifications

Contains: inoculated compost, casing and instructions.  All you add is water.  It is compete.

Best Temperature for Growing: 63 - 68 degrees Fahrenheit

Kit Instructions: See Mushroom Kit Instructions

Mini Kit Dimensions: Length 9.5",Width 7.25",Height 7.5".

Mini Kit Shipping Weight: 6lbs.  / Grows up to 2 lbs of mushrooms total.

Outer Boxing Available! Nondescript packaging:   Choose "Plus Outer Box".   Your order will be placed in a second plain brown box so the recipient will not know what is being delivered. This feature can also help mushroom kits survive shipping during harsh, cold weather.

Choose "Plus Outer Box" in the product selection  above.

Seasonal Product

Available from September 15 through May 5

Our products grow best in cooler months. It's too hot to ship and grow kits during the summer

Customer Reviews

(1.00)stars out of 5

# of Ratings: 1

1. Joseph on 2/7/2018, said:

1 stars out of 5

I bought the kit 10/2017. NOTHING happened. Donald sent me another kit and I followed directions EXACTLY like he said. I sprayed EVERYDAY and NOTHING never had the mycelium coating, nothing it's a pile of dirt. Don't waste your money complete and utter disappointment!!