Cultivation Authority
Village in the Shade Mushroom Cultivation Guide
Follow the full mushroom route from Contest participation and shop eligibility to Mushroom Cultivation Kit placement, Log cultivation and Autumn harvest. Unknown timing and shop-state rules stay visible.
The short version
Kits are gated before they are grown.
The current repository connects Shiitake, Shimeji and Wood Ear to Contest participation, a Sazanka shop route and an Autumn Log cultivation surface. It does not verify the exact participation count, arrival notice or growth timer.
Mushroom records
3
Cultivation surface
Log
Planning season
Autumn
Shop gate
Contest participation
Participation count
Not published
Growth duration
Unresolved
Quick Answer
The safe mushroom route
Use the chain below to diagnose progress, shop and cultivation questions in the right order.
1. Participate
Mushroom Kits use a Contest participation condition. The required count is not published.
2. Check the shop
Eligibility, delivery or refresh state may be separate from the moment you qualify.
3. Place the kit
The shared crop records identify Log as the cultivation environment in the Garden.
4. Plan Autumn
All three mushroom records are labeled Autumn. Exact growth and repeat timing remain unresolved.
Important: a Mushroom Kit is not an ordinary field seed, and a community-reported number is not enough to establish a universal growth timer.
System Chain
Contest to harvest, in order
Each step owns a different state. Keep shop visibility, object placement and crop timing separate.
01
Contest participation
The shared unlock model assigns Mushroom Kits to Contest participation. The required participation count is not published.
02
Shop eligibility
Qualification is the upstream gate. It does not prove that the item is already visible in the shop on the same day.
03
Arrival or notice
The current repository does not isolate a mail, refresh or next-day rule for Mushroom Kits.
04
Buy the kit
The three kits are cultivation-kit records. No verified price or current shop listing is stored.
05
Place in the Garden
The crop records identify the environment as Log. Exact placement tiles, spacing and object interaction remain open.
06
Mushroom Log
The kit becomes a cultivation object on a log-style surface. The object name and interaction sequence are not separately verified.
07
Autumn growth
All three mushroom records carry Autumn as the cultivation season. This is not proof of a universal outdoor year-round rule.
08
Harvest
Harvest output, repeat cycle and whether a spent object remains in place are not fully verified.
Mushroom Records
Shiitake, Shimeji and Wood Ear
The three current records share the same seasonal and environmental baseline, but their timing fields do not resolve equally.
| Mushroom | Japanese | Season | Surface | Growth timing | Regrowth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiitake | シイタケ | Autumn | Log | Unresolved | Record shows 4, but the value is community-reported and not a verified cultivation duration. |
| Shimeji | シメジ | Autumn | Log | Unresolved | Unresolved |
| Wood Ear Mushroom | キクラゲ | Autumn | Log | Unresolved | Unresolved |
The shared repository labels the records as community-reported. Use them for a cautious planning baseline, not as proof of exact timers, watering, quality, yield or greenhouse compatibility.
Troubleshooting
Why is the Mushroom Kit not in the shop?
A missing listing can be a progression-state issue rather than a cultivation failure.
01
Have you participated in the relevant Contest route?
02
Is the required participation count known in your save, or is it still an unresolved source field?
03
Has the shop, mail or arrival state been observed after qualification?
04
Are you checking the Sazanka shop in the correct season or stock context?
05
Are you treating the kit as a cultivation item rather than a normal field seed?
06
After purchase, are you looking for a Log cultivation surface rather than an ordinary tile?
Boundaries
What this guide does not claim
These answers are intentionally narrower than ordinary crop advice.
No universal watering rule
The current sources do not establish that Mushroom Logs need the Watering Can. Do not copy field-crop watering behavior to logs.
No universal growth timer
Shiitake has a community-reported repeat value, but Shimeji and Wood Ear do not. Initial growth, harvest timing and repeat cycles remain separate questions.
No off-season promise
Autumn is the current record baseline. Greenhouse and year-round behavior are not assigned to mushrooms by inference.
No exact shop-day promise
Qualification, notification, stock refresh and purchase availability are different states. The current repository does not collapse them into a single date.
FAQ
Mushroom cultivation questions
Short answers for the search questions most likely to hide a progression or evidence boundary.
How do I grow mushrooms?
Reach the Mushroom Kit shop condition through Contest participation, buy the relevant kit when it becomes available, place it in the Garden on the documented Log cultivation surface, then wait for the Autumn cultivation cycle. Exact day counts remain unresolved.
How do I use a Mushroom Cultivation Kit?
Treat it as a cultivation-kit item rather than an ordinary field seed. The current authority connects it to a Log surface in the Garden, but the exact placement confirmation and interaction sequence are not independently verified.
When do Mushroom Kits unlock?
The shared unlock model says Contest participation. It does not publish the required participation count, exact contest type, mail timing or a universal earliest date.
Where do I buy Mushroom Kits?
The kit records are associated with the Sazanka General Store unlock model, but the current shop stock does not preserve a verified individual listing, price or refresh schedule. If the kit is missing, check the Contest gate and the shop availability state first.
How long do mushrooms take to grow?
A reliable universal day count is not verified. Shiitake has a community-reported record of 4 repeat days, but that should not be promoted to a confirmed initial growth duration or applied to Shimeji and Wood Ear.
Do mushrooms regrow?
Do not assume a shared regrowth rule. Shiitake has a community-reported repeat value of 4; Shimeji and Wood Ear remain unresolved, as do the spent-log and replanting behaviors.
Do mushrooms need watering?
The current mushroom authority does not verify a Watering Can requirement. Mushroom Logs are a separate cultivation surface, so ordinary field-watering rules should not be copied across without evidence.
Can mushrooms grow outside Autumn?
The three canonical mushroom records are labeled Autumn and Log. Greenhouse compatibility, year-round outdoor growth and off-season behavior are not verified, so keep Autumn as the current planning baseline.
Why is the Mushroom Kit not in the shop?
Check Contest participation, whether the qualification has been recognized, whether the shop has refreshed or delivered a notice, and whether the current season or shop context is correct. The exact arrival rule is still unresolved.
Related Guides
Keep the system chain connected
Use each authority for the state it actually owns.
Mushroom cultivation is the canonical route for the three Log crops and their kits. Processing, requests, drying and shop schedules remain separate authorities.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.