@marghera I got some oyster mushrooms.
I guess I could just buy a plastic box and use that to control the environment, but I'm quite unsure how an heated pad might help since it would still need ventilation and the room containing it is not heated.

Outside temperature during the day is around 10°C and I guess room temperature might be slightly above that.
Do you believe it may grow at these temperatures? I'm not really aiming for the best yield, as long as I get something out of it it's fine.

@rastinza you can also put the substrate into a transparent plastic bag without the plastic box, place the heating mat under the plastic box.

You can get an idea from here
https://www.magic-mushrooms-shop.com/en/blog/thermo-mats-what-to-do

Sorry for the magic mushrooms shop link, but it is the best guide there is for termo mats, you can look at the kit they use and get some ideas from them.

Mushrooms are fun!

@marghera Looks interesting, I'll see if I can find something like this. Right now I don't wish to invest a bunch of money in this, as long as they grow it's fine, but if I stumble on something like this I'll think about it.

@rastinza you could place a metal plate and a small candle under it you need to play with distance and thickness/material of plate to get the right temperature.

A tiny candle will do a lot, happy experimenting and let us know what worked.

@rastinza mushroom will grow very slow at those temperature, ideally 20-23 degrees. too much heat is a problem too. Is a tricky balance one need to achieve at the beginning.

Remember no direct sunlight they need a little bit of light that's it.