Description
Straw Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) Medicinal. Wood-loving Species – Also known as black forest mushroom. Top fruiting. Fruiting temp: 7°-25°C
These are spawn bags and not fruiting kits to fruit directly from the bag.
Grow on pasteurised Straw or Sugarcane mulch .It is a fantastic strain that can also grow on softwood or a mix of straw and spent coffee grounds also.Grow them in an outdoor garden bed under full shade, preferably when it’s not very hot outside. Ideally Shiitake loves growing on Only hardwood sawdust with least amount of nutrition. This particular strain has been grown for generation in non-hardwood substrate like straw and this is where it gets its name from.
Upon arrival, remove the bag from the box and unfold it to ensure the white filter patch is fully exposed, as this is where the mycelium breathes. Allow the bag to rest for 3–5 days in a location away from direct sunlight and airflow.
Use our Sawdust spawn for outdoor garden beds, it provides up to 1000 times more inoculation points than grain spawn, promising even and swifter colonisation in the long run.
Did you know that we sell Mushroom culture in form of Liquid culture, Log plug dowel spawn, Agar plate, Mushroom grain spawn, Sawdust Substrate and as Mushroom Growing Kits?.
