Discounted Shiitake Mushroom Sawdust Spawn - (Lentinula edodes) - 5lb - Wide Range Variety

Discounted Shiitake Mushroom Spawn – Use Within 3 Weeks! - Please read this first!

This shiitake grain spawn is in its popcorning stage, meaning it’s getting ready to fruit. It’s still perfectly viable for log inoculation but should be used within 3 weeks for best results.

Important Notes for Use:

• Pick off popcorning pieces before breaking up the spawn to prevent clogging your inoculation tool.

• Ideal for log inoculation—get your logs ready and inoculate soon!

Since this is older spawn, we’re offering it at a discount while supplies last. A great option for growers looking for a deal without compromising on quality!

This spawn is for inoculating logs ONLY. For fruiting blocks, please see our Shiitake Fruiting Kit here. For detailed instructions on how to grow Shiitake mushrooms on logs, please visit our blog: How to Grow Shiitake on Logs

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Shiitake "Wide Range" - (Lentinula edodes) - Shiitake mushrooms are one of the easiest and most prolific, forgiving mushrooms to grow on logs for all skill levels, and a perfect mushroom for beginners. Shiitake are meaty and savory, hard to beat on flavor! This is our best foolproof Shiitake strains, this ecotype prefers optimum fruiting temperatures when they fall in between 55-70F. Typically fruits in the spring and fall months after colonization is complete. Fruits well on oak, sweetgum, poplar, and other hardwood species. Recommended for temperate climates, this one can fruit in most climates experiencing a cool transition period at any time of the year.

Edibility and Taste: Savory and Meaty
Grows On: Hardwood logs outdoors: oak, pecan, walnut, alder, sweet gum, maple, ironwood, hophorn beam, cherry, sycamore, tulip poplar, eucalyptus, chestnut, ash, birch, bitternut, willow. Avoid for shiitake: conifers, fruit trees, elm, hackberry, sassafras, soft maples (red and striped), dogwood, black locust, beech, hickory
Fruiting Temps: 55-75F
Availability: Year-round