100+ Organic Blue Oyster Mushroom Plug Spawn~Gourmet Grow Kit ~Log...

100+ Organic Blue Oyster Mushroom Plug Spawn~Gourmet Grow Kit ~Log Cultivation

A 3-4 foot log can take about 25-50 plugs, while stumps usually hold 30-50 plugs. The more plugs you use, the faster your log will be colonized with mushroom mycelium. Holes can be sealed with wax to protect the mycelium from weather and insects while it's growing. Cheese wax or beeswax is best. Although the waxing can be helpful, it is not absolutely necessary.

• Up for purchase is a package of 100+ Plugs For Growing Your own Organic Blue Oyster Mushrooms! Oyster mushrooms are among the easiest, fastest growing mushroom to grow so they are great for beginner growers. Not only are they one of the most beautiful mushroom that we carry, but they are also the most delicious oyster that we have ever had the pleasure to try! Wonderful texture and great mushroom flavor make this a great choice!
• They are very vigorous and super easy to grow!! They grow well on alder, cottonwood, tulip poplar, oak, birch, beech, aspen, willow, maple, sweetgum, and many other hardwoods. Use these plugs to inoculate stumps and logs, or other recycled material like paper waste or even grow them on your used coffee grounds! As far as logs go, freshly cut hard wood is preferred, but wait until three weeks after cutting before you begin plugging your logs.
• Older wood will have fungi spores already in them that will compete with yours so dead wood is not recommended. Its very easy to grow your own mushrooms! Hardwood logs and stumps can be used for inoculation; after incubating the logs may be partially buried, horizontally-oriented, to conserve water during fruiting. Use approximately 25-50 plugs per 3 foot by 4-8 inch diameter log. Spring inoculated logs may yield first crops by fall, best fruitings occur within one or two years.
• Plug size is 5/16 inch x 1 inch spiral grooved dowels. Basically you need to allow a few weeks for the mushroom mycelium to establish itself in its new home before it goes dormant for the winter. The Logs can be left outdoors over the Winter, under a layer of straw, Some mulch, or a burlap tarp, shade cloth or other vapor-permeable cover. Do not use plastic tarps: this can cause mold to form. In areas where the Winter is exceptionally harsh, logs can be stored indoors.
• A shed, barn, garage or other outbuilding will do fine. Oyster mushrooms prefer to grow on spruce and fir trees. Non-aromatic hardwoods such as oak, elm, maple, Alder and similar woods are also very good candidates for log cultivation. Logs should be cut a few months before you begin plugging. Cut your logs in lengths of 3-4 feet. Use a 5/16" drill bit to drill 2-inch holes2 to 4 inches apart, evenly spaced. Insert 1 plug per hole and whack it in with a hammer.