Organic Shiitake Mushroom Spawn
24,91 €
Organic Shiitake grain spawn – for wood substrate in filter bags or for inoculating logs.
- ✓ EU organic certified, freshly made in our own production
- ✓ 2 kg (approx. 4 litres) – enough for around 20 kg of moist substrate
- ✓ Keeps 1–2 months (chilled)
- ✓ Shipping in 5–7 days for small quantities (up to 4 pcs per variety), larger quantities freshly produced in approx. 14 days
Order more and save: 10% off from 4 pieces, 20% from 8 pieces, 25% from 12 pieces.
Organic Shiitake Mushroom Spawn: for wood substrate and logs
Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) are among the most popular gourmet mushrooms in the world. They grow on wood – in filter bags with hardwood pellets or on logs in the garden. We produce our organic spawn fresh in Schleedorf, Austria.
What you can use the spawn for
- Hardwood pellets in filter bags
- Logs (e.g. with the column method)
Ideal conditions
- Colonisation: 20–24 °C, 60–100 days
- Fruiting initiation: 10–16 °C, 90–95 % humidity
- Fruiting: 10–25 °C, above 85 % humidity
- Flushes: 2–4, depending on substrate
How to use the grain spawn
- Keep it cool as soon as it arrives (ideally 1–3 °C).
- Plan around 10 % spawn relative to the moist substrate.
- Work cleanly and mix the spawn evenly into the cooled substrate.
- Let it colonise, then set it up for fruiting.
Tip from our practice: After colonisation, Shiitake need a maturing phase of up to ten weeks until the blocks turn dark brown on the outside. Only then start with a cold shock and water bath.
All details, ideal conditions and answers to common questions are in our Shiitake grain spawn guide.
Growing commercially? Request our price list for mushroom farms via the contact form.
