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King Oyster - Pleurotus eryngii
Syn.: King trumpet mushroom, Boletus of the Steppes, Xìng Xào Gu, Eringi, Saesongi PeoseotThe King Oyster Mushroom produces fruiting bodies with a very delicious taste. The texture of the flesh is comparable to boletus. For cooking you can use Eryngii like boletus. Eryngii produces fruiting bodies with diamter 3-10 cm; the shaft will be 3-10 cm long. The fruiting bodies of King Oyster will reach up to 300 gram under well environmental conditions. Fresh fruit bodies can be stored in the fridge for about 2 weeks!
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Organic King Oyster - Pleurotus eryngii - spawn dowels
Ready colonised dowels for inoculation of tree stems.Certified for organic mushroom cultivation.
(Organic control station: AT-BIO-301, Bio Austria Garantie)
500 pcs. for 5 tree stems per one meter
Organic King Oyster - Pleurotus eryngii - spawn dowels
Ready colonised dowels for inoculation of tree stems.
Certified for organic mushroom cultivation.
(Organic control station: AT-BIO-301, Bio Austria Garantie)
1000 pcs. for 10-20 tree stems
Your receive ready colonised wood-dowels for inoculation of tree stems.
Suitable woods are: poplar, oak, alder, aspen, maple, birch, ash, beech, willow or elm.
Fruiting season for this mushroom is late summer to early autumn.
Classically used in mushroom gardens and recommended for beginners. Depending on the species, mushrooms can be harvested over serveral years - until the fungus has consumed up all nutrients in the substrate. The fruit bodys appear from the second year on over three to five years, in the season for the mushroom. Expected harvest yield is about 10 % of the fresh woods weight, divided over multiple harvests over 3 to 5 years.
We recommend using a mushroom drill.
| SKU: | AN160 |
| Shipping weight: | 0,30 kg |
| Item weight: | 0,20 kg |
Inoculation of wood logs with spawn dowels
Beimpfen von Baumstämmen mit Dübelbrut
About the mushroom
Scientific name: Pleurotus ostreatus
Synonyms: Oyster Mushroom, Hiratake, Tamogitake, Píng Gu, Sadafi, Chippikkoon, Oyster Shelf, Tree Oyster, Straw Mushroom
Natural habitat:
Mainly on dying or dead broadleaf hardwoods. Common all around the world.
Appropriate substrate:
Straw, paper, coffee pulp, cornstalks, sugarcane bagasse, hardwood (cottonwoods, oaks, alders, maples, aspens, ash, beech, birch, elm, willows, poplars)
Usage:
Edible mushroom, vital mushroom
The tree oyster is very simple in cultivation. The mycelium of this pleurotus species is very robust and therefore very popular in commercial cultivation. Fruiting bodies become 5 to 15 cm in diameter. The cap is grayish brown to violet. Pleurotus is rich in B-vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin, vitamin C, vitamin D (calciferol) and folic acid. One fourth of the dry matter of pleurotus is proteins, containing all essential amino acids. The most important compounds of pleurotus are lovastatin and the polysaccharide pleuran.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pleurotaceae
Genus: Pleurotus
Spores: mostly white to grey, 7.5 - 9.5 x 3 - 4 µ, clamp connections present.
Growing conditions
Phase 1: Mycelium growth
Temperature: 24°C
Humidity: 85 - 95%
Duration: 12 - 21 days
CO2: 5,000 - 20,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 1 per hour
Light: n/a
Phase 2: Arranging of Mycelia / Fruiting initiation
Temperature: 10 - 15,6°C
Humidity: 95 - 100%
Duration: 3 - 5 days
CO2: <1,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 1,000 - 1,500 (2,000) Lux
Phase: Fruiting and Harvest
Temperature: 10 - 21°C
Humidity: 85 - 90%
Duration: 4 - 7 Days
CO2: <1,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 1,000 - 1,500 (2,000) Lux
Cropping cycle: 7 - 14 days apart for 45 -55 days
Suitable Substrate:
straw, paper, coffee grounds, pulp of coffee beans, hardwoord (poplar, oak, alder, aspen, maple, birch, ash, beech, willow, elm)
