Our substrates are produced FRESH for you, so the production time is approximately 3 - 6 weeks.
Organic Golden Oyster Mushroom - P. citrinopileatus - Mushroom Patch
for organic mushroom cultivation
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Golden oyster mushroom - Pleurotus citrinopileatus - Mushroom patch
Synonyms: Zitronen Austernpilz, Gelber Austernpilz, Tamogitake, Il'mak
The caps of the Golden oyster mushroom are golden yellow to bright yellow, 2 - 5 cm in size, convex to flat when ripe, often depressed in the centre. The stalks are white, attached to the centre of the caps. They usually grow in large clusters that emerge from a single, connected base. Flavour, shelf life and culinary use are similar to the tree oyster mushroom.
This fresh product is prepared fresh for you to order. The production time is around 3 - 6 weeks.
The mushroom spawn should be processed immediately after delivery.
If the product cannot be processed immediately, it can be stored in the refrigerator at 4 °C for up to 2 weeks.
We recommend that you plan for this when ordering.
Suitable cultivation methods: straw bales, wood logs, mushroom patch, Mycelium bags for greenhouse cultivation .
Suitable substrates: Straw, paper, oak wood, coffee grounds, coffee bean pulp, hardwood
Suitable woods are: Poplar, oak, elder, aspen, acorn, birch, ash, beech, willow, elm.
This cultivar bears fruit when grown outdoors in summer.
You receive mushroom spawn colonised by fungal mycelium based on organic raw materials (wood, rye bran from organic farming) in bags specially designed for sterilisation.
1 autoclave bag with approx. 6 litres of mushroom spawn is suitable for a mushroom bed measuring 80 x 80 cm.
Taxonomy:
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Mushroom family (Agaricales)
Family: Collard relatives (Pleurotaceae)
Genus: Side mushrooms (Pleurotus)
Species: lemon mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus)
Spores: Pale yellow-pink to yellow-brownish, 7.5 - 9.0 x 3.0 - 3.5µ.
Growing conditions:
Phase 1: Mycelial growth
Temperature: 24 - 29°C
Humidity: 90 - 100%.
Duration: 10 - 14 days
CO2: 5,000 - 20,000 ppm
Room air exchange: 1-2 per hour
Light: n/a
Phase 2: Formation of primordia / start of fruit formation
Temperature: 21 - 27 (32) °C
Humidity: 98 - 100%
Duration: 3 - 5 days
CO2: <1,000 ppm
Room air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux
Phase 3: Fruiting and harvest
Temperature: 21 - 29°C
Humidity: 90 - 95%.
Duration: 3 - 5 days
CO2: <1,000 ppm
Air exchange in the room: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux
Harvest wave: 2 harvest waves 10-14 days apart.
