Organic King Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus eryngii - dowel spawn

Organic King Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus eryngii - dowel spawn

Synonyms: King trumpet mushroom, Boletus of the Steppes, Xìng Xào Gu, Eringi, Saesongi Peoseot

Characteristics of the King oyster mushroom are its delicate aroma and firm flesh. The eryngii is a delicate edible mushroom that can be used similarly to porcini mushrooms. The fruiting bodies have diameters of 3 - 10 cm, and the stem also reaches lengths of 3 - 10cm.
When refrigerated, freshly harvested fruit bodies can last up to 2 weeks!
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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: 
wood logs

Suitable substrates: straw, hardwood
Suitable woods:  Poplar, oak, alder, aspen, maple, birch, ash, beech, willow or elm.
This breeding strain bears fruit when grown outdoors in late summer to early fall. 
After inoculation, the tree trunks must be buried horizontally approx. 2/3 deep in the soil. Approximately 1/3 should protrude above the ground.

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 You receive fully colonised spawn dowels for inoculating wood logs 

spawn dowels for inoculating wood logs​
1 Pack with 500 dowels is sufficient for 5 wood logs
1 Pack with 1.000 dowels is sufficient for 10 - 20 wood logs  

Inoculation with spawn dowels is traditionally used in mushroom gardens and recommended for beginners. Depending on the species, mushrooms can be harvested over several years - until the fungus has depleted all nutrients in the substrate. The fruiting bodies typically appear from the second year onwards and continue for 3 - 5 years, coinciding with the mushroom season. The expected harvest yield is approximately 10 % of the fresh woods weight, spread out over multiple harvests during the 3 - 5 period.

Taxonomy:
Class: Basidiomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pleurotaceae
Genus: Pleurotus
Species: Pleurotus eryngii
Spores: white, 7 - 9,5 µ x 3,5 µ

Growing conditions:
Phase 1: Mycelial growth
Temperature: 24 °C
Humidity: 90 - 95 %
Duration: 12 - 16 days
CO2: 5.000 - 20.000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 1 per hour
Light: n/a

Phase 2: Primordia Bildung / Fruiting initiation
Temperature: 10 - 15 °C
Humidity: 95 - 100 %
Duration: 4 - 5 days
CO2: 500 - 1.000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1.000 Lux

Phase 3: Fruiting and harvest
Temperature: 15 - 21 °C
Humidity: 85 - 90 %
Duration: 4 - 8 days 
CO2: < 2.000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 5 per hour
Light: 500 - 1.000 Lux

Harvesting cycle:  2 crops for 15 days each, 14 days apart

For quantities of 10 logs or more, inoculation with sawdust spawn is usually more efficient than working with spawn dowels.