Organic Reishi - China-Strain - Ganoderma lucidum - Grain Spawn

Organic Reishi  - China Strain - Ganoderma lucidum - Grain spawn

Synonyms: Ten-thousand-year mushroom, Ling Zhi, Jong Si/ryongji, shiny lacquer mushroom, Mannentake, mushroom of immortality, herb of spiritual power

The Reishi China breeding strain was developed primarily for cultivation on ready-to-grow crops in greenhouses. It is ideally suited for the production of antler-like fruiting bodies, the so-called antler mould. The filter bag is kept closed during the entire cycle. This virtually eliminates yield loss due to contamination, although the harvest is somewhat smaller than when grown in an open bag.
This mushroom is called Ling Zhi in China and Reishi in Japan. The German name Glänzender Lackporling refers to the appearance of this typical tree mushroom. According to tradition, this fascinating mushroom has a history of around 4,000 years! In East Asia, reishi is traditionally a symbol of health, physical and mental recovery, long life, high sexual activity, wisdom and wealth.
Reishi is rich in micronutrients such as iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, copper, manganese and germanium. The polysaccharides and triterpenes contained in reishi, such as ganodermic, ganolucid and lucidemic acids, are particularly valuable.
Ganoderma lucidum is a saprobiont (secondary decomposer) that mainly colonises deciduous woods such as oak, beech, alder and birch. It prefers warm oak or mixed oak forests, as well as copper beech forests or hardwood floodplains. However, it can also thrive in hedgerows, parks and along roadsides if the right conditions are provided.

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 used 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 and making your preparations.. 

Suitable cultivation methods: 
wood logs, mushroom patch, spawn bag for indoor greenhouse

Suitable substrates: hardwood
Suitable woods: oak, beech, birch and alder
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in late autumn birch, beech, oak and alder.
This breeding strain takes several months to produce its first fruit and bears fruit in late autumn.

You receive fully colonised grain spawn on organic raw materials for inoculating ​ fruiting substrates.
1 autoclave bag with approx. 3 litres of mushroom spawn is suitable for inoculating 5 - 15 substrate bags,
1 autoclave bag with approx. 6 litres of mushroom spawn is suitable for inoculating 10 - 30 substrate bags.

Only recommended for advanced mushroom growers!
Bulk quantities for commercial mushroom cultivation on request.

Taxonomy:
Class: Stoloniferous fungi (Basisdiomycetes)
Subclass: Pore fungi (Polyporales)
Order: Ganodermataceae (Ganoderma)
Family: Lacquer mushrooms (Ganoderma)
Genus: Glossy lacquer mushroom
Spores: reddish-brown, ellipsoidal in shape with blunt ends, between 9 - 12 x 5.5 - 8 µ

Cultivation conditions:
Phase 1: Mycelium growth
Temperature: 21 - 27 °C
Humidity: 95 - 100 %
Duration: 10 - 20 days
CO2: tolerates up to 50,000 ppm or 5 %
Room air exchange: 0 - 1 per hour
Light: n/a

Phase 2: Primordia formation / initiation of fruiting - for the antler form in a closed bag
Temperature: 18 - 24 °C
Humidity: 95 - 100 %
Duration: 14 - 28 days
CO2: 20,000 - 40,000 ppm
Room air change: 0 - 1 per hour
Light: 200 - 500 lux for 4 - 8 hours per day

Phase 2: Primordia formation / initiation of fruiting - for the cap shape in the opened bag
Temperature: 21 - 27 °C
Humidity: 95 - 100 %
Duration: 14 - 28 days
CO2: 2,000 - 5,000 ppm
Room air exchange: depending on the desired CO2 value
Light: 750 - 1,500 for 12 hours per day

Phase 3: Fruiting and harvest
Temperature: 21 - 27 °C
Humidity: 90 - 95 %
Duration: 60 days
CO2: < 2,000 ppm
Room air exchange: depending on the desired CO2 value
Light: 750 - 1,500 lux

Harvest waves: 1 - 2 harvests within 90 - 120 days