Our substrates are produced FRESH for you, so the production time is approximately 3 - 6 weeks.
Organic Elm Oyster Mushroom - H. ulmarius - Mushroom Patch
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Organic Elm Oyster Mushroom - Hypzisigus ulmarius - Mushroom patch
Synonyms: Shirotamogitake, Da Yu Mo
The Elm Oyster Mushroom is a delicious edible mushroom that is often mistakenly sold as an ‘oyster mushroom’ at markets. It can be used in cooking in the same way as oyster mushrooms, but the fruiting bodies are larger and have a slightly more intense flavor than oyster mushrooms. It turns white to light gray and light brown, depending on the substrate and location.
Mushroom patch is always made fresh on demand. Production time: 3 - 6 weeks.
This product is fresh produce and should be processed immediately after delivery.
If the product is not processed immediately, it can be stored in refrigeration at 4° Celsius for a maximum of 2 weeks.
Please consider these timings when placing the order.
Suitable cultivation methods:
straw bales, wood logs, mushroom patch, spawn bags for indoor greenhouses
Suitable substrates: straw, paper, coffee grounds, pulp of coffee beans, Hardwood
Suitable woods: poplar, oak, alder, aspen, acorn, birch, willow, elm.
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in summer.
You receive fully colonised mushroom spawn made from organic materials (wood, rye-bran from organic cultivation).
1 autoclave bag with approx. 6 litres of spawn is suitable for inoculation of a mushroom patch of 80 x 80 cm.
Taxonomy:
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Thricholomataceae
Genus: Hypzisigus
Species: Hypzisigus ulmarius
Spores: white, round to ovoid, diameters 3-5µ
Growing conditions:
Phase 1: Mycelial growth
Temperature: 21 - 27°C
Humidity: 95 - 100%
Duration: 14 - 21 days, + 7 day resting
CO2: >10,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 0 - 1 per hour
Light: n/a
Phase 2: Primordia formation / Fruiting initiation
Temperature: 10 - 13°C
Humidity: 98 - 100%
Duration: 5 - 10 days
CO2: <1,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux
Phase 3: Fruiting and Harvest
Temperature: 13 - 18°C
Humidity: (90) 94 - 98%
Duration: 4 - 7 days
CO2: 600 - 1,500 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux
Harvesting cycle: 2 crops, 7 - 10 days apart
