Our substrates are produced FRESH for you, so the production time is approximately 3 - 6 weeks.
Ghost fungus - Omphalotus nidiformis - Sawdust Spawn
for organic mushroom cultivation
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Ghost fungus - Omphalotus nidiformis - Sawdust-Spawn
Synonym: Australian ghost mushroom
This mushroom is not suitable for human or animal consumption!
Glowing mushrooms for decoration! Omphalotus nidiformis, the ghost fungus, is primarily known for its bioluminescence (the ability to produce light). Its gills luminesce blue-green in the dark in fresh mushrooms. This glow, known as 'foxfire' , is triggered by the enzyme luciferase. The funnel-shaped fruiting body can reach a diameter of up to 30 cm.
The creamy-colored cap has orange, brown, purple or blue-black shades. The white to creamy-colored gill surn down the entire length of the stem. The stem can grow up to 8cm long and tapers towards the base. The mushroom feeds both parasitically and saprotrophically (on dead organic litter). Its fruiting bodies are found on a variety of dying or dead trees, mostly growing in overlapping groups. They can be mistaken for edible species of Pleurotus mushrooms - however, Omphalotus nidiformis, like most glowing mushrooms, is deadly poisonous!
Sawdust spawn 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 cannot be processed immediately, it can be stored in refrigeration at 4ºC for a maximum of 2 weeks.
We recommend that you plan for this when ordering and making your preparations.
Suitable cultivation methods:
wood logs, mushroom patch
Suitable substrates: hardwood
Suitable woods: beech und oak
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in summer and autumn
You receive fully colonised sawdust spawn based on organic raw materials (wood, rye bran from organic cultivation) in bags specifically suitable for sterilisation.
Information for cultivation on straw and substrate:
1 autoclave bag with app. 3 litres of mushroom spawn is suitable for inoculating 1 straw bale or 5 - 15 substrate bags
1 autoclave bag with app. 6 litres of mushroom spawn is suitable for inoculating 2 straw bales or 10 - 30 substrate bags.
Information for cultivation on wood:
When using our equipment (inoculation stick or hand inoculator) the sawdust spawn bags are suitable for:
1 autoclave bag with app. 3 litres of mushroom spawn is suitable for inoculating 12 - 15 linear metres of wood
1 autoclave bag with app. 6 litres of mushroom spawn is suitable for inoculating 25 - 30 linear metres of wood.
For quantities of 10 logs or more, inoculating with sawdust spawn ins usually more efficient than working with dowel spawn. The raw materials sawdustand wood chips are by-products and therefore more cost effective and sustainable than specially manufactured wooden dowels. As a result, sawdust spawn can also be produced cost-effectively in large quantities. Sawdust spawn is suitable for the drilling method and the cut inoculation method.
The expected yield is up to 10% of the fresh wood weight, divided into several harvest waves over a period of 3 - 5 years.
When utilising the drilling method we recommend using a mushroom drill and an inoculation stick or a hand inoculator.
Suitable for beginners.
Large quantities for commercial mushroom cultivation available upon request..
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Marasmiaceae
Family: Omphalotus
Genus: Omphalotus nidiformis
Spores: white, round to ellipsoid, 7.5 - 9.5 x 5 - 7 µ
Growing conditions:
Cultivation of this mushroom is still under research!!
