Organic Golden Oyster Mushroom - P. citrinopileatus - dowel spawn

Organic Golden Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus citrinopileatus - 
dowel spawn

Synonyms: Golden oyster mushroom, (lemon) oyster mushroom, yellow oyster mushroom, Tamogitake, Il´mak

The Golden oyster mushroom is yellow to pale yellow, 2 - 5cm in diameter, convex to flattened with age and often depressed in the center. The stem is white and centrally attached to the cap. It typically grows in large groups. Taste, durability and preparation in the kitchen are comparable to the 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: 
wood logs

Suitable substrates: straw, paper, coffee pulp, hardwood
Suitable woods: poplar, oak, alder, ash, aspen, maple, birch, beech, willow or elm
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in summer 

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You receive fully colonised spawn dowels for inoculating wood logs.

spawn dowels for inoculating wood logs
1 pack of 100 dowels is sufficient for 1 - 2 wood logs.
1 pack of 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: 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
Fresh air exchange: 1 - 2 per hour
Light: n/a

Phase 2: Primordia formation /  Fruiting initiation
Temperature: 21 - 27 (32)°C
Humidity: 98 - 100%
Duration: 3 - 5 days
CO2: <1,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux

Phase 3: Fruiting and harvesting
Temperature: 21 - 29°C
Humidity: 90 - 95%.
Duration: 3 - 5 days
CO2: <1,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux
 
Harvesting cycle: 2 crops, 10 - 14 days apart. 
 

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