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Organic Shiitake - Straw-Strain - Lentinula edodes - Grain Spawn
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Organic Shiitake - Straw-Strain - Lentinula edodes - Grain Spawn
Synonyms:
Lentinus edodes, Agaricus edodes, Shii-Take, Shaingugu, Hua Gu, Qua Gu, Chinese black mushroom, Black forest mushroom
The special thing about this strain is that it grows well on straw, i.e. unlike other shiitake, it is suitable for cultivation on straw bales. The straw strain prefers a colder fruiting temperature of 14° - 16 °C. It can also fruit at higher temperatures, but this can lead to less attractive fruiting bodies.
The Japanese name ‘shiitake’ is made up of ‘take’ (= mushroom) and ‘shii’ (= pasania tree) and literally means ‘mushroom that grows on the tree’. Shiitake is native to Japan, Korea and China and its properties have been known to the population for around 2,000 years.
Its odour is strongly reminiscent of garlic and is due to an ingredient called lenthionine.
The shiitake is considered the most popular edible mushroom after the button 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 and making your preparations.
Suitable cultivation methods:
wood logs, mushroom patch, spawn bags for indoor greenhouse,
Suitable substrates: hardwood , straw
Suitable woods: oak, beech, birch, alder, chestnut, pasania
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in spring and autumn
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: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Agaricales
Family: Marasmiaceae
Genus: Lentinula
Species: Lentinula edodes
Spores: white, oval to ellipsoidal shape, 5 - 6.5 x 3 - 3.5 µ
Cultivation conditions:
Phase 1: Mycelium growth
Temperature: 23 - 26 °C
Humidity: 95 - 100 %
Duration: 55 - 70 days
CO2: > 10,000 ppm
Room air exchange: 0 - 1 per hour
Light: 50 - 100 lux
Phase 2: Primordia formation / initiation of fruiting
Temperature: 17 - 19 °C
Humidity: 95 - 100 %
Duration: 5 - 7 days
CO2: < 1,000 ppm
Room air exchange: 4 - 7 per hour
Light: 500 - 2,000 lux
Phase 3: Fruiting and harvesting
Temperature: 14 - 16 °C
Humidity: 85 - 95 %
Duration: 5 - 8 days
CO2: 600 - 1,000 ppm
Room air exchange: 5 - 8 per hour
Light: Daylight (12-hour cycle)
Harvest: 2 - 3 harvest waves at intervals of approx. 2 weeks
