Organic Beech Mushroom, brown - Hypsizygus tessulatus - dowel spawn

Organic Beech Mushroom, brown- Hypsizygus tessulatus - dowel spawn

Synonyms : Buna-shimeji, Yamabiko, Hon-shimeji (Mountain Echo Mushroom), Tamo-motashi

Due to its fine texture and subtle nutty aroma, this mushroom is one of the tastiest of the oyster-like mushrooms. The beech mushroom is hemispherical to flat, marbled with “water droplets” on the cap and curled at the edge. It has a diameter of 2–7 cm.

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: hardwood
Suitable woods: Poplar, oak, alder, aspen, maple, birch, ash, beech, willow or elm
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in autumn 

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You receive fully colonised spawn dowels for inoculating wood logs.

Spawn dowels for inoculating wood logs
1 Pack with 500 dowels is sufficient for 5 wood logs
1 Pack with 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: stander fungi (Basidiomycetes).
Subclass: cap fungi (Agaricomycetidae)
Order: Leaf fungi (Agaricales)
Family: Larkinaceae (Tricholomataceae)
Genus: Wood shavings, tree shavings (Hypzisigus)
Species: Hypzisigus tessellatus brown
Spores: white, hemispherical to ovoid, rather small, 4.0 - 6.5 x 3.5 - 5.0µ

Growing conditions:
Phase 1: Mycelial growth
Temperature: 21 - 24°C
Humidity: 95 - 100%
Duration: 30 - 45 days
CO2: >5,000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 0 - 1 per hour
Light: n/a

Phase 2: Primordia formation / Fruiting Initiation
Temperature: 10 - 15 °C
Humidity: 98 - 100%
Duration: 7 - 12 days
CO2: 500 - 1000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 4 - 8 per hour
Light: 400 - 600 lux

Phase 3: Fruiting and harvesting
Temperature: 13 - 18°C
Humidity: (85) 90 - 95%.
Duration: 5 - 10 days
CO2: 2000 - 4000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 2 - 4 per hour
Light: 400 - 600 lux

Harvesting cycle: 2 crops, 3 weeks apart

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