Our substrates are produced FRESH for you, so the production time is approximately 3 - 6 weeks.
Organic Beech Mushroom, brown - H. tessulatus - Mushroom Patch
for organic mushroom cultivation
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Organic Beech Mushroom, brown - Hypsizygus tessellatus - Mushroom patch
Synonyms: Buna-shimeji, Yamabiko, Hon-shimeji (Mountain Echo Mushroom), Tamo-motashi
Due to its fine texture, this mushroom is one of the tastiest among the oyster-like mushrooms. The beech mushroom is hemispherical to flat and has a marbled “water drop” pattern on its cap and curled edges. 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, mushroom patch, indoor spawn bag for greenhouse
Suitable substrates: Hardwood
Suitable woods: poplar, oak, elder, aspen, acorn, birch, ash, beech, willow, elm
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in autumn
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 inoculating a mushroom patch of 80 x 80 cm.
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 harvest
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
