Organic Golden Oyster Mushroom - P. citrinopileatus - Sawdust Spawn

Organic Golden Oyster- Pleurotus citrinopileatus - Sawdust-Spawn

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

The Golden oyster mushroom is yellow to pale yellow, 2 - 5 cm 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 used 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: 
straw bales, wood logs, mushroom patch, indoor mycelium bags for cultivation in a greenhouse   

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

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 spawn dowels. The raw materials sawdust and 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 hand inoculator.

Suitable for beginners. 
Large quantities for commercial mushroom cultivation available upon request.

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 harvest
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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