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Hint: We use around 250g of grain spawn per 10L bucket of substrate.
Note: Mushroom spawn does not come with instructions.
Chill in the fridge until ready to use. Use within three months for best results.
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Mycelium is extremely sensitive to temperature changes and transport conditions. Mushroom grain spawn is alive with mushroom mycelium. That’s why we strongly recommend shipping grain spawn via Express Post.
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Shipping destinations
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Species name: Pleurotus ostreatus
This Blue Shimeji strain has longer, thinner stems and small caps when harvested early. It's blue colour is almost metallic and it has a lovely firm texture. This Blue Shimeji strain can grow in heavy dense clusters but you can also harvest them early to get more of that traditional shimeji shape and size.
This Blue Shimeji strain is more resistent to bacterial blotch than the standard Blue Oyster so if you have trouble with that this may be a good substitute.
Blue Shimeji can be grown on a variety of substrates including hardwood sawdust, barley straw, and sugarcane mulch.
For highest yields and heaviest clusters grow on supplemented hardwood sawdust or Masters Mix.
Incubation period: 14 days (depends on substrate).
Incubation temperature: Core temperature between 21 - 24°C.
Pinning temperature: 15 - 18°C
Pinning humidity: 85 - 95% relative humidity
Fruiting temperature:
Range: 15 - 21°C
Ideal: 16 - 18°C
Fruiting humidity: 85 - 90% relative humidity
CO2 concentration: 500 - 900 ppm
Important note: these growing guidelines are drawn from our years of experience as commercial mushroom growers. They are a guide only. We encourage experimentation to discover what works best for your individual conditions.
