Shiitake Plug Spawn - Approximately 100 Plugs

Description Skill Level: 1/5Favored wood: Shiitake will fruit on a wide variety of deciduous wood so it's a great mushroom for first-time cultivators. Our Shiitake strain is renowned for its large size, long duration of fruiting and adaptability to diverse wood types. Thick-barked hardwoods like oak are the most preferable species to inoculate. Other suitable hardwoods include sweetgum, ash, chestnut, hornbeam, ironwood and hickory. "Scrub" hardwoods like alder, beech and birch will typically work fine, however the logs inoculated may not fruit as many years as oak. Poplar, cottonwood, and willow are suitable but tend to break down very quickly as well. There have also been reports of Shiitakes successfully fruiting on koa and on eucalyptus logs.Preferred orientation: VerticalPreferred fruiting temperature: 50–80 °FLength of time for maturing: 2–3 weeksFruiting season(s): Spring, Fall Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) have been hailed for both their culinary and health benefits in