"Oyster Mushroom | Tree Oyster | Hiratake | Tamogitake"

This set contains:
1 x bale of straw 27cm x 20cm x 40cm
1 x grain spawn 0.5 liter
1 x jute hessian cloth (200 x 100 cm)
1 x string

The Tree Oyster is very simple in cultivation. The mycelium of this pleurotus species is very robust; therefore it is popular in commercial cultivation. Fruiting bodies get a diameter of 5 to 15 cm. The cap is greyish brown to violet.

For more information about Oyster mushroom including growing parameters, please click here!

If you want to use your own straw, please find our assortment of grain spwan in the product group "Mushroom Grain Spawn". (Please click here.)

One of the simplest ways to grow straw habitant mushroom species is the cultivation on bales of straw in the garden. The bale of straw is inoculated with grain spawn and then wrapped with jute cloth.

For spawn run store the bale in a shady place in the garden. Depending on the weather and climate conditions, it will take 2 – 4 weeks till the bale is fully colonised with mushroom mycelium. The first fruiting bodies should show up after additional 2 - 4 weeks. The mycelium will fruit in several flushes until all the nutrients in the bale have been consumed. Afterwards you can use the rest of the bale for composting and make plant nutrition from it.

More information about mushroom cultivation on straw bales you can find in our instructions - please click here!