Shiitake Mushroom Grain Spawn

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Please note that spawn may take 2-3 weeks to ship depending on availability

SHIITAKE CULTIVATION

Grain Spawn - for commercial indoor production using sawdust or straw. You do not use grain spawn for log inoculation. Grain spawn comes in bags approximately 6lbs each.

Inoculation: 

Indoor Commercial Production - Shiitake mushroom grain spawn can be mixed into sterilized  hardwood sawdust to create Shiitake substrate blocks. This process requires a fair amount of infrastructure. We recommend purchasing a book on mushroom cultivation if you are interested in pursuing this style of mushroom production as a hobby or profession. We recommend 'Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing and Working with Fungi' by Peter McCoy, 'Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation' by Tradd Cotter, or 'Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms' by Paul Stamets. 

Difficulty: Intermediate

The indoor method of growing shiitake takes basic laboratory/clean space infrastructure, though they are a great mushroom for indoor commercial cultivation for intermediate level growers.

Cooking: Shiitake has a meaty texture when cooked and is good for drying and reconstituting in winter soups. It pairs beautifully with tamari, ginger, and garlic and can bring needed umami to many different dishes. 

Properties: In addition to acting as a general immune system booster, Shiitake can be used as a tonic to promote overall liver and kidney health (Marley, 2009). Shiitake also contains high concentrations of the substance eritadenine, which may be beneficial in reducing blood cholesterol levels (Enman et al., 2007). Beyond helping relieve ailments, Shiitake has nutritional value due to its ability to absorb Vitamin D. Drying Shiitake in the sunlight will increase Vitamin D levels by more than a hundred times compared to Shiitake dried in the dark (Stamets, 2005). 

Other Shiitake products:
Grow Your Own Shiitake
Shiitake Plug Spawn
Shiitake Sawdust Spawn
Shiitake Log Kit
Immunity Blend Tincture
Shiitake Cultures