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Organic Golden Oyster Mushroom Sawdust Spawn
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| Skill level | Beginner |
| Grow location | Outdoors |
| Spawn shelf life | 6 months (refrigerated) |
| Bag weight | 5.5 lbs |
| Incubation | Beds: 2-4 months; Logs: 4-12 months |
| Fruiting temps | 65-80°F |
| Best log type | See wood chart below |
Golden Oyster (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) is a tropical strain that thrives in warmer temperatures and tends to fruit in summer months. It produces beautiful clusters of bright yellow caps that are a favorite at farmers' markets. When cooked, they have a mild nutty flavor and aroma that pairs well with most dishes.
Oyster mushrooms are great for beginners because they colonize quickly and are reliable producers. They are also ideal for commercial cultivation, especially when grown on straw.
Recommended use:
- Golden oyster sawdust spawn can be used for log projects and/or outdoor bed, container, and bucket projects.
- Golden oyster sawdust spawn must be combined with a substrate (like straw) or used in log inoculation in order to fruit.
- If growing on logs, one bag of sawdust spawn will reliably inoculate up to 20 logs. (You can calculate how much you'll need here.)
Golden Oyster log chart:
| BEST WOOD SPECIES* | Aspen, Cottonwood, Tuliptree, Willow |
| OTHER SUITABLE SPECIES | Ailanthus, Alder, Basswood, Beech, Birch, Box Elder, Buckeye, Chinese Tallow, Elm, Hackberry, Hophornbeam, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Mulberry, Palm, Pear, Sassafrass, Sweetgum, Sycamore |
| AVOID | Ash, Hemlock, Oak |
Upon receiving your spawn:
Remove it from the shipping box as soon as possible. Then, unfold the top of the bag, making room for air space. It's also important to check and confirm that the filter patch is not obstructed. This will help the organism breathe and continue to thrive!
Scroll down for cultivation, inoculation, and storage guides.
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To grow on logs using sawdust spawn, you will need a Log Inoculation Tool, Log Sealing Wax, and Wax Daubers.
For larger log projects you may also want to purchase an Angle Grinder Adapter and specialized 12mm drill bit.
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Click here to download our pamphlet on outdoor mushroom cultivation using sawdust spawn. Be sure to use clean, untreated products when growing mushrooms outdoors.
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Logs:
Golden oysters prefer log, stump, and totem methods. Colonization is fast and should start producing in 4-12 months. Golden oysters are a tropical species and prefer to fruit in the summer months. They also prefer softer hardwoods such as poplar and aspen.
Outdoor beds:
Click here to download our pamphlet on outdoor bed cultivation using sawdust spawn.
Containers:
Click here to learn how to grow in buckets and containers.
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If you don’t plan to use your golden oyster sawdust spawn right away, store in the refrigerator. Use within 6 months of receipt.
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Golden oyster mushrooms develop a cashew-like flavor when cooked to a slightly crispy texture. They can easily replace button mushrooms in most recipes and pair well with many cuisines and flavors. Like all oyster mushrooms, they retain water and may develop a viscous texture when undercooked. If you prefer a firm or dryer texture, continue to cook them until their liquid has reduced and cooked off and they begin to brown.
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All our spawn is made using organic cultures from our own culture bank. Our sawdust spawn is handmade from a blend of locally sourced, all-natural, organic, and non-GMO woods and supplements from farms and forests in New England and North America.
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If you’re going to consume home-grown mushrooms, make sure to cook your fresh mushrooms thoroughly with heat. If it is your first time eating this species, it is best to start with a small amount to check for allergies, even if cooked.
*Wood recommendations are based on our own testing. You may have different results experimenting with other wood species.
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AS
10/14/2020
Andrew S.
Great Spawn
fantastic spawn, haven't had any problems and am seeing fast colonization
JF
10/04/2019
John F.
Awesome!
I'm a father of two inquisitive boys and am always encouraging them to keep life interesting with growing, building, and fixing projects. We've done some little mushroom kits in the past and decided to dive into growing this time and ordered the Golden Oyster mushroom grain spawn a couple months ago. We set up 2 perforated bucket and aspen chip growing setups, and layered it into the sterilized+hydrated chips once the grain spawn came in (it was actually from the discount section but still colonized aggressively and flushed very fast! No signs of contamination!). We just ate our first flush of beautiful golden mushrooms from the grow this evening (only 4 weeks in!) and it seems to be gearing up for another flush already with new pins forming in the holes lower on the bucket! The second bucket colonized well and is getting ready to flush soon from the looks of it. The mycelium smells and looks really happy in there. It's been a great project and we will be trying to keep the culture alive. We ordered a pressure cooker to sterilize some of our bird seed and maybe cracked corn to see if we can get pieces of the existing mycelium to colonize it and let us produce more batches going forward. Either way, no worries, we will certainly be back. There are other varieties here we want to try! Thanks for this, it's been a fun, tasty, and a very educational adventure for us 10, 15, and 36 year old kids. :) "..for all Hobbits share a love of things that grow." -John, Luke, and Owen
JA
08/30/2020
Jim A.
Excellent Product
I have ordered the Golden Oyster & Lions Mane “spray & grow” kits for my counter...I got multiple flushes of delicious mushrooms, then buried them in a flower bed in my yard. They are still both producing mushrooms. I have gotten 8 fruitings this summer alone. I just ordered the sawdust spawn and put another bed in...will continue to buy products from North Spore!
J
09/10/2020
John
Great spawn!
High quality golden oyster spawn. Colonized very quickly and fruited in about 2-3 weeks. I would recommend this strain to any first time growers.
SC
11/21/2020
Steph C.
GREAT spawn
Beautiful colonization
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