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Skill level Beginner
Grow location Outdoors
Spawn shelf life 6 months (refrigerated)
Bag weight 5.5 lbs
Incubation Logs: 6-12 months
Fruiting temps 55-70°F
Best log type See wood chart below

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is a flavorful mushroom that produces brown, medium-to-large, umbrella-shaped caps that fruit from late summer through the fall growing season. They are a delicious edible fungus from East Asia and their flavor is often described as rich, savory, buttery, and umami.

Shiitake tends to produce generous flushes and they are a great mushroom for beginners. Once inoculated, logs can fruit in as little as 6 months from inoculation, but generally take 9-12 months. And a single log can continue to fruit for many years if kept in the right conditions.

Recommended use:

  • Shiitake sawdust spawn is only recommended for log projects.
  • One bag of sawdust spawn will reliably inoculate up to 20 logs. (You can calculate how much you'll need here.)

Shiitake log chart:

BEST WOOD SPECIES* Alder, Beech, Hophornbeam, Hornbeam, Hard Maple, Oak, Sweetgum
OTHER SUITABLE SPECIES Basswood, Birch, Chestnut, Eucalyptus, Hickory, Soft Maple, Pecan, Sassafrass, Sycamore, Tuliptree, Tupelo, Willow
AVOID Ash, Aspen, Black Walnut, Cherry, Cottonwood, Elm, Hemlock, Peach, Pear, Pine

 

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.

 

*Wood recommendations are based on our own testing. You may have different results experimenting with other wood species.

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09/29/2024
Richard W.
United States
I recommend this product

Wow get out of here!

Fantastic! Shiitake sawdust spore was fun and easy to inoculate. I did 12 logs a mix of beech, oak, and maple Nov 2023. Today all the oak and maple are in bloom. Must be a half bushel of shiitake today. Next time I do this I’ll skip the beech and double the logs to do 24 because the package could have gone that easily.

North Spore Organic Shiitake Mushroom Sawdust Spawn Review
10/01/2024

North Spore

Wow Richard! Thanks so much for sharing your successful shiitake flush with us. They look amazing! Hope you enjoy them.

JC
05/04/2024
Joseph C.
United States
I recommend this product

Shiitake order

Excellent. Took a while to get it but all is good.

05/04/2024

North Spore

Good luck with your grow, Joseph!

DT
04/24/2024
Darren T.
United States
I recommend this product

Growing mushrooms

New to growing, has worked well for me

04/24/2024

North Spore

Thank you for leaving us a review! We hope your experience has inspired you to keep growing.

E
04/12/2024
Emma
United States
I recommend this product

Good Spawn, Great Fun

Inoculating Logs is so fun! I've had good luck with this spawn on my own and also use it when I teach others how to inoculate logs!

04/13/2024

North Spore

We couldn't do it without customers like you, Emma! Our team is here to help if you ever need anything.

JL
04/02/2024
JONATHAN L.
United States
I recommend this product

Good Product

Excellent, works as designed

04/03/2024

North Spore

Thanks for sharing, Jonathan! Our team is here if you need anything.

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Organic Shiitake Mushroom Sawdust Spawn

Organic Shiitake Mushroom Sawdust Spawn

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