Wine Cap Mushroom Liquid Culture Syringe
Species difficulty | Beginner |
Volume | 10 cc / 10 ml |
Lab skills | Beginner |
Shelf life | 2 months (refrigerated) |
Wine Cap (Stropharia rugoso-annulata) is a delicious mushroom with a mild, earthy, and nutty flavor (some even describe the flavor as a cross between artichokes and potatoes.) It is an ideal mushroom for beginners as it colonizes quickly and yields reliable flushes. Wine Caps are also good for commercial cultivation grown on straw or wood chips.
Our liquid culture syringes are ~10ml and come sealed in a plastic sleeve with a sterile 16 gauge needle and alcohol wipe.
About liquid culture:
Liquid culture is mycelium suspended in a nutrient-rich medium. Syringes are beginner-friendly and ideal for those looking for an easy way to inoculate grain bags and jars.
Directions for use:
For best results, refrigerate upon receipt. Syringes should be inserted into a self-healing injection port. Always handle using sterile technique and shake thoroughly before use. We recommended inoculation in either a still air box or flow hood to reduce the possibility of contamination. If you plan to re-use your needle, sterilize before and after each subsequent use.
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Great!
Very aggressive, expanded and have been trying on different subs and wow... the results are amazing across the board.
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Wine Cap Liquid Culture
So far this culture is proving to be excellent - transfered some of the liquid mycelium from the syringe into my own jar of sterilized / prepared liquid culture broth and it took off like wildfire. Very excited to begin inoculating sawdust spawn and growing out this culture once the weather gets warmer.
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9/10
Was satisfied with shelf life and delivery time. As well as rate of colonization.
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Blue Oyster and Wine Cap liquid cultures have arrived! Woo-Hoo!
My experience exceeded my expectations! I sent an email explaining the fact that I am new to mushroom growing! I am going to grow the mushrooms outdoors so I had many questions and concerns. My conversation with Lou addressed everything ... including assistance on which varieties (for newbies he suggested Blue Oyster and Wine Cap) I could grow in given locations ... what the varieties needed to grow and so much more. Believe me, please, I studied the North Spore website for weeks! I watched every video so could ask questions that made sense and applied to MY situation (remember, I am new to this). Lou was very patient with me and explained everything. I know I will have more questions but I know the concerns will be addressed completely. I retired yesterday and have begun to get my garden area ready for vegetables and mushrooms (lasagna!). I am also putting more mulch around my oak trees and in the more shaded areas around my deck. Tonight it dawned on me that I could hang buckets on the branches of the oaks, it's shady there! I still have some things to purchase for my projects but it's still early. I will be expanding the liquid syringes using the broth recipe found on the North Spore website. While I was waiting for the LC to arrive I made two batches of "soup". I will update this review as the season progresses. Until then, thank you Lou. Thank you so much, you made me feel like family. God Bless you and everyone at North Spore! Big Hugs!
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Lovely product
I used half of this syringe to successfully inoculate my grain spawn bag, the other half I gave to my parents. They're currently using it to inoculate sawdust and plant it in their raspberry and asparagus garden this spring. It worked well for me, I have no doubts that it'll work well for them as well here in Wisconsin (barring any mishaps, of course).
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Wine Cap LC
Bought a Wine Cap syringe in July after a few glasses of, well, real wine.....Waaay too early for growing in Central Texas, but that's just how I roll! Getting on towards the fall now so I'm expanding said syringe onto an agar plate (about to try making my first slants, we'll see how that goes! Love this hobby and all the science-adjacent experimenting I get to do!) and some 4% Malt Extract/Dextrose Liquid Culture jars. Happy to report the jars are full of happy little mycelium blobs - excellent quality stuff as always North Spore! Next step is to expand further onto several bags of grain using those floating clouds of shroomy goodness. As soon as my furthest back raised vegetable beds are shaded I'll dig them out and put about 5" of pasteurized straw down, add a grain bag and give it a good mix, layer in some pre-soaked alder and pecan chips combined with another bag of grain and top the whole bed off with a layer of straw mulch. Hopefully we'll finally get some rain by then, but if not I'll keep it watered from the rain barrels until it's fully colonized. Best part is, gonna leave the bed inoculated for the spring veggies! Hopefully they'll continue to grow under a canopy of San Marzano's and help the tomato roots uptake even more nutrients! Gotta love that symbiotic nature of plants and fungi! Can't wait 'til harvest time to see what I get first flush, then see how the different organism's help feed each other! Science Rules!!!!
Excellent!
Bought a Wine Cap syringe in July after a few glasses of, well, real wine.....Waaay too early for growing in Central Texas, but that's just how I roll! Getting on towards the fall now so I'm expanding said syringe onto an agar plate (about to try making my first slants, we'll see how that goes! Love this hobby and all the science-adjacent experimenting I get to do!) and some 4% Malt Extract/Dextrose Liquid Culture jars. Happy to report the jars are full of happy little mycelium blobs - excellent quality stuff as always North Spore! Next step is to expand further onto several bags of grain using those floating clouds of shroomy goodness. As soon as my furthest back raised vegetable beds are shaded I'll dig them out and put about 5" of pasteurized straw down, add a grain bag and give it a good mix, layer in some pre-soaked alder and pecan chips combined with another bag of grain. before topping the whole bed off with a layer of straw mulch. Hopefully we'll finally get some rain by then, but if not I'll keep it watered from the rain barrels until it's fully colonized. Best part is, gonna leave the bed inoculated for the spring veggies! Hopefully they'll continue to grow under a canopy of San Marzano's and help the tomato roots uptake even more nutrients! Gotta love that symbiotic nature of plants and fungi! Can't wait 'til harvest time to see what I get first flush, then see how the different organism's help feed each other! Science Rules!!!!
Excellent as always!
Bought a Wine Cap syringe in July after a few glasses of, well, real wine.....Waaay too early for growing in Central Texas, but that's just how I roll! Getting on towards the fall now so I'm expanding said syringe onto an agar plate (about to try making my first slants, we'll see how that goes! Love this hobby and all the science-adjacent experimenting I get to do!) and some 4% Malt Extract/Dextrose Liquid Culture jars. Happy to report the jars are full of happy little mycelium blobs - excellent quality stuff as always North Spore! Next step is to expand further onto several bags of grain using those floating clouds of shroomy goodness. As soon as my furthest back raised vegetable beds are shaded I'll dig them out and put about 5" of pasteurized straw down, add a grain bag and give it a good mix, layer in some pre-soaked alder and pecan chips combined with another bag of grain. before topping the whole bed off with a layer of straw mulch. Hopefully we'll finally get some rain by then, but if not I'll keep it watered from the rain barrels until it's fully colonized. Best part is, gonna leave the bed inoculated for the spring veggies! Hopefully they'll continue to grow under a canopy of San Marzano's and help the tomato roots uptake even more nutrients! Gotta love that symbiotic nature of plants and fungi! Can't wait 'til harvest time to see what I get first flush, then see how the different organism's help feed each other! Science Rules!!!!
Let the good times roll!
Bought a Wine Cap syringe in July after a few glasses of, well, real wine.....Waaay too early for growing in Central Texas, but that's just how I roll! Getting on towards the fall now so I'm expanding said syringe onto an agar plate (about to try making my first slants, we'll see how that goes! Love this hobby and all the science-adjacent experimenting I get to do!) and some 4% Malt Extract/Dextrose Liquid Culture jars. Happy to report the jars are full of happy little mycelium blobs - excellent quality stuff as always North Spore! Next step is to expand further onto several bags of grain using those floating clouds of shroomy goodness. As soon as my furthest back raised vegetable beds are shaded I'll dig them out and put about 5" of pasteurized straw down, add a grain bag and give it a good mix, layer in some pre-soaked alder and pecan chips combined with another bag of grain. before topping the whole bed off with a layer of straw mulch. Hopefully we'll finally get some rain by then, but if not I'll keep it watered from the rain barrels until it's fully colonized. Best part is, gonna leave the bed inoculated for the spring veggies! Hopefully they'll continue to grow under a canopy of San Marzano's and help the tomato roots uptake even more nutrients! Gotta love that symbiotic nature of plants and fungi! Can't wait 'til harvest time to see what I get first flush, then see how the different organism's help feed each other! Science Rules!!!!
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Excellent Product
Was worried about ordering mycelium because of the heat dome Texas is in right now. Shipment came in fast, was packaged great and the culture arrived happy and healthy! Can't wait to inoculate my garden beds in the fall for a spring harvest!