Organic Pioppino Mushroom Culture Block

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Our ready-to-grow fruiting blocks let you grow your own Pioppino mushrooms at home.

  • Variety: Pioppino, Cyclocybe aegerita.
  • Yield: between 0.7 and 1 kg (approx. 1.5–2.2 lb) of fresh mushrooms over 2–3 harvests.
  • Composition: water, wood sawdust, cereals (including alfalfa), lime, mycelium. Net weight of the block: approx. 5 kg (about 11 lb).
  • Dimensions: 25 x 20 x 20 cm (about 10 x 8 x 8 in) (L x W x H)
  • Origin: Belgium (Mycosphere)

Note: yield figures are estimates based on our experience but are not guaranteed. Productivity depends on growing conditions and the grower's experience.

🍄 The variety: Pioppino

The Pioppino is an excellent edible with a crunchy texture and a slightly sweet, hazelnut-like flavor. The caps (3–5 cm / about 1–2 in) start out dark brown, gradually lightening toward a beige-cream as they mature. The stems stay crisp when cooked if picked young.

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We produce our mycelium under laboratory conditions, ensuring varietal purity and optimal quality.

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We produce our mycelium in a 100% organic way, and all our products are certified "BE-BIO-01, Agriculture Belgium" by CERTISYS.

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📦 Using the fruiting block

If you can't use the block right away, keep it in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

This variety likes warmth (up to 24°C / 75°F) but can also be grown in cooler temperatures, down to 12°C (54°F). Harvest the mushrooms young, just before the caps open, for better storage life and a more tender texture. Note that the mushrooms grow very quickly.

There are two fruiting methods:

  • Open the top of the bag, leaving 15–20 cm (6–8 in) of plastic above the substrate, wait for the primordia (mushroom pins) to appear, then gradually lower the plastic down to the level of the substrate.
  • Make a slit on the side of the block at the level of the substrate and push the air out of the bag through this opening. This method takes a little longer and tends to produce slightly less, but it favors the development of caps over stems, giving mushrooms that are slightly different in taste and texture.

Maintain a humidity of 80 to 90% while the mushrooms are growing. Use our minispray or our professional foggers to maintain optimal humidity.

⚙️ Growing parameters

Fruiting temperature 14–24°C (57–75°F). Ideal temperature: 16–18°C (61–64°F)
Relative humidity 85 to 95%
Fruiting duration 4 to 8 days
CO2 concentration 500–2000 ppm
Fresh air exchange 4 to 8 volumes/h
Light requirement 500 to 1000 lux
Number of harvests 2 harvests, 10 to 14 days apart

🌱 Where to grow it

Grow indoors (kitchen, garage, cellar). Pioppinos need a little light to grow. Favor indirect sunlight and avoid anything that could dry out the block: drafts, radiators, direct sun. Pioppinos like humidity but don't like being constantly soaked.

💡 Tips for later harvests

To encourage growth and productivity of the second and third harvests:

  • Rehydrate the bags by soaking them overnight in water, then drain them and put them back into cultivation.
  • Apply a cold shock by placing the block in a cool spot overnight (refrigerator or outdoors). This mimics the arrival of winter and encourages the mushrooms to reproduce.

Legal notice for Belgium: "Organic growing substrate: pasteurized and inoculated mushroom-farm substrate" (Derogation No. EM470.J). Do not consume the substrate.

Legal notice for Belgium: "Organic growing substrate: pasteurized and inoculated mushroom-farm substrate" (Derogation No. EM470.J). Do not consume the substrate.

Frequently Asked Questions

We recommend absolute beginners start with our Spray & Grow Kits, which make growing mushrooms at home super easy.

We want you to have the best possible experience with every North Spore product and guarantee free replacements within 30 days of receipt for any damaged, contaminated, or unusable product.

Absolutely! Mushroom cultivation is a great activity to do with the whole family, whether you'd like to grow indoors or outdoors. If you're new to mushrooms, we recommend starting with a Spray & Grow Kit or a Plant & Grow Kit – both make it easy to grow fresh, organic mushrooms at home.

We are vertically integrated — from culture work all the way to spawn and substrate production — ensuring a quality end product. And our staff mycologists keep up to date on all best practices in our field. Additionally, we have a dedicated QAQC team that tests every batch of grain and substrate before it’s inoculated.

Cluster of brown-capped mushrooms with long, light-colored stems against a white background.

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Whether you’re growing mushrooms at home, in your garden, or at a commercial scale, we offer everything you need to cultivate success. We start with the highest-quality OMRI-listed ingredients, mix them in our state-of-the-art facility, and inoculate them in our custom-built lab, so you can rest easy knowing your product will yield the best results.

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