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Skill level Intermediate
Grow location Outdoors
Spawn shelf life 6 months (refrigerated)
Incubation 12-18 months
Fruiting temps 60-70°F 
Best log type See wood chart below

Chestnut (Pholiota adiposa) is a popular cultivated mushroom in Japan. It produces velvety, small-to-medium, delightfully speckled caps resembling the color of their namesake nut. When cooked, they have a woodsy aroma, a meaty heaviness, and a rich, nutty, mildly-sweet flavor.

Chestnut mushrooms aren't too difficult to cultivate, but can pose some minor challenges with identification. They are not ideal for first time cultivators or those unfamiliar with how to properly identify different mushrooms species. However, this species can be quite rewarding to grow.

Note: Dowel may be fluted or spiral. Aside from being kiln dried, our wooden dowels are not treated in any other way. 

Chestnut wood chart:

BEST WOOD SPECIES* Aspen, Beech, Birch, Cottonwood, Hophornbeam, Hard Maple, Oak, Sweetgum
OTHER SUITABLE SPECIES Alder, Ash, Basswood, Buckeye, Cherry, Elm, Hackberry, Hornbeam, Mulberry, Willow
AVOID Hemlock

 

Ideal project size:

Plug spawn is ideal for smaller projects of 1-10 logs, though some log cultivators will use them for larger projects. 

That's not mold, it's mycelium!

Your kit includes plug spawn colonized with mushroom mycelium. It may appear covered with a soft, white, mold-like substance - that's the mushroom mycelium! It is completely normal. The mycelium of some species is more prominent than others. 

 

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

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MT
01/22/2025
Marc T.
United States
I recommend this product

Chestnut plug spawn

Excellent product, no issues with contamination. Fast colonization after inoculation 👍👍

01/24/2025

North Spore

We appreciate the review, Marc!

MT
01/22/2025
Marc T.
United States
I recommend this product

Chestnut plug spawn

Excellent product, no issues with any contamination. Plugs fully colonized super fast after inoculated 👍👍

01/24/2025

North Spore

Thanks for the great review, Marc! We so appreciate customers like you!

SB
05/25/2024
Stephen B.
United States
I recommend this product

First time

The plugs were full of mycelium and there was definitely 100+ in the bag. Plugged a beech with these and shittake. Will definitely update as time goes by and the spores fly.

North Spore Organic Chestnut Mushroom Plug Spawn Review
05/29/2024

North Spore

Cheers to a successful grow! We'll be here in case anything comes up.

Z
04/02/2024
Zephren
United States
I recommend this product

Healthy

3rd or 4th set of plug spawn I have bought from NS. I have to say that the mycelium on the plugs looks vigorous AF, I have no doubt these plugs arrived in peak health. Thanks Y'all

04/03/2024

North Spore

Thanks for the great review, Zephren! We really appreciate your support.

MP
11/09/2023
Mike P.
United States
I recommend this product

Looks good

Arrived in timely fashion covered in mycelium and ready for logs

11/10/2023

North Spore

Thanks for sharing, Mike! If you need help with anything, please reach out.

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Organic Chestnut Mushroom Plug Spawn

Organic Chestnut Mushroom Plug Spawn

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