Italian Oyster Mushroom Sawdust Spawn

North Spore has been so patient & helpful in answering my myriad questions. I set up my first mushroom beds late in the spring & our first flush came in on 07/14 - and I harvested 2 lbs! I followed the instructions on how to set up an outdoor bed (used hay + oak pellets) & watered religiously. I can't wait to see if we get another flush of these. :)

I was concerned about ordering this spawn as we were entering the hot season in North Central Washington where daytime summer temperatures top 90 degrees. I contacted North Spore and they encouraged me to order. After placing my order, the West Coast entered an extreme heat wave. The spore was in transit for more than two weeks in 100+ temperatures. Once again I reached out to North Spore who told me how to check for viability. Once the spore arrived, I broke up the sawdust and, to my amazement, it was repopulated with mycelium in one day. I spread it in a prepared bed on one of my shade boxes and also scattered some among the potato plants which I mulch with straw. It's only been a couple of weeks now, but based upon how quickly the mycelium grew, I am hopeful for a wonderful harvest.

The Spawn gets 5 stars the Italian Oysters have flushed 3 times using the straw in a laundry basket method it worked wonderful producing large And delicious oyster mushrooms…however the Mushroom Mites, and Pleasing Fungus Beetles get a 1/2 a star for making all but the first flush inedible. Unfortunately I think they might migrate to my wine cap beds next which will make me very sad as I’ve never had a wine cap mushroom. And when I mean inedible I mean every mushroom covered in mushroom mites. First it was the needles then the mites…it’s been a nightmare. I think I’ll still to the indoor grow kits, because Upstate NY clearly has to many bugs.

North Spore products are phenomenal! I couldn't be happier with my order. I inoculated 1/2 of my strawberry bed and half of another garden bed with the Italian oyster spawn I recieved. I did not expect to see anything for a while. To my delight, only 3 weeks later I had mushies in my garden! more are popping up every day! Thank you North Spore for the awesome products and wonderful videos. Will definitely be buying more products soon

North Spore products are phenomenal! I couldn't be happier with my order. I inoculated 1/2 of my strawberry bed and half of another garden bed with the Italian oyster spawn I recieved. I did not expect to see anything for a while. To my delight, only 3 weeks later I had mushies in my garden! more are popping up every day! Thank you North Spore for the awesome products and wonderful videos. Will definitely be buying more products soon