Shiitake Mushroom Outdoor Log Growing Kit
Choose when you want them! Ordering a log kit with a voucher allows you to redeem your plug spawn at a later date. Vouchers make a great gift and are good for projects beyond a 3 month start date. Simply go online to order at your convenience for the freshest plug spawn. Plug spawn is ideal for small projects of 1-10 logs. Made in Maine.
Each outdoor voucher kit voucher contains:
(Lentinula edodes) A nutritious mushroom that produces medium-to-large, brown, umbrella-shaped caps that tend to fruit throughout the summer to fall growing season. They are delicious 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. They colonize quickly and are the most reliable producers of any species. Tree species to use for log inoculation:
Best species- alder, beech, hard maple, hornbeam, sweetgum.
Suitable species -basswood, birch, chestnut, hickory, soft maple, pecan, sycamore, tulip tree, and willow