Oyster Mushroom Plug Spawn - (Pleurotus spp.)

Oyster Mushroom Plug Spawn from Mushroom Mountain is a set of roughly 100 hardwood dowel plugs pre-colonized with oyster mushroom mycelium (Pleurotus spp.) for inoculating hardwood logs and stumps. Strains include the wide-range Warm Blue, the winter Cold Blue, the summer Phoenix, the meaty Brown, and the prolific Mulberry oyster.

At a glance

• Form: approximately 100 pre-colonized hardwood dowel plugs by weight
• Species: Pleurotus spp., several strains available
• Grows on: hardwood logs and stumps such as oak, sweetgum, poplar, maple, elm, and beech, plus pasteurized straw indoors
• Fruiting temperatures by strain: Warm Blue 50 to 80F, Cold Blue 35 to 50F (needs cold shock), Phoenix 75 to 95F, Brown 50 to 75F, Mulberry 20 to 75F
• Flavor: meaty and sweet to earthy depending on strain
• Availability: year-round

Best for

• Outdoor log and stump cultivation
• Growers matching strains to cold, warm, or wide temperature ranges
• Cooks wanting meaty, versatile mushrooms
• Home and small-scale producers

How to use

• Drill holes in freshly cut hardwood logs or stumps
• Insert the plug spawn and seal with wax
• Keep in a shaded, humid area to colonize
• Fruit at the temperature range suited to the chosen strain

About Mushroom Mountain

Mushroom Mountain is a South Carolina cultivation company producing fresh spawn, grow kits, and mushroom extracts in-house with decades of cultivation experience.

Made by Mushroom Mountain, based in Easley, South Carolina.