Reishi Mushroom Plugs from Mushroom Mountain are roughly 100 hardwood dowel plugs pre-colonized with Reishi mycelium (Ganoderma spp.) for growing the lacquered Mushroom of Immortality on logs or sawdust. Strain options include Hemlock (Ganoderma tsugae), Red (Ganoderma lucidum), and Gold (Ganoderma curtisii). Reishi is corky and bitter, so it is usually dried and made into teas, tinctures, and extracts rather than eaten fresh.
At a glance
Form: approximately 100 pre-colonized hardwood dowel plugs by weight
Species: Ganoderma spp., choice of Hemlock, Red, or Gold strain
Grows on: hardwood logs such as oak, cherry, maple, elm, sycamore, and beech, half buried; Hemlock grows on hemlock; also fruits indoors on sterilized sawdust in 14 to 21 days
Fruiting temperatures: Hemlock 45 to 75F; Red and Gold 60 to 85F
Edibility: bitter and corky, best dried for teas and extracts
Availability: year-round
Best for
Outdoor log cultivation, half-buried logs work best
Indoor sawdust fruiting for faster results
Makers of teas, tinctures, and extracts
Soap and cosmetic makers using Reishi
How to use
Drill holes in hardwood logs, insert plugs, and seal with wax
Half bury logs in a shaded, humid spot, or fruit indoors on sterilized sawdust
Dry harvested fruitbodies and grind them for teas or extracts
Avoid planting in healthy hemlock trees; use only sick or declining hemlocks
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.
