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Pre-Order Plug Spawn for your Mushroom Log Projects!

Farm-grown Golden Oyster Mushroom plug spawn for growing mushroom logs in your garden. Golden Oyster (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) is sunny addition to your summer months. This fragrant beauty tastes and smells as delightfully sweet as it looks! Golden Oyster arrives in the warmer months of the year with its yellow hues and delicate fruiting body and is a delicious addition to meals straight from the summer garden. Like all oyster mushrooms, Golden Oyster has been well researched and proven to hold many medicinal benefits. It can be used to make medicinal teas, tinctures and powders or dried for storage in your apothecary or pantry. Due to its love for warmth, Golden Oyster may need to be covered during cold weather to protect the mycelium from freezing temperatures. Start sourcing your logs now for fungi fun!

Skill Level: Beginner
Wood: alder, ash, aspen, beech, birch, elm, maple, oak, sweetgum, cottonwood, willow
Fruiting temperature: 75-90 °F
Fruiting maturing: 2-3 weeks
Fruiting season: Summer

Contains: Myceliated wooden dowels (Pleurotus citrinopileatus)

For bulk orders (2000+ plugs), please contact us for pricing.

Plug Spawn FAQs

Detailed instructions provided with purchase.

How many plugs do I need? 100 plugs will inoculate three 3 foot long logs or 2 five foot logs.

What tools will I need to plug logs?

Drill

Drillbit – 5/16″ (8.5mm) bit for making holes for plug spawn

Soy Wax

Pot or Crockpot (to heat wax)

Paintbrush (to apply wax)

What kind of logs will I need for plug spawn? Tree species depends on the fungus you’d like to grow! Use logs cut within the past 3 months from trees without disease.

Ideal log size: 4-8” in diameter. 3-5 feet long.

How to store spawn? When you receive your order, refrigerate your spawn. Store plugs and sawdust spawn for up to 6 months in the refrigerator. Remove them from the refrigerator the day before you plan on using them.