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Pre-Order Plug Spawn for your Mushroom Log Projects!

Farm-grown Blue Oyster Mushroom Plug spawn for growing mushroom logs in your garden. Blue Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) is blossoming beauty that fruits in cooler temperatures. Fruiting in Spring, Fall and even Winter, its sapphire cap is an even deeper blue with cooler weather! Blue Oysters are delicious medicinal mushrooms that can be used fresh in the kitchen or dried for longer-term storage. Start sourcing your logs now for fungi fun!

Skill Level: Intermediate
Wood: alder, ash, aspen, beech, birch, elm, maple, oak, sweetgum, box elder, cottonwood, willow
Fruiting temperature: 60–75 °F
Fruiting maturing: 2–4 weeks
Fruiting season: Fall

Contains: Myceliated wooden dowels (Pleurotus ostreatus)

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.