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Pre-Order Plug Spawn for your Mushroom Log Projects!

Farm-grown Phoenix Oyster Mushroom plug spawn for growing mushroom logs in your garden. Phoenix oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius) is one of the most versatile and easy to grow mushrooms! Phoenix Oysters are one of the few mushrooms that will grow on conifers and firs. With its wide and voracious appetite, this mushroom is a great candidate for experimental wood selections, for digesting and removing tree stumps and for composting conifer mulch. Phoenix Oyster has been utilized in mycoremediation projects due to research that has shown its ability to successfully digest herbicides. Phoenix Oysters bloom in dense fruiting bodies with sweet, earthy taste that can be cooked or grilled, added to soups and stews, or dried for winter storage. Like all oyster mushrooms, the Phoenix is a medicinal mushroom with a wide variety of health benefits and can be made into medicinal teas, tinctures and powders. Start sourcing your logs now for fungi fun!

Skill Level: Beginner
Wood: adaptable — alder, ash, aspen, beech, birch, elm, maple, oak, sweetgum, box elder, cottonwood, willow, and conifers - pines, douglas fir, firs
Fruiting temperature: 55–85 °F
Fruiting maturing: 2–4 weeks
Fruiting season: Spring+Fall

Contains: Myceliated wooden dowels (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

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.