Golden Oyster Plug Spawn

Embark on a sustainable and rewarding journey of home mushroom cultivation with this Golden Oyster Plug Spawn, featuring the captivating Pleurotus citrinopileatus, also known as the yellow or golden oyster mushroom. This edible gilled fungus, native to eastern Russia, northern China, and Japan, is closely related to P. cornucopiae of Europe, with some experts considering them at the rank of subspecies. Recognized as tamogitake in Japanese and il’mak in far eastern Russia, the golden oyster mushroom stands as one of the most popular wild edible mushrooms in the region.

Golden Oyster Plug Spawn

Cultivating your own Golden Oyster Mushrooms becomes a seamless endeavor with this Plug Spawn, composed of wood dowels inoculated with the Golden Oyster Mushroom species mycelium. This innovative approach allows you to grow mushroom fruiting bodies on freshly cut logs or stumps, ensuring a sustainable and abundant harvest for years to come. To initiate your cultivation, select hardwood logs such as Alder, Ash, Birch, Bitternut, Cherry, Chestnut, Hophornbeam, Ironwood, Maple, Oak, Pecan, Sweetgum, Sycamore, Tulip poplar, Walnut, or Willow. Notably, Golden Oyster Mushrooms do not thrive on conifers.

The cultivation process is straightforward: drill 5/16″ holes 1″ deep into the logs and hammer the Golden Oyster Mushroom plugs into these holes. Ensure the holes are drilled just before plugging and spaced about 4″ apart. Optimal logs should be approximately 6 inches in diameter and four feet long, freshly cut within the past 20 days. It’s advised to avoid logs with missing or split bark, seeking unpenetrated logs, except on the sides they were cut.

Diversify your cultivation by using Golden Oyster Mushroom Plug Spawn on live trees, strategically placing down branches where pruning is planned later. Crafted from hardwood fluted or spiral dowels, this plug spawn ensures an ideal environment for the successful growth of Golden Oyster Mushrooms.

Embark on the journey of cultivating your own Golden Oyster Mushrooms with the simplicity and confidence provided by this Golden Oyster Plug Spawn. Experience the joy of harvesting these delectable and visually striking mushrooms while contributing to sustainable and mindful cultivation practices. Transform your space into a haven for Golden Oyster Mushrooms, celebrating the wonders of homegrown and freshly harvested delights.