Description
Our most popular Warm Season strain! This Warm Season strain behaves more like a Wide Range strain: fast spawn run and good response to force fruiting. Produces well in both northern and southern states, growing big, plump mushrooms that are like picking apples.
Species: Lentinula edodes Common name: Shiitake
Spawn Type: Sawdust Spawn
Coverage: one 5lb. bag shiitake mushroom spawn plants 20 logs (4-6 inches in diameter, 40 inches in length)
Best Log Type: Hardwood logs such as Oak, hard maple, or sweetgum
Additional Growing Information: Growing Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs
Night Velvet Shiitake Mushroom FAQs:
- How long does it take before I get my first crop of shiitake on logs?
- With Night Velvet shiitake sawdust, it takes approximately 12 months before you get your first crop
- Does this strain respond to force-fruiting?
- Yes. Night Velvet holds its high quality even when forced in the warmer months.
- How many harvests can I expect from a shiitake log?
- This depends on whether you force-fruit your logs, but generally, you will get one natural fruiting in the spring and another in the fall
- Do I need to replant my logs every year?
- No! Once you have your logs inoculated, they will produce mushrooms every year for 4-6 years without the need to "replant" each year
Additional Growing Information: Growing Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs
Volume discount pricing applies to large (5 lb.) bags only:
1-7 bags: $28.00 ea.
8-15 bags: $22.00 ea.
16-50 bags: $18.00 ea.
Additional Details
- SKU:
- SNVL
