Mushroom spawn for straw or compost

Some edible mushrooms can be grown very easily on straw. Mushroom spawn, also called grain spawn, should be used for this, not innoculated plugs. Our mushroom spawn consists of cereal grains or straw fibres (the latter for the brown stew fungus mushroom).  The mushroom mycelium grows throughout the mushroom spawn.
We calculate our pack sizes according to volume, not weight. We supply mushroom spawn in 1 litre, 5 litre and 20 litre packs. 

Mushroom species for cultivation on straw (straw pellets, straw chaff, straw bales)

✓ Oyster mushroom
✓ Golden oyster mushroom
✓ Pleurotus pulmanarius mushroom
✓ Oyster mushroom , summer  strain
✓ Pink oyster mushroom
✓ Horsetail fungus
✓ Brown stew fungus (‘brown cap’, Stropharia) 

Growing mushrooms on straw pellets

Advantages over straw bales:
✓ Easy to portion
✓ Low weight compared to straw bales
✓ Can be grown in pots indoors all year round
✓ Growth is easy to observe
✓ First harvest after approx. 4 weeks
✓ Growing mushrooms indoors is protected from rain and snails

Growing mushrooms on straw bales

The best time to grow them in the garden is from March to September. Soak straw bales in fresh water for several days, allow to drain a little and ‘spike’ with mushroom spawn, i.e. press holes into the bale, e.g. with a broomstick, and fill them with the mushroom spawn. After the growth phase of several weeks, you can harvest several times.

Growing mushrooms on compost

The button mushroom is a so-called compost mushroom. Growing mushrooms on compost does not mean garden compost, but composted animal manure, especially horse manure compost, together with other ingredients. In addition, the compost must be covered with a special type of turf. Contrary to expectations, although the button mushroom is very well known, getting the right compost mixture is critical to success. 

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