We have a set of logs inoculated with a cold weather strain of sawdust spawn called Snow Caps. They have been fruiting on and off all winter. It’s a bit strange to harvest mushrooms when it’s cold outside.
Winter Shiitake Mushrooms
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We have a set of logs inoculated with a cold weather strain of sawdust spawn called Snow Caps. They have been fruiting on and off all winter. It’s a bit strange to harvest mushrooms when it’s cold outside.
Hi Mr. Lorene, This is very interesting to me — I wonder if you would post the process in how to inoculate logs for mushrooms, and where to get the spawns to inoculate for this area.. Here in this part of TN, is it hard to get fresh mushrooms. Looking for wisdom.
I did a blog post when we first started growing shiitake mushrooms that walks through how I did it, here https://maitrihomestead.com/2015/03/diy-shiitake-mushroom-inoculation-using-sawdust-spawn-in-logs/
We purchase all of our mushrooms from Field & Forest at https://www.fieldforest.net/
Their website has tutorials and lots of information to get anyone started.
We are fortunate to have young oak trees that we can thin out from our woods that help more established trees grow quicker. We grow enough mushrooms for our use, but don’t plan on selling any.
Shiitake mushrooms are incredibly healthy being high in copper, vitamin B and vitamin D. They also reduce inflammation, aid cardiovascular health, support your immune system and other benefits as well.