Spawn for logs or stumps
Spawn available as bulk sawdust spawn in
bags, or as sawdust spawn plugs in sheets. Bulk sawdust spawn will require a drill bit, an inoculating tool
and will need to be sealed with wax to prevent the spawn from
drying out and killing the mycelium. If you use sawdust plugs you will only
require a drill, as the plugs are backed with styrofoam and will seal the hole.
Either of these can be used for logs or stumps.
IMPORTANT
!!!!!!!!!
You can only
use FRESH LOGS, or freshly cut stumps. Old logs that have been laying in the
bush for longer than six months WILL NOT work. They are either too dried out or
contaminated with other fungi.
The
best success is achieved with fresh winter cut logs, In other words they should
be cut as the leaves are falling or later, and before the leaves come out in the
spring. This will ensure the highest concentrations of vitamins and nutrients in
the wood for the mycelium. Inoculation should take place in the early spring,
when the temperature is above 10 C or 55 F. There is no point in inoculating at
much lower temperatures as the spawn will not be very active. Ideally
inoculation should be finished before temperatures rise above 18 C or 70 F as
higher temperatures can lead to more contamination.
For
Shiitake, if your logs are cut in late fall or winter, inoculation can take
place immediately in the spring. If however they are cut just before leaf out,
it is advisable to leave the logs for a month to dry out a bit and kill the
cells. If a log is used immediately after cutting it is still alive and will
fight off the shiitake mycelium. Other species such as oyster or Maitake are
more aggressive and can be used on fresher logs. Be careful however not to dry
out the logs too much. Do not leave them fully exposed to the sun for long
periods of time. The ideal moisture content should be close to 40%. If you think
the logs are too dry you can soak, or sprinkle them with water for a day before
inoculation.
SAWDUST PLUG SPAWN
IS STRICTLY MADE TO ORDER.
WE PREPARE SPAWN FROM LATE MARCH TO MAY.
ORDERS MUST BE PLACED AND PAYMENT RECEIVED
BY MARCH 15.
At
other times of the year we can custom produce spawn for minimum quantities.
Minimum order 30 bags at 2.5 kg/bag ( each bag will inoculate over 25 logs) or 120 sheets of
plugs (each sheet of plugs will inoculate approx. 12 logs). Custom orders
may be subject to a surcharge.
Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
Sawdust
spawn
1-4 ----------- 2.5 kg. bags..................CDN$ 30.00/bag
5-9 ----------- 2.5 kg. bags .................CDN$ 25.00/bag
NEW !!!!! : SAWDUST SPAWN
PLUGS
New technology -- You can now get 
sawdust spawn in the form of plugs
backed with a styrofoam cap. Just pop each plug out of its holder
in the sheet and insert it into the pre-drilled hole in the log
with your fingers.
Save
time and money
NO INOCULATOR
NO HOT WAX
Each sheet contains 600
plugs. Enough to do at least 12 logs at an average
inoculation
rate of 40-50 holes per log.
These plugs make it much faster and easier to inoculate
your logs. You also get the benefit of the much faster spawn run
available from sawdust spawn with the ease of insertion of dowel
plugs.