Description
Please watch our video to learn more about P1, P2 and P3 cultures. This video is available in the ‘Video Guide’ tab.
Professional Range
P1 cultures, also known as master liquid Cultures, are the most vigorous cultures available on the market.
P2 Cultures are made from P1 cultures by expanding them 10 folds, so 10 ml to 100 ml.
Commercial Range
P3 Cultures are made from P2 cultures by expanding them 10-fold, so 10 ml to 100 ml.
Premium Quality Shiitake—3782 Lentinula edodes mushroom liquid culture for Growing Mushrooms. Liquid cultures are mycelium suspended in a nutrient-rich liquid. Our liquid recipe is vegan.
Shiitake – 3782 (Lentinula edodes) Gourmet & Medicinal. Wood-loving Species. Also known as black forest mushroom. Top fruiting.
Incubation T°: 23°C , duration:25 Days. Fruiting conditions: Temperature: 7-21 °C, relative humidity: 85-95 %, CO2-concentration: 600-1400 ppm, Light: 500-1000 lux
Shiitakes are grown on a mix of sawdust and bran, generally 80% sawdust and 20% bran or 90% sawdust and 10% bran. Do not grow on master’s mix, as it is highly likely to be contaminated.
Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) have a unique cultivation process compared to many other mushroom species. While traditionally grown on logs, they can also be successfully cultivated on 3-4 kg substrate bags of sawdust. The mycelium colonization for shiitake is notably slow, taking around 6 weeks for complete colonization. During this process, the mycelium initially appears white but then undergoes a distinctive browning phase, which takes about two additional weeks. Once fully colonized, the plastic bag(mushroom bag) is removed, and the entire block is placed in a fruiting room with high humidity (80-90%) and temperatures between 7-21°C. After the first flush of mushrooms is harvested, allowing the block to rest for about two weeks before initiating the next fruiting cycle is crucial. This resting period is essential to prevent contamination. Other things to prevent contamination during the fruiting stage are to keep the temperature lower and maintain adequate airflow.
This mushroom liquid culture is made with the best strain we can find. It is checked every six months for its vigour and ability to fruit on a commercial scale. Each jar is tested before it is sent out. We give a 100% guarantee on our culture.
