The mushrooms grow on logs and these logs can be prepared by you. The Shiitake mushroom is easy to grow by anyone as it does not require soil of different layers and nutrition. They grow on logs. You may plan to develop a enormous quantity of Shiitake fruits and for this – it is much better to buy the logs. You’ll need logs with 4″ diameter and the log must have its bark intact. The woods which are preferred are oak, poplar, alder and maple variety. The hardwoods are to be averted. When you have a 4 feet long log, it’ll be better to handle and you’ll be able to put 10 to 12 plugs inside.
Online stores
There are various online sites where you can purchase these Shiitake Logs to grow your own fruits on them. You will have to find out the way these logs are used for using them for increasing the veggies. These fruits are grown widely and are second to the most common button mushrooms. You can use the Shiitake Mushroom Logs for these fruits so that you can boost certified and organic sprouts. These can be used to create a commercial operation if you’ve got some space for the hardwood logs and shady place to keep these logs for a good production. You just need to get a reference from any friends who grow these mushrooms and go to the website to purchase the logs available.
Shops with guidance and instructions
These stores will have logs containing a substrate that are inoculated with spawn for good growth. The mycelium will be kept in some bags and used until the substrate is completely colonized. The shop will send you the Mushroom logs available so you can harvest your crop within 10 – 12 days. It’s possible to grow the fruits and sell to the appropriate outlets. Often the online stores will provide you directions to grow the fruits and save time for your harvest harvest. The logs are of high return and stable quality. They’ll also have a high conversion rate.
There are farms which will have Oaks, hornbeams, sweet gum, ironwood, and Squirrel Poop for mushroom cultivating base. These farms will sell you the hardwood tree logs and you can start cultivating the fruits on them. The trees are cut after the leaves have turned brown and sap migrate to work as antifreeze. These farms often take the logs from firewood suppliers or farmers too. They pile the logs in their storehouse in the appropriate shade. Loosely kept logs are handled with care and are for the most part kept covered with cloth.
Prepare a Shiitake log
You can start preparing a log for developing the mushrooms on them. These logs must be hardwood and they are to be inserted with plugs. These plugs will have the mycelium growing there. The logs are bored with holes so that the mycelium starts colonizing. They will soon grow into Shiitake sprouts for you to take off and sell. You need to drill in the logs to the plugs and then rubber mallet the sticks. Use beeswax for sealing the plugs. Store the log in a shady place until it’s ready for cultivation.
Grow your fruits
You can find the logs out of any online stores or any farm. You may prepare the logs on your own too. Whatever you do, you can keep the log in a shady place to get fruits throughout the year. The production will happen after every month or two and when the weather is cool and damp.