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Gardening Area => Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms => Topic started by: isaak on September 02, 2014, 06:33:56 PM

Title: King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) Grow Log
Post by: isaak on September 02, 2014, 06:33:56 PM
I bought a bag of King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) from a local vendor many months ago and recently learned that oyster mushrooms can be fruited on coir. Since I had a few bricks on hand I figured I'd give it a try.

Below is a photo of one of two mini-monos after 9 days incubating. I spawned colonised wheat seed to straight coir. Holes were covered with micropore tape during incubation. This is my first oyster grow so I'm really excited :D Hoping for some big and juicy clusters.
Title: Re: King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) Grow Log
Post by: semaphore on September 02, 2014, 07:03:05 PM
I grow those along with reishi,  you can build a log with plugs also pretty easily
Title: Re: King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) Grow Log
Post by: isaak on September 02, 2014, 07:13:20 PM
Plugs and logs are definitely on my list. I see them as an incredible long-term investment. I saw some photos the other day of a guy who planted colonized straw 'logs' of reishi from bags in a trench between his pepper plants (it was in a raised bed). The pepper plants provided shape for the reishi and his yield was very impressive.

How do you usually fruit your oysters, besides logs?
Title: Re: King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) Grow Log
Post by: semaphore on September 02, 2014, 07:22:40 PM
I only use logs,  coir is to much of a pain. I use my gfs lab to do all my isolation and petri work.  She has an awesome flow hood,  also use chemical grade pda with  a tiny bit of antibiotics.
Title: Re: King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) Grow Log
Post by: goldenseeds on September 03, 2014, 05:49:13 PM
Kings are great and will eat almost anything,

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I grow those along with reishi,  you can build a log with plugs also pretty easily

i always thought kings couldn't be grown on logs since there are soil mushrooms, they love roots of herbs, and need more nitrogen.

Title: Re: King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) Grow Log
Post by: marshmellow on September 04, 2014, 04:35:17 AM
Looking good Can't wait to see them kings, one of my favorite mushroom
Title: Re: King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) Grow Log
Post by: isaak on January 22, 2015, 03:41:34 PM
Better late than never  ;) The Kings grew really well and were an absolute treat to eat!

I've been traveling a lot and haven't had much time for fungi but I hope to give these buys another go soon, this time in buckets.