🍄 Shiitake
Mushrooms · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 75 days – ~1 year, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 30 days |
| Planted as | block |
| Water | ~1–2 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Recommended planting window around Apr 1.
| Spring | |
|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 1 |
| Zone 4 | Apr 23 |
| Zone 5 | Apr 12 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 1 |
| Zone 7 | Mar 18 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 1 |
| Zone 9 | Feb 6 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Substrates
- Sawdust · 75 days · 1–2 lbs/plant — A supplemented sawdust block/bag — colonizes in ~1 month, first flush a few weeks later.
- Log · ~1 year · 1–2 lbs/plant — Plug spawn in a fresh oak/hardwood log — 6-12 months to colonize, then years of flushes.
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