Oyster Mushroom Sawdust Spawn - (Pleurotus spp.) - 5lb

Oyster Mushroom Sawdust Spawn from Mushroom Mountain is 5 pounds of fresh, fully colonized sawdust spawn (Pleurotus spp.) for growing fast, beginner-friendly oyster mushrooms at home, in the garden, or at scale. Use it on straw, logs, wood chips, coffee grounds, cardboard, and other agricultural byproducts. Many strains are available to match your climate, from cold to tropical.

At a glance

• Form: 5 lb bag of fully colonized sawdust spawn
• Species: Pleurotus spp., including Blue, Brown, Phoenix, Pink, King, Pearl, and more
• Grows on: straw, cottonseed hulls, coffee grounds, paper, cardboard, hardwood logs, and stumps
• Fruiting temperatures by strain: Cold Blue 35 to 50F, Warm Blue 50 to 80F, Pink and Phoenix 75 to 95F, King Oyster 50 to 65F
• Flavor: meaty and savory, with seafood-like notes in some varieties
• Shipping: most orders ship in 1 to 2 business days; specialty strains may take 4 to 6 weeks

Best for

• Beginners wanting a fast, forgiving mushroom
• Indoor growers using pasteurized straw or cottonseed hulls
• Outdoor and garden growing on logs or byproducts
• Home cooks and small market producers
• Mycoremediation projects

How to use

• Inoculate pasteurized straw, hardwood logs, or other suitable substrate
• Keep humid during colonization and fruiting
• Choose a strain suited to your fruiting temperature range
• Expect 2 to 3 flushes over time; some strains fruit in as little as 7 to 10 days

About Mushroom Mountain

Mushroom Mountain is a South Carolina cultivation company producing fresh spawn, grow kits, and mushroom extracts in-house with decades of cultivation experience.

Made by Mushroom Mountain, based in Easley, South Carolina.