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How To Grow Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms On Logs

How To Grow Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms On Logs


• Step 1 

is drilling holes into the logs in a diamond pattern in 6-inch intervals in rows 2 inches apart. The drill bit you use needs to be sized to fit the dowel or the sawdust spawn inoculation tool you’ll be using: 5/16 inch for dowel and 7/16 inch for sawdust. For beginners, I recommend using dowels since only a hammer is needed to pound them into the holes and you avoid buying an expensive inoculation tool.

 

• Step 2 

is filling holes with spawn, which is simple with dowels that are pre-inoculated with shiitake mycelium and just need to be tapped into the holes.

 

• Step 3 

is to dab melted cheese wax over the filled holes. Cheese wax is best as it stays pliable for the several years you’ll be harvesting from the log. The wax replaces the bark and helps maintain moisture in the log. No need to apply wax to the end of the logs.

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