Gourmet Shiitake Mushroom Plugs

Gourmet Shiitake Mushroom Plugs for Log Inoculation

Grow your own delicious clusters of fresh mushrooms right in your backyard with our premium shiitake mushroom plugs. Planting Shiitake on logs is an ancient, low tech method of cultivation that transforms raw wood into a reliable, edible food forest for years to come.

Mushroom Plug Features

• Organic and Sustainable: Handcrafted using certified organic, naturally sourced materials.

• Perennial Backyard Harvests: Enjoy years of seasonal, gourmet mushroom crops right from your home woodlots.

• Traditional Cultivation: Farm incredible gourmet fungi in a style that has been trusted for thousands of years.

Difficulty: Intermediate (Requires a drill, a mallet, and sealing wax)

Cultivate Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs at Home

Our high quality shiitake mushroom plugs enable you to easily inoculate your own hardwood logs or tree stumps at home. Every single plug we grow features an exceptionally vigorous, adaptable strain of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) that fruits beautifully across a wide range of climates and seasonal temperatures.

Each bag of spawn contains over 100 durable wooden dowels, providing plenty of living mycelium to fully inoculate three to five logs averaging three to four feet in length. For the ultimate outdoor patch, we recommend using freshly cut hardwood logs such as oak, maple, beech, or alder.

Care, Tools, and Maintenance for Long Term Yields

To complete this DIY project successfully, you will need a few basic tools: a standard power drill with a 5/16 inch bit, a hammer or rubber mallet, sealing wax, and a safe heat source for melting the wax. Once you tap the wooden dowels into place, the holes must be coated with melted wax to protect the mycelial network and lock in essential moisture.

Place your newly inoculated outdoor mushroom logs in a shady backyard area exposed to natural rainfall, keeping them safely out of the direct summer sun. Your logs will begin to fruit within one to two years following heavy seasonal rains or a prolonged soaking in water.

Once the living mycelium network settles in, the logs will continue to produce bountiful crops of rich, savory mushrooms every spring and autumn until the wood naturally decomposes, providing gourmet harvests for three to seven years! This traditional log cultivation method is a fantastic backyard permaculture project and makes an incredible gift for DIY gardeners and homesteaders. Order your shiitake mushroom plugs today and start building your edible backyard forest!

Wondering how it works to grow mushroom plugs at home? Find detailed instructions here, or read our article about How to Use Mushroom Plugs in 5 Simple Steps!