Shiitake Log

Grow your own shiitake mushrooms with a pre-inoculated oak log. Our logs are at least 24 inches long, and they come inoculated with certified organic spawn. This year we are using the Night Velvet (Lentinula edodes) strain because it is a strong producer of big, plump mushrooms in Florida climate. It also responds well to 'force fruiting' (see below). Shiitake mushrooms grown on logs can be highly productive. Good quality logs can fruit for up to 8 years.  Caring for Your Log Place your logs in a shaded area; out of direct sun and wind, low (but not on) to the ground (we lay them on pallets or poles), and where they can receive natural rainfall.  Maintaining moisture during this phase is the most critical step to Shiitake production success. We recommend your logs receive 1˝ of rain per week. If the weather is not cooperating, you may need to sprinkle your logs with a hose. Logs will begin producing mushrooms when spawn run is close to complete and the conditions for fruiting are idea