Gourmet and Medicinal Mushroom Cultures (Oyster Mushroom, Pearl (Pleurotus ostreatus))

The culture arrived quick and intact, packed very well in a box. The syringe is loaded with mycelium, would almost say the liquid was “packed” with it.

Look like these reviews cover multiple strains. I'm a commercial grower, I bought 5 strains, Chaga, Turkey, agarikon, Maitake, cordyceps, 4 are growing well on agar, the chaga looks damaged, myc is glassy and only the size of a dime after 2+weeks, the other 4 have overgrown the petri and are now in grain, doing well. Going to mix the syringe and try again with the chaga, not hopeful. The turkey tail is aggressive.Not bad for the price. Other reviews lack detail, lots of pitfalls, variables growing fungi, I'd recommend expanding on agar first, as opposed to directly into substrate, just to see what you're working with. contacted vendor, it seems chaga is a slow strain, they got right back and are sending a new culture in agar.

Got the results I was looking for. I have the results now in a container outside for winter freezing. In spring I'll put into a shroom bed. So far so good. To place them out for wintering; I did feed them with some potash, blood meal and calcium. I mixed a bed with pearlite, vermiculite and a soil mix that is favorable for mushrooms. I used a small amount of molasses and water to set the medium. I have well water, so no issues. Just be aware that city water may have chemicals that are not so favorable for your mushrooms. Get the rye bags for the culture, works perfect.

This culture was tested for contamination and found to be clean, but even for a Shiitake it is not growing very well in liquid cultures or agar cultures. There was no visible mycelium in the syringe, but as there is some growth it was not just sterile water. This was the case for 3 of 4 different cultures I bought from this store in the same order, King Oyster, Lion's Mane, and Shiitake. The Reishi seems to be doing well though.

I purchased 60$ of spores and have yet to receive one spect of growth of any of the mushrooms:(They have been inoculated approximately 1 month.

Soooooo. I ordered a culture, had issues with contamination. Contacted them and they sent me a replacement culture and 2 bags of sterilized rye berries! Working like a dream!! Reccomend to anyone intrigued with growing gourmet fungi

They didn’t grow

The puffball spores colonized a brf jar really quickly! Currently experimenting with spawning it to bulk, but overall very happy with this!