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Commercial Grade Oyster Mushroom Spawn

We manufacture top commercial grade oyster mushroom spawn for both commercial and hobby mushroom growers.

The spawn is packaged in 2Kg bags which are refrigerated to avoid self over heating which may damage the spawn.
Spawn will be shipped refrigerated to avoid self over heating problems which can damage spawn.


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New customers please allow 10 - 14 days for delivery of the first order, from then on we can accommodate for shipment requirements and supply on order.

Both the Latin and common name refer to the shape of the fruiting body. The latin pleurotus (sideways) refers to the sideways-growth of the stem with respect to the cap while the latin ostreatus (and the English common name, oyster) refers to the shape of the cap which resembles the bi-valve of the same name. Many also believe that the name is fitting due to the flavor resemblance to oysters.

In Chinese, they are called píng gu (??). Meaning "flat mushroom".

The oyster is one of the more commonly sought wild mushrooms, though it can also be cultivated on straw and other media. It often has the scent of anise due to the presence of benzaldehyde. [1]

* Cap: 5-25 cm broad, fan or oyster-shaped; Natural specimens range from white to gray or tan to dark-brown; margin inrolled when young, smooth and often somewhat lobed or wavy. Flesh white, firm, varies in thickness due stipe arrangement.
* Gills: Gills are white to cream, descend stalk if present. If so, stipe off-center with lateral attachment to wood.
* Spores: The spores form a white to lilac-gray print on dark media.
* Stipe: Often absent. When present it is short and thick.
* Taste: Mild
* Odor: Often has a mild scent of anise.

There are no poisonous lookalikes that grow in North America, however Omphalotus nidiformis is a toxic lookalike that is found in Australia and Japan.
Oyster mushroom on a log.
Oyster mushroom on a log.

The Oyster Mushroom is wide-spread in temperate and subtropical forests throughout the world. It is a saprophyte that acts as a primary decomposer on wood.

The oyster mushroom is frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery as a delicacy: it is frequently served either on its own, although sometimes stuffed: and in stir-fry recipes too with soy sauce.

Oyster mushrooms are a natural source of statin drugs. Studies have shown that they typically contain 0.4% to 2.7% statins on a dry weight basis. Z. Naturforsch Study. A number of studies on lab animals have shown that adding Pleurotus to the diet can reduce cholesterol under some conditions.

The oyster mushroom is also one of the few known carnivorous mushrooms. Its mycelia can kill and digest nematodes. This is believed to be a way to obtain nitrogen.

Oyster mushrooms contain a small amount of arabitol which can cause gastrointestinal distress in some people. Arabitol is a sugar alcohol similar to xylitol, manitol and sorbitol; these sugar alcohols are widely used food additives and can also have laxative effectives in susceptible individuals.

* Stamets & Chilton, The Mushroom Cultivator, 1983
* Stamets, Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms (Third Edition), 2000
* National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, 1997


* Oyster sauce

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* Culinary information regarding oysters
* The effect of Pleurotus ostreatus on cholesterol absorption
* General information including growing oyster mushrooms, market data, and more.