The warm blue oyster is one of our most prolific indoor commercial fruiting strains with an extremely WIDE fruiting temperature window. Meaty and sweet, this mushroom is also known for its antiviral properties as well as cholesterol lowering abilities. Optimum fruiting occurs when temperatures between 50-80F, but it can produce as high as 95F. Outdoors it fruits well on oak, sweetgum, poplar, and many other hardwood species. Indoors we recommend fruiting this strain on pasteurized wheat straw and cotton hulls for incredible yields. We grow this strain year-round indoors and it forms beautiful, thick clusters. The blue color will fade into a light steel-blue, grey color. Like all oysters, these mushrooms are high in protein and wonderful sautéed, grilled, or fried as a side or even the main course!
USEFUL LINKS
- Zone Fruiting Map
- Log Mushroom Troubleshooting Guide: 20 Most Commonly Asked Questions about Log Cultivation – Blog
- Growing Mushrooms on Stumps (PDF)
- Growing Mushrooms on Logs (PDF)
- Cultivating Oyster Mushrooms (PDF)
- How to Cultivate Oyster Mushrooms (Blog)
- Oyster Mushroom Fruiting Kit (PDF)
- Cultivate Oyster Mushrooms on Coffee Grounds (PDF)
- Fruiting Mushrooms the Easy Way in Your Kitchen (Blog)
| Edibility and Taste | Meaty and Sweet |
| Grows On | Outdoors: hardwood logs and stumps: alder, ash, aspen, beech, birch, elm, maple, oak, sweetgum, box elder, cottonwood, willow, ailanthus, tulip poplar. Indoors: pasteurized straw or agricultural byproduct, cereal straws, cotton, paper waste, fresh spent coffee grounds. |
| Col/ Fruit Temps F˚ | 70˚/ 50˚-80˚ can produce up to 95˚ |
| Col/ Fruit Temps C˚ | 21˚ / 10˚-26˚ can produce up to 35˚ |
| Availability | Year-Round. Shipping to: USA/Hawaii/Canada/ Mexico/Carribean. For countries other than the US, phytosanitary certificate is required (extra cost), and you will need to contact Megan at myceliummegan@gmail.com to get a quote. Please check with your country’s Agriculture department to find out what you are allowed to import before you contact us. |
| Link to Purchase | https://shop.mushroommountain.com/collections/sawdust-spawn/products/oyster-golden-pleurotus-citrinopileatus-5lb |
