Description

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ITALIAN OYSTER MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

Pleurotus pulminarius: A thicker and meatier Oyster mushroom with caps that can grow quite large.

Buy Italian Oyster Mushroom Plugs Online. Plug Spawn – Great for first time mushroom log growers. They are usually used for small projects of 1-10 logs, though some log cultivators will use them for larger projects. Plug Spawn comes in 100, 500, and 1000 ct. bags.

Inoculation: 

On Logs – Works well with the Log, Stump, and Totem methods. Colonization is fast and should start producing in 4-12 months. They fruit best in the spring and fall and prefer softer hardwoods such as poplar and aspen, though they will also work on maple. Buy Italian Oyster Mushroom Plugs Online.

Difficulty: Beginner

Buy Italian Oyster Mushroom Plugs Online. Italian Oyster mushrooms are a great mushroom for beginners. They colonize quickly and are reliable producers. Decent for commercial cultivation, especially grown on straw with cooler temperatures.

Cooking: Italian Oysters can easily replace button mushrooms in most recipes and pair well with many cuisines and flavors. Like all Oyster mushrooms, they retain water and may develop a viscous texture when undercooked. Buy Italian Oyster Mushroom Plugs Online. If you prefer a firm or dryer texture, continue to cook Italian Oysters until their liquid has reduced and cooked off and they begin to brown. Buy Italian Oyster Mushroom Plugs Online. 

Properties: The Italian Oyster mushroom has a high protein content, several B vitamins, and all the essential amino acids (Marley, 2009). Buy Italian Oyster Mushroom Plugs Online. Its medicinal benefits include promoting anti-tumor activity and lowering high cholesterol. Oyster mushroom fruiting bodies and distillations have been shown to reduce tumor size in several studies on mice, rats, and hamsters (Hobbs, 1995). Buy Italian Oyster Mushroom Plugs Online. Additionally, Oyster mushrooms have been used in the Czech Republic as the main ingredient in a dietary supplement used to treat high cholesterol (Hobbs, 1995). Studies in animals have shown that a diet of Oyster mushrooms reduced the development of plaque in major arteries (Bobek et al., 1995).