Still Waiting on Mushrooms

Be Patient. Don’t Panic.

Some of you may remember that we held our first ever Mushroom Inoculation Station on March 7, 2020.

EDITOR’S NOTE: We really remember this day well, because it was the last “normal” day of the market, before COVID-19 hit. It was a nice day, a full crowd, and we had such fun. Good times. Anyway…

We had hoped for mushrooms in the Fall of 2020. However, in chatting with a few of you it seems we have not had reports of shiitake mushrooms appearing yet. Maybe we will see some in Spring and Fall 2021. Please be patient. Keep watching. And let us know if you see any shiitake. It’s not unusual for a log to take two years to bloom.

Look out for competitive fungi.

Because we are growing outside and our growing conditions are not perfect, we are likely to see Turkey Tail and Split Gill Fungus. You can read more about competitive fungi on pages 27-29 in this report Best Management Practices for Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation. Let's hope that we avoid Trichoderma!

Please be patient. Below is a photo of a log that took two years to finally grow some shiitake. Hopefully our logs will grow mushrooms sooner than that.

Comment below and show us your mushroom log photos!