Grow guide
How to grow Brown Beech Mushroom
Hypsizygus tessellatus
- Type
- Mushroom
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Shade
- Time to harvest
- 90–150 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- spawn
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Biweekly
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Sold as shimeji; requires a mandatory 60-90 day after-ripening phase before fruiting. Elevated CO2 drives the elongated stems commercial growers target.
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