Grow guide
How to grow Maitake
Grifola frondosa
- Type
- Mushroom
- Zones
- USDA zones 4–9
- Sun
- Shade
- Time to harvest
- 56–120 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- spawn
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Biweekly
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Indoor blocks fruit in 8-16 weeks after an 8-week colonization phase; requires a cold trigger. Also called Hen of the Woods.
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