Grow guide
How to grow Shiitake
Lentinula edodes
- Type
- Mushroom
- Zones
- USDA zones 4–9
- Sun
- Shade
- Time to harvest
- 180–540 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Harvest Every 2 days in flush
- Mist 2x/day
- Substrate Replace annually
Notes
Plug oak logs in shade in 7B. Logs fruit 3-5 yr after 6-18 mo spawn run.
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