Our Hen of the Woods (Grifola Frondosa) plug spawn is ready for inoculation the second it turns up at your home. Our spawn is made in labs and stored in breathable bags meaning that it is free from all other competing species.
All of our spawn boasts a very low generational count. The lower the generation of the spawn, the nearer to the original spore sample, so at only the fourth generation, this spawn is guaranteed to be both high-quality and dependable.
‘Hen of the Woods’ will live up to its name and bring you a high yield. Instead of eggs, you’ll harvest vibrantly coloured and strong flavoured mushrooms with a naturally sweet taste.
Suitable for all customers from hobbyists to professionals
A nutty, sweet tasting mushroom
Large fruiting bodies for plenty of produce
Will bring harvests of mushrooms, year after year
Please read below for more species and grow information, specifications, and video.
| Binomial nomenclature | Grifola frondosa | |
| Old nomenclature | None | |
| Inoculation rate | mix with ± 1% spawn | |
| Natural substrate | composition: | 80% hardwood, mixed fine + coarse 10% cereals 10% bran |
| Incubation | room temperature: | 23 °C |
| substrate temperature: | 25 °C | |
| duration: | Ca. 18 days | |
| Primordia induction | (night time)* temperature: | 18-24 °C |
| relative humidity | 90- 95 % | |
| Fruiting conditions | room temperature: | 12-18 °C |
| relative humidity: | 90-95% | |
| CO2-concentration: | 2000-5000 ppm | |
| light: | 200 lux | |
| Flushes | number: | 2 |
| interval: | 20-30 days | |
| between flushes: | ||
| Total production cycle | ||
| Average yield | Approx. 150 g saleable mushrooms per kg fresh substrate† | |
