Inoculating Mushroom Logs With Plug Spawn From Start to Finish

A full-process video on how to inoculate mushroom logs with plug spawn. This process can be used for a variety of different mushrooms including Shiitake, Oysters, Chestnut, Nameko, and Lions Mane.

Referenced Videos:

[cabincreekhomestead]

I just watched this and kept meticulous notes! We’re about to inoculate logs on our homestead and this was a perfect tutorial!

[davehendricks]

Just got my 5 log shittake kit. Can’t wait til next spring!

[ConstantGardener-qq]

Does a cute puppy come with the starter kit?❤❤❤❤ 🐶 BTW, I had a dead tree take down a healthy tulip popular about two months ago. Can I still cut that tree up now in spring to inoculation?

[TheOldkid]

Best video on youtube for inoculation! Without a doubt!
Can you inoculate a log as soon as it is cut or is there a proper time frame? And can you inoculate the logs the first of spring or should you wait for a certain temperature?
Thanks in advance!

[carneycr]

Awesome video! I live in Oregon, sounds like the ideal temperature is most of winter, except for nighttime, but I have a shed, does this affect the time they stay in their humid plastic bag?

[ethanbrown]

I’m just learning about this process. Where I am (zone 8a Alabama) our trees are no longer dormant. Can I still cut a tree into logs and use it? If so then I’ll order!

[nachiketa]

Hi! great video. Short and to the point with all the necessary info.
To expand upon it, I’d like to know does the type of log make a difference in terms of growth? For example Softwood/hardwood or certain species works good overall?
For reference I’m intending on starting out with lions mane plugs mid summer. Any tips greatly appreciated :)))

[Inrussian]

What other mushrooms to u recommend to grow in logs besides shiitake

[leahferry-rice]

Who do you order from? What seasons do you do this in ?? Any beginners books you recommend

[weebz]

I have a lot of failed trees half decayed with a high water content. As I’m on the panhandle of Florida. Will moist half decayed trees work?

[timotheeandru]

Hello! After harvesting the mushrooms, are the "used" logs can be used again for inoculation? Thanks!

[myxomatosisity]

Could you have a vertical log and rest it in a bucket of water to maintain moisture, or no?

[petersellers]

Which type of wood should I use?. Thank you

[pontuskristiansen]

But?? ... when did you put the mycelium in the holes, ? Before the pluggs or after or did you do it at all?

[jeffcalvin]

What is the best (organic) method of keeping slugs off our Shiitake mushrooms? Is there a ground surface that is better than others? Should the logs be suspended off the ground? On what? Thanks for any help!

[SmeeUncleJoe]

All I can find for logs is a couple branch pieces of Black Walnut, but I'm pretty sure it was chopped down during summer months, although half dead from a brutal wind storm, it was hanging off the main trunk for months and the leaves were dead or dying on it. . A great size at about 6 inch diameter. It however has been lying in my garden for a couple years in my garden, half buried. No signs of fungal contamination or mycelium. Will that work ? I'd hate to spend my plugs and wait a year to find out otherwise.

[samTollefson]

One question, I use Titebond 2 glue to seal limbs that I have pruned and it does a good job, could one also use the glue to seal dowel spawn ends? It would certainly be quicker and easier.

[mud]

will the mycelium die if you inoculate before winter and they stay outdoors all year?

new england here, would like to try some outdoor reishi, turkey tail and chicken of woods, just not sure if i can do so before winter

[melissacabellorizo]

I can't wait to get my starter kit. I have semi-perfect logs cut down and ready to go, but today I notice something is burrowing in it. Any advise, video recommendation on how to proceed. Should I sterilize and if so how can I do this outdoors.

[juro]

Does the type of wood matter or can I use any type of wood?