For them to colonize they need to sit 3-5 inches or so from the ground surface for at least 6 months usually.
You want them off the ground to prevent wild mushrooms from outcompeting the inoculated variety.
They also need to be close to the ground because there is more moisture near the earth. If you stack them high the ones on the top will dry out
Okay. I just plugged some with pearl oyster mushrooms a couple weeks ago. I'll keep them low to the ground. Likely in my new mulch basin that I direct roof runnoff
My shiitake logs I piled high on a single pallet. I get some from them when it rains a bunch. I may restack closer to the ground. They are several years old.
This picture is from last September.
#Goals for expanding food production on our homestead. Where is a good source for plugs?
‘Mushroom mountain’, use sawdust spawn & get the tools required. Much cheaper. ‘North Spore’ & ‘Field & Forest’ are also good
Nice I wouldn’t mess with the shiitakes at this point.
As far as the oysters, let them colonize, then bury them in a ‘log raft’. Lie the logs down horizontally & bury halfway. They won’t fruit if they aren’t partially buried
