Organic Piopino Mushroom Grow Kit Fruiting Block
- 🍄 CULTURE BALL - ORGANIC PIOPPINO: Ready to use, simply water and follow the instructions for successful cultivation.
- 💪 HIGH YIELD: Harvest up to 1.5 kg of delicious fresh pioppinos in 1 to 2 harvests.
- 🌍 ORGANIC PRODUCTION: Our bales are certified organic “BE-BIO-01” by Certisys (Belgium), guaranteed without pesticides or GMOs.
- ⏳ AVAILABILITY: Depending on stock, delivery times may vary from 3 days to 3 weeks. Do not hesitate to contact us for more details.
The variety: Pioppino
'Our ready-to-grow culture kits allow you to cultivate your own Pioppino mushrooms at home.'
Characteristics of culture substrates:
- Harvest: Between 0.7 and 1 kg of fresh mushrooms over 2-3 harvests.
- Composition: Water, wood shavings, cereals, lime, mycelium. Net weight of the bale: +-5.2 kg.
- Dimensions : 25 x 20 x 20 cm (L x l x H)
- Origin : Belgium (Mycosphere)
The Pioppino is an excellent edible mushroom with a crunchy texture and a slightly sweet taste reminiscent of hazelnut. The caps (3-5 cm) are dark brown at first, lightening in a gradient to beige-cream as they mature. The stems remain crunchy when cooked if they are picked young.
Notes: Harvest indications are estimates based on our experience, but are not guaranteed. Productivity depends on growing conditions and grower experience.
(*) Our bales are certified organic “BE-BIO-01” by Certisys (Belgium).
Use
If you cannot use the ballot immediately, keep it in the fridge for about 2 weeks.
This variety enjoys warmth (20-27°C) but can also be grown at cooler temperatures down to 12°C. Harvest the mushrooms young, just before the caps open, for better preservation and a more tender texture. Be careful, the growth of the mushrooms is very rapid.
There are two methods of fruiting:
- Open the top of the bag, leaving 15-20 cm of plastic above the substrate, wait for the appearance of primordia (mushroom buds), then gradually lower the plastic to the level of the substrate.
- Make a cut on the side of the bale at the substrate level and expel the air from the bag through this opening. This technique takes a little more time and tends to produce a little less, but it promotes the development of caps more than stems, resulting in mushrooms that are slightly different in taste and texture.
Maintain a humidity of 80 to 90% during mushroom growth. Use our minispray or our professional misting devices to maintain optimal humidity.
Fruit Setting Parameters
| Fruiting temperature | 13-20°C. Ideal temperature: 15°C |
| Relative humidity | 85 to 95% |
| Fruiting duration | 4 to 8 days |
| CO2 concentration | 500-2000ppm |
| Fresh air exchange | 4 to 8 volumes/h |
| Light requirement | 500 to 1000 lux |
| Number of harvests | 2 harvests, 10 to 14 days apart |
Where to cultivate it?
Grow indoors (kitchen, garage, cellar). Pioppinos need a little light to grow. Prefer indirect sunlight and avoid anything that could dry out the block: drafts, radiators, direct sunlight. Pioppinos like humidity but do not like to be constantly soaked.
Tips
To encourage growth and productivity of second and third crops:
- Remoisten the bags by immersing them overnight in water, then drain them and return them to culture.
- Give a thermal shock by placing the bundle in a cool place overnight (fridge or outside). This simulates the arrival of winter and encourages mushroom reproduction.
