Organic Chesnut Mushroom Grain Spawn

Pholiota Adiposa, adipose pholiote, chestnuts, hazelnut mushrooms, 

From the pholiote family, chestnuts are probably one of the most beautiful mushrooms to grow. It grows in clusters of mushrooms ranging from 3 to 12cm. The caps change from dark brown at the start of growth to light orange towards the end. The edges of the hats are covered with small white downs. Its culture is similar to its cousin namekos, but it does not have the glutinous texture of the latter. Its stems are not too fibrous and remain quite crunchy when cooked. Good flavor. 

Mycelium storage: 1 month in the fridge 

 See also “How to use our mycelia”

Our commitment to quality:

We produce our mycelia in laboratory conditions, which guarantees the purity of the varieties and optimal quality.

We produce our mycelia 100% organically and all our products are certified “ BE-BIO-01, Agriculture Belgium ” by CERTISYS.

Growing conditions

Like namekos, chestnuts prefer cool temperatures of 10 to 15°. They particularly appreciate high and constant humidity. 2 to 3 harvests. Harvest young, just before the caps open for better conservation.

After the first harvest in "top fruiting", the plastics can be removed completely, and the bales can be watered regularly in "rain".

Substrates

Pasteurized sawdust in indoor cultivation, logs in outdoor cultivation. 

We recommend our ready-to-use substrate , particularly suitable for wood-eating varieties.

Crop Settings

Inoculation

5-10% grain/wet substrate

Incubation

Initiation of the primordia

Fruiting

These data come in particular from the book “Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms” by P. Stamets. They are given as indications, each myciculturist having particular growing conditions, there may be individual variations.

Productivity

Average productivity 150-250 gr of fresh mushrooms per 1 kg of wet substrate, over 2 to 3 harvests.