Liquid Fungi Mushroom Species Guide
Blue Oyster Mushroom Species Information
Scientific Name
Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus
Other Common Names
N/A
Description
The blue oyster mushroom is one of the most common of the oyster mushrooms used in cuisine world wide. Young specimens will be blueish color on their caps, then changing color to grey tones upon maturing. Not only is the blue oyster mushroom delicious, but it's one of the easier varieties of oyster mushrooms to grow. This mushrooms grows on a wide range of substrates including straw (wheat, rye, oat, rice, and barley straw), corn, coffee grounds, banana waste, most hardwoods and hardwood by-products like sawdust and paper, compost and much more. This mushroom truly thrives throughout temperate regions of the world. Blue oyster mushrooms prefer colder temperatures, in comparison to other oyster mushrooms. This mushroom loves low temperature drops and even does best when morning lows are around the 40’s and 50’s.
Substrate Type Used for Blue Oyster Mushrooms
Sterilized Hardwood Substrate :
Hardwood Logs, Supplemented Sawdust Blocks, Pasteurized Straw, Other Cellulose Products
Petri: Malt Extract Agar, Dextrose Agar
Spawn: Rye Berries, Millet, Oats, Corn
Ideal Environment Conditions For Blue Oyster Mushrooms
Incubation Temperature: 65F-75F
Incubation Time: 12-14 Days
Fruiting Temperature: 55F-65F
Fruiting Humidity: 85%-93%
Pinning Time: 4-10 Days
Total Fruiting Time: 14-18 Days
Special Considerations:
- Needs Cold
- High CO2 Fruiting
- Intermediate
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