Blue Oysters (Pleurotus ostreatus) are a fast colonizer with a strong bluish-gray hue. They produce richly umami-flavored mushrooms with a soft, meaty texture that pairs well with most dishes.
As our most productive oyster strain, they are reliable, cold-tolerant, and fruit prolifically in early spring or late fall. Blue oyster mushrooms also work well with the log, stump, and totem methods.
Note: Aside from being kiln dried, our wooden dowels are not treated in any other way.
Blue Oyster wood chart:
| BEST WOOD SPECIES* | Aspen, Cottonwood, Tuliptree, Willow |
| OTHER SUITABLE SPECIES | Ailanthus, Alder, Basswood, Beech, Birch, Box Elder, Buckeye, Chinese Tallow, Elm Hackberry, Hophornbeam, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Mulberry, Palm, Pear, Sassafrass, Sweetgum, Sycamore |
| AVOID | Ash, Hemlock, Oak |
Kits are 100% shelf-stable, and one kit makes 1-2 mushroom logs. Instead of spawn, kits come with a spawn voucher that customers can redeem at northspore.com when they're ready to start their log project.
Aside from being kiln dried, our wooden dowels are not treated in any other way. Made of natural North American hardwood, harvested responsibly to meet FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standards.
What's included in each kit?