Pink Oyster Rye Grain Spawn – 3 lb

Description

Pink Oyster Rye Grain Spawn – Grain spawn: whole rye berries grain, hydrated, sterilised and running with pink oyster mycelium – 3 lb bag per bag Shipped cold in a filter-patch bag, ready to mix into your substrate.

Pink Oyster Rye Grain Spawn: what you get

Pink Oyster Rye Grain Spawn arrives as 3 lb, as the listing states it. Variations are sold as sealed or packed so it survives a courier, not just a shelf.

• 3 lb, as the listing states it
• sealed or packed so it survives a courier, not just a shelf
• the same photograph as the listing, so you know what arrives

How to use pink oyster rye grain spawn

Nothing about pink oyster rye grain spawn is difficult, and almost every failed grow we hear about breaks at one of four points: moisture, temperature swings, still air being taken for clean air, and opening things too early. These four steps cover pink oyster rye grain spawn in any shop-bought setup.

1. Store at 2-4 C and use within two weeks; grain keeps colonising in the fridge and turns old-fast if it is left warm.
2. Let the spawn come to room temperature before you open the bag, so condensation does not land on the grain.
3. Break up the colonised grain with a sterile tool and mix at roughly 1 part spawn to 10 parts moistened substrate by weight.
4. Anything that smells sour or shows pink or green before it is used goes in the bin, not into your substrate.

Storage and handling

If a pack has been wet, warm or sitting for an unexpected length of time, do not compound the loss by running it: use it on the next clean setup, or ask us before you inoculate.

Common questions

Can I use it on cardboard and straw?

Yes – pink oyster handles a straw/cardboard mix well. Pasteurise, drain to a drip, and layer spawn into the top third with a few pockets below.

Why is my spawn white with pink patches?

That is the culture itself starting to fruit or discolour as it ages – it does not mean contamination, but it does mean use it now, not next month.

Will it grow on hardwood sawdust too?

It will colonise sawdust and often fruits strongly on a supplemented mix, though straw is cheaper and the results are similar for this species.

Usually ordered with Shiitake Hardwood Log Plug Spawn – 100 Plugs and Supplemented Hardwood Sawdust Spawn – 5 lb. The spawn archive covers grain types, run rates and cold storage. Mushroom Spawn. Reviews are not enabled on the shop, so the honest answers are in the FAQ above. For the technique side we keep FreshCap on grain spawn open while writing these pages, and the sanitation notes for the consumables follow the FDA Food Code.

Pink oyster runs through both grain and bulk substrate faster than anything else we propagate, which makes this the spawn to buy when you want straw pasteurised on Saturday and inoculated on Sunday.

What is in the box

• whole rye berries grain, hydrated, sterilised and running with pink oyster mycelium – 3 lb bag per bag
• Shipped in a filter-patch bag with the grain broken loose at the right stage, so it distributes evenly the moment you open it
• Enough for roughly 30-40 lb of wet substrate of prepared substrate at a normal 5-10% inoculation rate
• Cold-weather friendly: if it arrives warm and starting to consolidate, refrigerate it and use it within two weeks

How it works

1. Flambé or wipe your port and hands, work in still air and break up the colonised grain before pitching it into your substrate.
2. Aim for even distribution rather than a heavy layer at the top – spawn that sits in one clump colonises unevenly.
3. Store unopened at 34-40°F and let it take the chill off for a few hours before you inoculate.

About Pink Oyster (Pleurotus djamor)

Pink oyster is the fastest, most theatrical mushroom available to a first-time grower, and the only one that will forgive a warm spare room. It colours best in cool-ish light, slows to a crawl below 58°F and can flush so hard in week one that you are harvesting twice a day.

Conditions pink oyster grows best in

• Fruiting temperature: 62-75°F (17-24°C) – it hates cold drafts
• Humidity: 85-90% with moderate fresh air
• Colonises in 8-14 days, often the fastest bag on the shelf
• Pins within 3-5 days of being opened; harvest 4-7 days later
• Colour fades with age and heat – pink flushes pale at the edges first

When to pick: Take the whole cluster when the caps are 2-4 inches across and the edges are still turning down, before they flatten and lift. Pink oyster has a short shelf life; cook it the day you cut it or dry it straight away.

In the kitchen: Crisp when fried thin – the flavour is mild and faintly watermelon-like raw, better once cooked. Colour fades to buff in a hot pan, which is normal.

What to expect from this grow

Grain spawn is a living culture, so we sell it to be used, not stored. Order what you can inoculate within a week or two of delivery. Contaminated or badly delayed shipments are replaced – email a photo of the bag, unopened if possible.

Specification

Product type	Grain spawn
Stage	Grain spawn
Size	3 lb bag
Species	Pink Oyster (Pleurotus djamor)
Substrate it grows on	Wheat straw or supplemented hardwood sawdust
Fruiting range	62-75°F (17-24°C) – it hates cold drafts
Difficulty	Easy
Shipped weight	3.4 lb
Package size	9 × 6 × 3 inches
SKU	MGS-0026

Part of our Mushroom Spawn range. Questions about pink oyster? Email [email protected] or call +1 970-909-8532.

Other formats for Pink Oyster: Ready-to-fruit grow kit, All-in-one grow bag. Start with a guide if you are not sure which one fits your space.