Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes) Liquid Culture Syringe Sample for Mushroom Cultivation Growing on Agar or Grain

Was able to produce great oysters!! Expanded fine and everything is good!

The culture arrived in perfect condition and worked very well. I had fast and healthy growth without any issues. Highly recommended for those looking for quality and effectiveness.

Dead Mycelium. Really brown and looked dead. No sign of life from inoculation.

The most dependable, trouble free oyster strain. Clean in grain and LC.

The syringe was full of liquid, but only had a very small amount of visible mycelial growth. I managed to get it to the needle end of the syringe and inoculated my grain. It began to grow in less than 24 hours, which is great! However, I don’t think the rest of the syringe has anything other than the liquid medium in it. I’ll throw some on an agar dish and see what happens.I’m guessing this was an exception, not the rule, for this company. I say this because I also ordered Lion’s Mane and Chestnut and they were both packed full of mycelial growth!

I ordered two spore syringes: one Portobello and one White Button. Unfortunately, the Portobello syringe was contaminated—the mycelium inside had a clumpy, slimy texture, clearly unsuitable for use. I’ve contacted the seller and am waiting for a refund for this syringe. On the positive side, the White Button syringe was perfect, with clean and healthy mycelium.Update:The refund process worked perfectly, and the seller took the time to address my concerns in a very professional and friendly manner. I am happy to update my review to 5 stars.

I bought 3 strains, and made a large batch of agar solution to work with, worked with a sill air box and a flow hood. The white enokitake took wonderful hold, rizomorphic mycelium. 10 dishes, no contam. Wine caps, same thing maybe a little less aggressive growth. With the lions mane, every single dish had bacterial contamination which leads me to believe the stringe was the source of the issue. Unfortunately it was the lions mane i was most excited for 😅 If it weren’t for that I’d recommend this seller but this was the first case ive ever had with a contaminated syringe.

The media could not be loaded. Great healthy looking culture, got it into my 2 quart jars of culture suspension, it’s growing nicely and it’s only been 2 days so far! All work of mine is done with sterilized equipment in front of a laminar flow hood. UPDATE VIDEO 3-12!!!