Shimeji (brown) · Hypsizygus tessellatus

2 kg of fully colonised grain spawn on red sorghum, in a polypropylene autoclave patch bag. At our spawn rate of 10% of the wet substrate weight, one bag inoculates about 20 kg of prepared substrate.

Growing conditions

The brown beech mushroom (Buna-shimeji), also called the Mountain Echo mushroom: tight clusters with a firm bite and a nutty flavour. After colonising, it needs a 6–8 week rest before it will pin.

When it arrives

Use it as soon as you can. If you need to store it, keep it below 4 °C and never freeze it.

Lead time and delivery

This spawn is made to order: allow 2–4 weeks, depending on the number of orders in production.

To keep spawn out of courier warehouses over weekends, we dispatch on Mondays and Tuesdays for regional deliveries, and up to Wednesday for Cape Town. Our standard courier (The Courier Guy, Economy) takes 2–3 days. These dispatch days don't apply to collections or to your own courier.

Step-by-step growing instructions are free in our Learning Centre. See how all our species compare on the fruiting temperature chart.