King Oyster Liquid Culture Syringe 10ml

King Oyster Culture

King oyster is prized in kitchens for its thick, white, scallop like stems. This king oyster liquid culture syringe gives you 10ml of live mycelium in a sterile malt and yeast broth, ready to start your own king oyster spawn.

What Is Included

• 1 x 10ml liquid culture syringe, sterile sealed
• 1 x sterile 16G needle
• 1 x 70% IPA alcohol swab

How to Use

1. Let the syringe reach room temperature, then shake it hard for 10 seconds to break up the mycelium.
2. Fit the needle and wipe the injection port of your bag with the alcohol swab.
3. Inject about 5ml per bag. One syringe will inoculate two bags of sterilised grain spawn or two all-in-one grow bags.
4. Keep the bags dark and warm while the king oyster mycelium colonises, usually 2 to 4 weeks.

Growing Conditions

Colonise at 20 to 25°C. King oyster prefers sterilised, supplemented hardwood substrate rather than straw. Fruit at 12 to 18°C from the top of the bag, keeping slightly raised CO2 at first to encourage fat stems.

Things to Know

King oyster is a little more demanding than other oysters. It rewards a longer rest after colonisation and good, clean substrate. If you want something easier with a similar bite, try black pearl king oyster from our grain spawn range.

From Our Grow Room

The first proper king oysters we grew from culture were so thick we cut them into coins like scallops. Worth every bit of patience.

Storage

Keep in the fridge at 2 to 8°C for up to a few months.

Related

See the king oyster fruiting block. All cultures in mushroom liquid cultures.