How to Use Spore Mushroom Log Drill Bits?

First, What Kinds of Trees are Suitable for Shiitake Mushrooms to Grow on？

1. The shiitake mushroom can grow in poplar, yellow birch, oak, etc.
2. Not every type of wood can be planted. Among them, mushrooms grow best and produce most in the oak.
3. The wood selected must be fresh, logs with fully intact bark, and free of other fungus.
4. When choosing the wood for the plant, you better choose the tree between 4-6 inches, if there is no small tree, cut the large tree to 3-4 foot length, because this is more suitable for handling and stacking.

Second, the Selection of Shiitake Mushroom Spawns and Other Tools

You can purchase the shiitake mushroom plug spawns online or at the seed store or you can use the sawdust spawn.

You Also Need These Tools

1. Every log can only use 30 – 50 Shiitake Mushroom plugs on one plug (Each log need 3 – 4 feet long and 4 – 6 inch in diameter)
2. Food safe wax
3. Mushroom drill bit (According to you mushroom plug spawns size to select)
4. Electric drill
5. Rubber mallet

Third, Prepare Tools to Start Planting

1. Drilling holes with a Mushroom Drill Bit on the Logs

• The mushroom log drill bit can help you! Install the mushroom plug drill bit to the electric drill.
• Accurate drilling can solve the trouble of using a twist drill to require a stop collar, it can ensure each hole is the same in-depth, it is very convenient.

You need to drill holes use a diamond pattern to stagger the rows, this is a helpful method to ensure the whole log is colonized with shiitake mushroom plugs.

2. After the Holes are Drilled, We Can Put the Shiitake Mushroom Plugs into the Logs

• Place the shiitake mushroom plugs in the hole you drilled just a moment ago.
• Use the rubber mallet to gently tap it into the hole(Attention must be gentle!)
• Then food-safe wax can come in handy, use food-safe wax to seal the plugs to hold in moisture. Or you can use beeswax, it is the same effect.

3. Management After Planting

• You need to keep the logs sheltered from sun and wind to keep the logs moist and when mushrooms grow, keep them away from domestic animals!
• Every week, you need to use one inch of water to irrigate it, if the weather is dry, use a hose to provide water at any time the wood is dry.
• You can stack the shiitake mushroom logs to save your place and it can easily be watered during dry times.

4. Harvest the Shiitake Mushrooms

• When the mushrooms break the surface of the logs, you can take them down and enjoy the joy of harvesting mushrooms.
• The mushroom can eat when they fresh or you can dry in the sun in the open space at least 2 days, then you can store the mushroom.

5. Why is a New Business Opportunity

Under the pressure of fast-paced life, people are more and more fond of the original ecological life and like to play with various plantations.
We have developed mushroom drill bits suitable for DIY and special growers according to the needs of people’s lives. As an importer or wholesaler, this is an excellent business opportunity.