Thursday, 16 July 2015

Strain Spotlight: The COLUMBUS strain (Pleurotus ostreatus)

What you see in the picture is growing on white sorghum grain, simply imagine how powerful this strain is: it broke up the plastic bag and came out to shine -we just placed it in the fruiting chamber and enjoyed the view. Several customers are very happy with this particular strain and currently it is part of their production line. Flavor, color, consistency, and power this are the basic features that characterize this strain. 

The pilei in this picture have a trumpet shape, however this fungus has typical flabelliform pilei -what you see is the reaction to the environmental conditions present in the grow room. Moreover, the color tends to be lighter in higher temperatures (turns dirty-white).  It is a s strain that tolerates well low and mid temperatures [60 -75(80)]. Feel free to experiment with it before growing it on a large scale. The BE varies depending on several factors but for this strain is over 100%. If you don't get this BE than probably there is something wrong with the ingredients or applied growth methodology.

Flavor: typical oyster mushroom flavor
Substrate preference: straw, sawdust, agricultural wastes, paper, etc [not conifer substrate]
Consistency: fleshy-firm
Fruitbody size: small-mid
Color: at first light blue (pearl) then dirty white at maturity
Grow method: may be grown with the hydrated lime method, pasteurization or sterilization

Interested in growing this one? Place your order here.


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