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Orders with subtotals $1,200 and above receive a 10% discount
If you have placed orders totaling at least $1,200 at Fedco within the past 12 months, additional orders qualify for bulk pricing.
Scionwood order deadline: February 16, 2024
Final order deadline: ~~March 1~~ extended through April 12, 2024!
Scionwood shipping: around March 11, 2024.
Regular orders placed after March 4 will ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in which they were received. Sorry, we cannot expedite these orders, add to existing orders or combine orders. Regular orders placed on or before March 4 will ship around March 26 through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas. Surplus Sale orders ship in the order in which we receive them after we have completed all regular order shipments. We will begin shipping Surplus Sale orders in early May and we will notify you of your estimated ship date as we approach that time. Sorry, we cannot expedite Surplus Sale orders or combine them with existing orders. Scionwood and early rootstock orders ship around March 11.

Shiitake Mushrooms - Organic

Lentinula edodes Brown umbrella-shaped spongy caps, very nutritious and medicinal. Good for drying and reconstituting in winter soups. Meaty texture when cooked. Grows best on oak and maple. Fruits throughout the growing season and responds well to commercial forced-fruiting production methods. This is the Wide Range Shiitake strain.

Plug Spawn are small wooden dowels colonized by mushroom mycelium, in bags of 100 or 500.
Sawdust Spawn is hardwood sawdust colonized by mushroom mycelium; bag contains 5½ lbs.
Outdoor Log Kit contains 100 plugs, wax, dauber, 5⁄16" drill bit, instructions.
Fruiting Block contains a 4½-lb inoculated sawdust block and instructions.

Ships on our regular schedule, between about March 26 and May 10. Maine Grown.

This item is certified organic

574 Shiitake -

Item	Discounted Price
L 574 A: 100 plugs, 100 for $18.00		Ordering closed for the season
L 574 B: 500 plugs, 500 for $36.00		Ordering closed for the season
574 C: Sawdust spawn, 1 for $30.00		Ordering closed for the season
L 574 D: Outdoor log kit, 1 for $30.00		Ordering closed for the season
574 E: Fruiting block, 1 for $30.00		Ordering closed for the season

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Additional Information

Mushrooms

For more info:
About Mushrooms

Download PDFs: Instructions for using plugs; Instructions for beds; Instructions for using sawdust spawn