Shiitake Mycelium – Colonised Agar

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Shiitake Mushroom Mycelium – Pre-Colonised Agar petri Dishes

Shiitake Mycelium – Pre-Colonised agar petri dishes ready for you to use or clone. Shiitake mushrooms are known for their rich, earthy flavour and distinctive taste. By good fortune, they are also one of the easier mushroom species to cultivate at home, which makes them ideal for growers of all levels of experience. Our pre-colonised agar petri dishes are what you need to get started on your growing experience. To grow mushrooms of any sort you need live mycelium, either in the form of Mycelium Liquid Culture or agar colonised with live mycelium.

This listing is for one colonised 90mm agar plate with live Shiitake mushroom mycelium, sealed with parafilm to keep the contents sterile. Our colonised agar plates are ideal for use either for cloning to make more colonised agar, or to inoculate your spawn materials. Once the mycelium has covered the whole surface of the petri dish it is ready for immediate use.

Colonised agar needs to be kept in a cool dark place until you are ready to use it. A fridghe is fine, but away from freezer compartments as Shiitake mushroom mycelium, like any live mycelium, is likely to be killed in temperatures below 3 Celcius.

Agar petri dishes should only be opened in sterile air, and handled in a protected environment such as a still air box or, ideally, in front of a laminar flow hood. Never touch the agar/mycelium with anything that has not been properly sterilised. Blades used to slice or extract the agar should be flame sterilised before use. Partially used petri dishes containing agar can be re-sealed with fresh strips of parafilm – the original parafilm should not be re-used. We recommend using your colonised agar within a week if possible, to avoid it drying out or over-growing.

To reduce the chance of a heavy build-up of condensation inside petri dishes, they are best stored upside down. If you have more than one, stack them up, as this helps keep them all at the same temperature. Condensation is common and won’t damage the mycelium, but rivers of water in the petri dish can increase the risk of contamination when opened.

When working with agar, either while doing agar to grain inoculation or agar to agar transfers be sure that you are familiar with and follow strict sterile working techniques.

Note: The product image used is generic and for display purposes only. Appearance of mycelium varies from species to species.