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Larch for Growing Shiitakes?
    #18716478 - 08/16/13 09:24 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

Hey All,
So I'm going to be growing shiitakes using supplemented sawdust blocks, but my issue is every saw mill in my area only cuts softwoods. I found a dude who cuts Larch, but everywhere on the internet says you can't grow mushrooms with Larch, but Stamets book GG&MM says you CAN grow with Larch and Hemlock. Is that info just outdated, or will Larch work? Has anyone had success growing with it?

thanks in advance for your answers!


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Re: Larch for Growing Shiitakes? [Re: Mr.McMush]
    #18716490 - 08/16/13 09:29 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

Larch is a conifer, and I've used numerous conifer woods with success, but never Larch.
I would try a small grow, like a single small block, and see how it does before going full scale.


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Re: Larch for Growing Shiitakes? [Re: Tmethyl]
    #18726135 - 08/19/13 06:27 AM (10 years, 6 months ago)

My commercial shiitake operation is grown on a mix of Douglas fir and Western larch.

Larch is a deciduous conifer, and the wood is much harder than most conifers.  It's a great shiitake substrate.


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Re: Larch for Growing Shiitakes? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #18744757 - 08/22/13 10:31 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

phewwwww, thats great news! Thanks RR :smile:


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