Blue Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus columbinus

Blue Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus columbinus

10 cc/ml liquid fungi mycology culture syringe with a sterile needle.

Blue Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus columbinus, cold-tolerant gourmet mushroom for indoor and outdoor cultivation

Pleurotus columbinus, commonly known as the blue oyster mushroom, is a cold-weather variety of oyster mushroom prized for its striking blue-gray caps, fast growth, and excellent culinary qualities. This vigorous strain thrives in cooler temperatures and produces dense clusters of meaty, flavorful mushrooms that are ideal for sautéing, grilling, and adding to soups, pastas, and stir-fries.

Blue oyster mushrooms are easy to grow and highly productive, making them a popular choice for both home cultivators and commercial mushroom farms. They colonize quickly on a variety of substrates including straw, hardwood sawdust, and agricultural waste, and they fruit reliably when exposed to fresh air and high humidity.

Key features:

• Species: Pleurotus columbinus, commonly known as blue oyster mushroom

• Type: Liquid mushroom culture in sterile nutrient solution

• Ideal for: Straw, hardwood sawdust, grow bags, buckets, indoor grow rooms, outdoor beds

• Growth conditions: Prefers cool temperatures, high humidity, indirect light, and fresh air exchange

• Culinary value: Mild, savory flavor with a firm texture and high nutritional value

Why grow blue oyster mushrooms:

• Visually appealing blue caps that mature into gray tones

• Fast colonizing and cold-tolerant for reliable fall, winter, and spring production

• High-yielding strain great for home growing, mushroom kits, and market farming

• Can be used to create plug spawn for log inoculation using colonized grain and hardwood dowels

• Suitable for beginners and experienced cultivators alike

How to use:
Inoculate sterilized grain with blue oyster mushroom liquid culture. Once fully colonized, the grain can be used to inoculate straw or hardwood sawdust blocks. You can also transfer the grain to sterilized hardwood dowels to make plug spawn for log cultivation. Maintain a cool, moist environment with good air circulation to trigger fruiting. Mushrooms are ready to harvest when the caps are fully developed but before they flatten out completely.

Pleurotus columbinus blue oyster mushroom is a favorite among gourmet mushroom growers for its beauty, productivity, and adaptability to cool growing conditions. Whether you are growing for your own kitchen or for the farmers market, this strain offers excellent performance and culinary quality.

*international orders will not include needle.

*instructions are not included, please thoroughly research growing conditions and techniques.