Mushroom Liquid Culture | Paddy Straw | Volvariella volvacea

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P1 cultures, also known as master liquid Cultures, are the most vigorous cultures available on the market.

Premium Quality Paddy Straw Volvariella volvacea mushroom liquid culture for Growing Mushrooms. Liquid cultures are mycelium suspended in a nutrient-rich liquid. Our liquid recipe is vegan.

Paddy Straw (Volvariella volvacea), also known as Banana mushroom, is a gourmet mushroom and a top-fruiting type. It will only fruit above 28°C.

Paddy straw spawn takes around 3-4 weeks to colonise, Spawn to straw will take around 10 days, and fruits will begin forming in around 7-10 days after full colonization.

This mushroom is very popular and loved in Asian countries; unfortunately, we do not grow it widely in Western countries.

Do not store the culture in the fridge. Store at or above 10°C as Paddy straw does not like cold temp.

How to grow Paddy straw:

• Grow paddy straw on Rice straw for best chance of success-(sugarcane mulch or any grain straw pasteurised may work) with calcium hydroxide.
• Ensure proper water drainage, as paddy straw does not like excess water or overly dry conditions.
• Maintain a colonization temperature of 23°C.
• Add your spawn to the substrate and allow it to colonise.
• Let the straw colonise for 2 weeks.
• After colonisation, add gram flour as a supplement to boost pinning and fruiting.
• The fruiting temp should be 28°C
• Harvest paddy straw before the cap starts to open as generally thats when they are more dense in flavour.It is generally steamed and then eaten.

Paddy straw is a perfect combination of Nutty, Earthy, Sweet and Umami.

The liquid culture can be used in various cultivation techniques. You may introduce the liquid culture into sterilized grain jars/bags, agar Petri dishes, or another nutrient Sterile jar to expand into more liquid culture.

This mushroom liquid culture is made with the best strain we can find. It is checked every six months for its vigour and ability to fruit on a commercial scale. Each jar is tested before it is sent out. We give a 100% guarantee on our culture.

Check out all the variety on our Liquid Culture Page.

Did you know that we sell Mushroom culture in form of Liquid culture, Log plug dowel spawn, Agar plate, Mushroom grain spawn, Sawdust Substrate and as Mushroom Growing Kits?.

We offer High-Quality Disposable Gloves and Masks, essential for maintaining sterile conditions in your mycology projects. We also recommend you buy Biodegradable MEA agar cups for those testing liquid cultures or spore syringes before inoculating their bags. Do you need a sterile workspace? Have a look at our Still Air box (SAB).

Permit Details: We are authorized to import cultures under the permit granted to us under Biosecurity Act 2015, Section 179 (1).

Please find the list of permitted species.

We can send a variety of cultures to all regions in Australia.

Regions We Ship To:

• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania: Please note that for Tasmania, we will send a letter to import on your behalf. You can order everything as normal.
• Northern Territory (NT)
• Australian Capital Territory
• Western Australia: We can ship to Western Australia except for Woodear, Reishi, and Lion’s Mane.The list of permitted species for WA is regularly updated.

This Products is shipped from Marrickville, Sydney.

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Handling Time—Packages typically takes 0-3 days to prepare for shipment. Unless otherwise stated as ‘Lead time’ on the listing as something different.

Please note that handling time may vary, especially during busy holidays or sale period.

Certain products, like Colonised agar plates or Sawdust spawn, Spray and grow kit, have longer handling times as they are made to order.

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