{"product_id":"giant-oyster-mushroom-pleurotus-giganteus","title":"Giant Oyster (Pleurotus giganteus) Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiant Oyster (Pleurotus giganteus) is a fully cultivable commercial species, described in the agronomic literature as easy to cultivate and commercialize, with high biological efficiency, heat tolerance, and long shelf life. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe delivers live, actively growing Pleurotus giganteus mycelium in sterile nutrient solution, ready for agar, grain spawn, or substrate production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the funnel-form giant of the oyster clan, prized across Asia for thick, meaty stems and caps that can span a dinner plate. Domesticated from wild strains and under active breeding for commercial production, it brings proven genetics to your grow room, not an experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Grow Giant Oyster?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew species combine this much table quality with this much grower-friendliness: robust, rapidly expanding mycelium, tolerance for warm rooms that stall other oysters, and biological efficiency figures that satisfy commercial planners. For a market grower it is a differentiated premium oyster; for a home grower it is a spectacle crop that behaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpand on agar at 75 to 85 F; soybean-supplemented media produce robust growth. Run supplemented hardwood sawdust for fruiting, with a casing layer favored in commercial practice to trigger the massive funnel-form fruiting bodies. Heat tolerance is a feature: this species keeps working in conditions that shut down temperate oysters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Characteristics of Giant Oyster (Pleurotus giganteus):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm-climate saprotroph fruiting in large funnel forms from buried wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture Behavior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robust, rapidly expanding mycelium on agar and grain; commercially proven genetics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommercial Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e High biological efficiency, heat tolerance, and long shelf life documented in peer-reviewed agronomy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy of Giant Oyster (Pleurotus giganteus):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhylum:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basidiomycota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricomycetes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pleurotaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pleurotus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pleurotus giganteus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage and Usage Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStore your Giant Oyster liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location and use within six months for peak vigor. It scales to grain and substrate as willingly as any commercial oyster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"og-internal-links\" style=\"margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f7f4ef;border-top:2px solid #c8d4c4;font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Libre Baskerville',serif;color:#1a2e1a;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003eRelated Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/giant-oyster-mushroom-pleurotus-giganteus\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eGiant Oyster (Pleurotus giganteus) Species Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/giant-oyster-mushroom-pleurotus-giganteus-mushroom-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eGiant Oyster (Pleurotus giganteus) Mushroom Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLiquid Culture Syringes Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Out-Grow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513889984705,"sku":"OG1000PG","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7287\/5201\/files\/giant-oyster-mushroom-pleurotus-giganteus.jpg?v=1792645098","url":"https:\/\/www.out-grow.com\/products\/giant-oyster-mushroom-pleurotus-giganteus","provider":"Out Grow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}