Description
About This Mushroom Liquid Culture
Our Popular Edible 5 Pack is a premium mushroom liquid culture: live, lab-verified mycelium suspended in sterile nutrient broth and ready to inoculate your grow medium. Each set ships with sterile needles for clean, reliable transfers.
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Product Summary
- Five 10–12cc liquid culture syringes
- Includes: Portobello (Agaricus bisporus), Shiitake Warm Weather (Lentinula edodes), Lion's Mane Warm Weather (Hericium erinaceus), Chestnut (Pholiota adiposa), Pioppino (Agrocybe aegerita)
- Each syringe contains viable mycelium in sterile nutrient broth
- Store liquid culture syringes at normal room temperature in the original packaging for 6 or more months.
- Ships with sterile needles
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Pack Overview
The Popular Edible Mushroom Cultures 5 Pack brings together five of the most widely recognized edible mushrooms in the world, species that most people already know by name from the grocery store, restaurant menus, and health food aisles. Portobello, Shiitake, Lion's Mane, Chestnut, and Pioppino each have a distinct cultivation pathway, a different substrate preference, and a different set of fruiting requirements, which makes this pack as useful for building cultivation experience across multiple species types as it is for anyone who simply wants to grow mushrooms they already know and enjoy eating.
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Included Species
Portobello (Agaricus bisporus) Liquid Culture
Portobello, Crimini, and Button mushrooms are all the same species at different stages of maturity, Agaricus bisporus is the most commercially produced mushroom in the world. It requires a compost-based substrate and a peat-lime casing layer rather than the hardwood sawdust approach that works for most other species in our catalog. The grain spawn step is the same, but the substrate preparation is different and worth understanding before you start.
Portobello — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Composted manure or straw base; peat-lime casing layer required to trigger pinning |
| Pinning trigger | Casing layer application — distinct from all other species in this pack |
| Difficulty | Intermediate — different substrate approach than hardwood species |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Portobello Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Agaricaceae
- Genus: Agaricus
- Species: Agaricus bisporus
Shiitake Warm Weather (Lentinula edodes) Liquid Culture
Shiitake grain spawn produced from liquid culture colonizes supplemented hardwood sawdust blocks cleanly and produces consistent fruiting results. The warm weather strain covers the widest fruiting temperature range and is the most practical choice for most indoor cultivation setups.
Shiitake Warm Weather — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Fruiting temp | 55 to 85°F |
| Grain to substrate | Colonized grain transfers well to supplemented hardwood sawdust |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Shiitake Warm Weather Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Omphalotaceae
- Genus: Lentinula
- Species: Lentinula edodes
Lion's Mane Warm Weather (Hericium erinaceus) Liquid Culture
Lion's Mane grain spawn from liquid culture is one of the cleanest and fastest-colonizing spawns we produce. It transfers to hardwood sawdust blocks with minimal contamination risk and produces reliable fruiting bodies under standard fruiting conditions. Good choice for cultivators building confidence with grain spawn methodology.
Lion's Mane Warm Weather — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Fruiting temp | 65 to 80°F |
| Grain colonization | Fast and clean — one of the best grain colonizers in our catalog |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Lion's Mane Warm Weather Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Russulales
- Family: Hericiaceae
- Genus: Hericium
- Species: Hericium erinaceus
Chestnut Mushroom (Pholiota adiposa) Liquid Culture
Chestnut Mushroom colonizes grain cleanly and transfers well to supplemented hardwood sawdust. The cluster-forming fruiting habit produces visually appealing harvests and the caramel-brown caps have a mild nutty flavor that holds up well to cooking. It is a species that more North American cultivators should know.
Chestnut Mushroom — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Supplemented hardwood sawdust; oak-based substrates |
| Fruiting temp | 55 to 68°F |
| Growth habit | Cluster-forming — dense groups of fruiting bodies |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Chestnut Mushroom Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Strophariaceae
- Genus: Pholiota
- Species: Pholiota adiposa
Pioppino (Agrocybe aegerita) Liquid Culture
Pioppino grain spawn produces well on supplemented hardwood sawdust. The cluster-forming habit and firm texture make the harvests visually distinctive and the species is forgiving enough in cultivation to work well as a second or third species for cultivators expanding their grow.
Pioppino — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Supplemented hardwood sawdust |
| Fruiting temp | 55 to 75°F |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Pioppino Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Strophariaceae
- Genus: Agrocybe
- Species: Agrocybe aegerita
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Cultivation Overview
Liquid culture to sterilized grain spawn is the first step for all five species in this pack. Portobello requires a different substrate approach than the other four, compost base and casing layer rather than hardwood sawdust. Lion's Mane and Shiitake are the fastest grain colonizers in the pack. All five syringes ship from our McConnell, Illinois lab ready to inoculate.
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Description
About This Mushroom Liquid Culture
Our Popular Edible 5 Pack is a premium mushroom liquid culture: live, lab-verified mycelium suspended in sterile nutrient broth and ready to inoculate your grow medium. Each set ships with sterile needles for clean, reliable transfers.
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Product Summary
- Five 10–12cc liquid culture syringes
- Includes: Portobello (Agaricus bisporus), Shiitake Warm Weather (Lentinula edodes), Lion's Mane Warm Weather (Hericium erinaceus), Chestnut (Pholiota adiposa), Pioppino (Agrocybe aegerita)
- Each syringe contains viable mycelium in sterile nutrient broth
- Store liquid culture syringes at normal room temperature in the original packaging for 6 or more months.
- Ships with sterile needles
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Pack Overview
The Popular Edible Mushroom Cultures 5 Pack brings together five of the most widely recognized edible mushrooms in the world, species that most people already know by name from the grocery store, restaurant menus, and health food aisles. Portobello, Shiitake, Lion's Mane, Chestnut, and Pioppino each have a distinct cultivation pathway, a different substrate preference, and a different set of fruiting requirements, which makes this pack as useful for building cultivation experience across multiple species types as it is for anyone who simply wants to grow mushrooms they already know and enjoy eating.
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Included Species
Portobello (Agaricus bisporus) Liquid Culture
Portobello, Crimini, and Button mushrooms are all the same species at different stages of maturity, Agaricus bisporus is the most commercially produced mushroom in the world. It requires a compost-based substrate and a peat-lime casing layer rather than the hardwood sawdust approach that works for most other species in our catalog. The grain spawn step is the same, but the substrate preparation is different and worth understanding before you start.
Portobello — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Composted manure or straw base; peat-lime casing layer required to trigger pinning |
| Pinning trigger | Casing layer application — distinct from all other species in this pack |
| Difficulty | Intermediate — different substrate approach than hardwood species |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Portobello Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Agaricaceae
- Genus: Agaricus
- Species: Agaricus bisporus
Shiitake Warm Weather (Lentinula edodes) Liquid Culture
Shiitake grain spawn produced from liquid culture colonizes supplemented hardwood sawdust blocks cleanly and produces consistent fruiting results. The warm weather strain covers the widest fruiting temperature range and is the most practical choice for most indoor cultivation setups.
Shiitake Warm Weather — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Fruiting temp | 55 to 85°F |
| Grain to substrate | Colonized grain transfers well to supplemented hardwood sawdust |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Shiitake Warm Weather Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Omphalotaceae
- Genus: Lentinula
- Species: Lentinula edodes
Lion's Mane Warm Weather (Hericium erinaceus) Liquid Culture
Lion's Mane grain spawn from liquid culture is one of the cleanest and fastest-colonizing spawns we produce. It transfers to hardwood sawdust blocks with minimal contamination risk and produces reliable fruiting bodies under standard fruiting conditions. Good choice for cultivators building confidence with grain spawn methodology.
Lion's Mane Warm Weather — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Fruiting temp | 65 to 80°F |
| Grain colonization | Fast and clean — one of the best grain colonizers in our catalog |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Lion's Mane Warm Weather Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Russulales
- Family: Hericiaceae
- Genus: Hericium
- Species: Hericium erinaceus
Chestnut Mushroom (Pholiota adiposa) Liquid Culture
Chestnut Mushroom colonizes grain cleanly and transfers well to supplemented hardwood sawdust. The cluster-forming fruiting habit produces visually appealing harvests and the caramel-brown caps have a mild nutty flavor that holds up well to cooking. It is a species that more North American cultivators should know.
Chestnut Mushroom — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Supplemented hardwood sawdust; oak-based substrates |
| Fruiting temp | 55 to 68°F |
| Growth habit | Cluster-forming — dense groups of fruiting bodies |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Chestnut Mushroom Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Strophariaceae
- Genus: Pholiota
- Species: Pholiota adiposa
Pioppino (Agrocybe aegerita) Liquid Culture
Pioppino grain spawn produces well on supplemented hardwood sawdust. The cluster-forming habit and firm texture make the harvests visually distinctive and the species is forgiving enough in cultivation to work well as a second or third species for cultivators expanding their grow.
Pioppino — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Supplemented hardwood sawdust |
| Fruiting temp | 55 to 75°F |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Pioppino Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Strophariaceae
- Genus: Agrocybe
- Species: Agrocybe aegerita
Popular Edible Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Cultivation Overview
Liquid culture to sterilized grain spawn is the first step for all five species in this pack. Portobello requires a different substrate approach than the other four, compost base and casing layer rather than hardwood sawdust. Lion's Mane and Shiitake are the fastest grain colonizers in the pack. All five syringes ship from our McConnell, Illinois lab ready to inoculate.