Spent Mushroom Substrate Block

[Product Description]

Ingredients breakdown at the time of preparation:
80% Sawdust (100% deciduous broadleaf trees such as Quercus acutissima)
20% Nutrients (Rice bran, wheat gluten, malted barley mash)

We deliver used mushroom cultivation blocks that have finished growing Nameko mushrooms.
The surface may have mold, or remnants of mushroom stems or mushrooms.
*The white areas are aerial mycelia.
The cultivation bag is left on to maintain its shape.
Please remove it when you receive the product and before use.

Nameko mushroom cultivation blocks do not harden on the surface like shiitake mushroom blocks, making them easy to handle. The inside is densely colonized with mycelia.

◇ Local farmers use these blocks for composting and are very pleased with the sweet and delicious vegetables they produce without chemical fertilizers. It also helps reduce the need for pesticides by making the plants less susceptible to pests.

When using in fields or planters, please compost the blocks before use.

◇ They are also used for rhinoceros beetle breeding grounds and egg-laying beds, and are reputed to produce plump and healthy larvae.

We also pile up used cultivation blocks at home for our home garden. When turning them to compost them, rhinoceros beetle larvae appear in abundance.

? We will put as many as will fit in the box.
Some cultivation blocks may break apart during packing or shipping. Approximately 17-18 blocks will fit.
The cultivation blocks are oval-shaped, about 13 cm in diameter.

There may be fungus gnats or other insects present. No pesticides are used. Please purchase only if you understand this.