Paddy Straw Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) Liquid Culture Syringe for Growing Mushrooms on Grain or Agar

The most dependable, trouble free oyster strain. Clean in grain and LC.

Was able to produce great oysters!! Expanded fine and everything is good!

Why did you pick this product vs others?:bought 2, both were DOA. 2 weeks later no sign of inoculation. may be just this variety, portobellos grew fine

I ordered two spore syringes: one Portobello and one White Button. Unfortunately, the Portobello syringe was contaminated—the mycelium inside had a clumpy, slimy texture, clearly unsuitable for use. I’ve contacted the seller and am waiting for a refund for this syringe. On the positive side, the White Button syringe was perfect, with clean and healthy mycelium.Update:The refund process worked perfectly, and the seller took the time to address my concerns in a very professional and friendly manner. I am happy to update my review to 5 stars.

The syringe was full of liquid, but only had a very small amount of visible mycelial growth. I managed to get it to the needle end of the syringe and inoculated my grain. It began to grow in less than 24 hours, which is great! However, I don’t think the rest of the syringe has anything other than the liquid medium in it. I’ll throw some on an agar dish and see what happens.I’m guessing this was an exception, not the rule, for this company. I say this because I also ordered Lion’s Mane and Chestnut and they were both packed full of mycelial growth!

I did get the white stuff but failed to get any mushrooms. Totally my fault because I didn't know what I was doing. Think my area was too cold. The item arrived quickly and did produce so I'm giving it 5 stars.

I bought 3 strains, and made a large batch of agar solution to work with, worked with a sill air box and a flow hood. The white enokitake took wonderful hold, rizomorphic mycelium. 10 dishes, no contam. Wine caps, same thing maybe a little less aggressive growth. With the lions mane, every single dish had bacterial contamination which leads me to believe the stringe was the source of the issue. Unfortunately it was the lions mane i was most excited for 😅 If it weren’t for that I’d recommend this seller but this was the first case ive ever had with a contaminated syringe.

Sterile syringe with separate sterile wrapped needle. Visual inspection clearly showed a knot of mycelium. Used this to inoculate a sterile grow bag, waiting to see results. Will post update on progress.7/16/24 Update:strong mycelium mass present and water vapor from growth in sealed bag is obvious, fruiting bodies starting to form on top of soil (photos). Will wait for a fluch to confirm morels then use mass in bag as inoculant for fine sawdust bed next to decomposing wood pile. So far, as advertised!