Lentinula edodes

Shiitake

Shiitake is a wood-decay mushroom of East and Southeast Asian broadleaf forest. It is one of the most widely cultivated mushrooms in the world, grown on hardwood logs or on supplemented sawdust blocks. Fruiting is triggered by a drop in temperature and by soaking or rain after a long, warm colonisation.

Lentinula edodes — Photo: frankenstoen from Portland, Oregon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

It decays dead hardwood, fruiting on fallen logs and stumps of shii (Castanopsis), oak, chestnut, beech, hornbeam and other broadleaf trees in moist forest.

Only 3 records carry an elevation, from 328 to 1769 m. In Asia it grows from lowland to montane broadleaf forest.

ChinaJapanKoreaTaiwanRussian Far EastSoutheast Asia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.