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Organic Morel Mushroom Sawdust Spawn
Skill level | Experimental |
Grow location | Outdoors |
Spawn shelf life | 6 months (refrigerated) |
Bag weight | 5.5 lbs |
Incubation | Beds: 4-12 months |
Fruiting temps | 55-70°F |
This morel strain (Morchella exuberans) is one of the most prized wild edibles. It produces large, pitted fruiting bodies with a unique texture and rich flavor. Unlike many cultivated mushrooms that have a robust meaty flavor, morels are best described as woody, nutty, and earthy.
Morels are a famously difficult mushroom species to cultivate but are great for experimenting with new methods. Given their difficulty, we do not currently recommend for commercial use. (Please let us know of your successes and failures when trying to cultivate this species!)
Recommended use:
- Morel sawdust spawn is only recommended for use in outdoor beds or in forest floor inoculations.
- Morel sawdust spawn must combined with a substrate (like compost mixed with wood ash) in order to fruit.
- Please note: Morel mushrooms do not grow on logs.
Upon receiving your spawn:
Remove it from the shipping box as soon as possible. Then, unfold the top of the bag, making room for air space. It's also important to check and confirm that the filter patch is not obstructed. This will help the organism breathe and continue to thrive!
Scroll down for cultivation, inoculation, and storage guides.
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Click here to download our pamphlet on outdoor bed cultivation using sawdust spawn.
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We consider this an experimental spawn strain which will benefit from cultivation trials in burned substrate.
Our Morel culture was obtained from fruiting specimens in burnt pitch pine forest in New England. Known colloquially as ‘greenies’ in the western U.S., burn Morels are extremely rare in Northern New England.
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If you don’t plan to use your morel sawdust spawn right away, store in the refrigerator. Use within 6 months of receipt.
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Morels make a great accompaniment to meats, fish, and risottos. Larger morels may be stuffed and grilled, baked, or sautéed.
Always cook morel mushrooms thoroughly. Morels should not be eaten raw or consumed in large quantities because they contain a toxic substance which is only destroyed when cooked.
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All our spawn is made using organic cultures from our own culture bank. Our sawdust spawn is handmade from a blend of locally sourced, all-natural, organic, and non-GMO woods and supplements from farms and forests in New England and North America.
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If you’re going to consume home-grown mushrooms, make sure to cook your fresh mushrooms thoroughly with heat. If it is your first time eating this species, it is best to start with a small amount to check for allergies, even if cooked.
Always cook morel mushrooms thoroughly. Morels should not be eaten raw or consumed in large quantities because they contain a toxic substance which is only destroyed when cooked.
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Morel sawdust spawn
So excited and fingers crossed that they grow!
North Spore
Our team is here if you need anything, Trudy!
what a surprise!
Bought this in March 2022 and put some in our wood chip pile. Two years later, we are seeing morels popping up in our greenhouse in our raised garden bed! The wood chips got mixed in with Cayuga Mix (Premium Screened Topsoil, Sand, and Compost). We are in zone 5B. What a surprise in the middle of March in Upstate New York?!?!
North Spore
Thanks for sharing and sending some photos, Aileen! We're so happy that the morels worked out for you! Please reach out if you ever need anything.
Great product
Can't wait until spring so I can start working with this. Looks great
Good times with kids
There was some growth so fingers crossed we get some mushrooms!
North Spore
Thanks for sharing, Jason! If you need help with anything, please reach out.
Patience is key!
After much trial and error and many attempts, I successfully grew morels with a homemade mulch I made from 1 part loamy soil, 1 part mixed wood chips (soft and hard woods), 1 part stove ashes (burned wood chips), and 1 part food waste compost. I first laid down a layer of peat moss, then put down my morel spawn atop the peat moss, , and finally covered with my homemade mulch. I also placed in a very shady part of the garden. With this approach, it took a year before I saw my first flush. The key with morels is an unbearable amount of patience. (We are trying to mimic nature, and these mushrooms can be especially tricky!) I’m just really glad I stuck with it!
North Spore
We are so glad the morels worked out! Our team is here if you need anything!
Big experiment
I love morel mushrooms and always spend to much money when they are available. This is a chance to grow my own. When I moved into our house the first spring there was several morels growing in the bark dust. So Using North Spores growing information material I have attempted the same conditions as when we moved in. I have a cardboard bag with 4 layers of bark dust and 3 layers of morel spores. Can't wait until next spring and see if it worked. P.S. 4 days ago my wine cap mushrooms started producing :-)
North Spore
Your review made our day, Thomas! Please reach out if you ever need anything.
Morel
So far okay. First time experience and looking forward to end result.
North spore plugs,wine caps, and morels
Made bed for all and inoculated few logs fingers crossed will up date with pic. You guys are awesome. Thank you
Morel mushrooms
Love this kit! So easy to use and it last a long time . You can get plenty of flushes out of it
Morel spawn
I have no idea if this will pan out, but the delivery was timely and I appreciate that North Spore was upfront that this is an experimental spawn.