Shiitake (Lentinula edodes), the longevity mushroom for home and garden cultivation in a 3 l set is the true delicacy of the Asian cuisine. This delicious mushroom with a slender, white-brown stipe and a flattened, brown cap is also known as the sawtooth oak mushroom. It is a valued addition to rice, pasta, sauces as well as meat and vegetarian dishes. The compounds with anti-cancer effects that it contains are used not only in prophylaxis but also in curing cancer. Shiitake is rich in vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients that improve your body's resistance, slow down the ageing of cells and lower the bad cholesterene level in blood.

The offered set contains everything you need to grow the valuable shiitake mushrooms at home. The package contains a sawdust substrate with the spawn that you need to soak in water for 24 hours, place in the container and cover with the lid. Place the container in a bright place, aerate the culture a few times daily and water, as the need arises. The well developed fungi may be picked within few days, eaten raw, frozen or dried. After cleaning the substrate of the mushroom remains you should keep it for two to four weeks in a warm, not too dry place. After that time you may repeat the cycle. One package allows you to harvest valuable shiitake mushroom five times.

The package contains a container for mushroom cultivation with a transparent lid, 3 l of special, fertile soil with mycelium, peat and the detailed growing guide for the shiitake mushroom.