What is Masters Mix and why is it popular for gourmet mushrooms?

Masters Mix is a 50 50 blend of oak hardwood and soy hulls. It provides both structure and nutrition, so mycelium colonizes fast and fruits heavily. Pellet form makes it simple to hydrate and measure consistently across batches.

Do I need to add supplements to Fast Fruiting Pellets?

Fast Fruiting Pellets already include the soy plus hardwood ratio most hardwood loving species want. Many growers add nothing else. If you want to experiment, small amounts of wheat bran can boost yield, but too much can raise contamination risk.

Which mushrooms grow best on oak based substrates?

Oak substrates are ideal for wood loving gourmet species like oyster, lions mane, shiitake, reishi, and pioppino. Oak provides a steady lignin and cellulose food source that supports dense fruiting blocks and multiple flushes.

When should I choose straight soy hull pellets instead of a blend?

Straight soy hull pellets are best as a nitrogen rich supplement you mix with hardwood to form your own Masters Mix. They are also useful when you have local hardwood but need a consistent high nutrition add in pellet form.

Are straw pellets good for indoor gourmet mushroom farming?

Yes, straw pellets are a solid choice for oyster and other straw friendly species. Pellets rehydrate evenly, pasteurize well, and reduce chopping and dust. They are often used for bucket grows or smaller indoor production runs.

How does a bag shaker help a growing farm?

A bag shaker breaks up spawn and mixes substrate evenly in seconds. That improves colonization consistency, reduces manual strain, and cuts labor time. It is especially helpful once you are running multiple batches each week.

Why use a flow hood for inoculation?

A flow hood pushes hepa filtered clean air across your work area. That keeps airborne spores and bacteria off your grain and substrate during inoculation. Cleaner starts mean fewer lost blocks and more predictable harvest schedules.

Special Fruiting Mix

This popular new mix is ideal for many varieties of mushrooms that require a slower growth rate.

Special Fruiting Mix Pellets are designed to provide a great nutritional makeup for varieties with a longer colonization and overall growth cycle. Comprising 80% Oak and 20% Organic Wheat Bran, these pellets are blended and compressed into an easy-to-use form. This mixture provides an optimal growing medium for Shiitake, Maitaka, Reishi, and more. Pelletized simplifies labor and measurements typically involved in mixing sawdust and wheat bran or wheat midds.

When crafting your ideal substrate mix for many slow fruiting species, the two essential ingredients are 100% Red Oak Sawdust and Wheat Bran. These pellets offer a convenient alternative, being easier to handle, transport, mix, and measure than loose b. They also break down rapidly when water is added.

Unicorn Bag Type 14A BlackOut- 75 Count

Store/Unicorn Bags - Cases to Small Quantities/Unicorn Fruiting Bags/14A - 8″ x 5″ x 19 - 2.2 Mil - 1.5” x 1.5” 0.5 micron Filter - Typical Block Size: 5-7 lbs

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75 Pack Unicorn Type 14-A Blackout Bags – Ideal for Standard Grow Blocks.

These Unicorn Type 14-A Blackout bags feature a light-blocking black design to help reduce side pinning and promote consistent top fruiting. Made from durable 2.2 mil polypropylene, they include the same high-quality 1.5” x 1.5” 0.5 micron filter for excellent gas exchange while maintaining contamination protection.

They are ideal for standard grow blocks when testing new varieties or starting production and are sized to hold 5–7 lbs of substrate. These are genuine Unicorn Bags, made in the USA to the high-quality standards the brand is known for. The polypropylene construction makes them fully autoclavable.

You can save time by pairing these bags with MushroomMediaOnline’s Fast Fruiting Mix, a 50/50 hardwood sawdust substrate supplemented with 50% soy hulls.

Free shipping is included with your purchase of a bag from MushroomMediaOnline.com. We work to secure the best shipping rates, so the larger your order, the more you save.

Brand: Unicorn
Model: Type 14-A Blackout
Material: 2.2 Mil Polypropylene
Bag Size: 8″ × 5″ × 19″
Filter: 1.5” × 1.5” (0.5 micron)
Typical Block Size: 5–7 lbs

Special Fruiting Mix Calculator

80% Oak Hardwood & 20% Wheat Bran Pellet Mix

This calculator assumes 60% water weight in the finished block, since the pellets expand when hydrated. You will need 0.4 lbs of Special Fruiting Mix pellets for every 1 lb of finished substrate.

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