How is Reishi grown today?
Commercial growers use three different methods: wood pulp, wooden box and natural log. In the first method, Reishi fungi are grown on wood pulp in a glass or other sterile container over a period of three months. This approach, though, tends to produce small, poor-quality mushrooms. With wooden box cultivation, Reishi is grown on a wooden log that’s placed inside a wooden box. This method typically results in mid-size mushrooms of moderate quality within six months. ecomart’s® supplier, though, grows its Ganoderma Lucida using natural and organic wood logs. First developed in Japan, this method starts with high-quality Reishi fungi grown in test tubes for nearly three months. These tiny mushrooms are then moved to holes drilled in 26- to 30-year-old, high-grade logs, which are then buried beneath rich soil in greenhouses. Such care, coupled with continual monitoring, help yield large, superior-quality mushrooms within about five months.
