On Jan 13, 8:34*am, Pavel314 wrote:
This is related to my mushroom post of a few days ago. I'm growing
shitake mushrooms in oak log segments which are roughly 18" in
diameter and 9" high. This is about 1.3 cubic feet of wood. That's a
lot of wood to be turned into mushrooms; how long should I expect it
to keep producing fruit? And about how many pounds or ounces will it
yield in total? I know the answers depend on a lot of variables, but I
was just curious as to round number estimates.

Thanks,

Paul

To answer my own question,

"Left to nature, a log will fruit for as many years as its diameter in
inches. Forced fruiting speeds crop production but also shortens the
productive life, since each log has a fixed available quantity of
nutrients, which, once exhausted, are gone."

from an excellent website on the subject:
http://www.shroomery.org/8531/Gettin...rest-Mushrooms

Paul