{"product_id":"drill-bit-for-inoculated-dowels-grow-your-own-mushrooms","title":"Drill Bit for Inoculated Dowels - Grow Your Own Mushrooms!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing mushrooms on logs is as close as you can get to replicating how mushrooms grow in nature. This low-tech, low maintenance method works for a variety of species but is used most famously for Shiitake mushroom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ecultivation on logs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStar-M's mushroom bit features an auger point that draws the bit into the log as the drill bit rotates. This means that it can also be used with hand-powered bit-and-brace setups or even egg beater drills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's large \"hat\" at the shank end is a depth stop that ensures your inoculated dowels remain close enough to the surface of the log to grow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce established, you can be harvesting from your mushroom logs for several years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo get growing, you will need to supply your own:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardwood log\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShiitake-inoculated dowels (we recomend those available from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rootlab.com.au\/product\/dowel-colonised-mushroom-plug-spawn-x100\/\"\u003eRootlab)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWax for sealing the dowels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark space to keep the log for six months between 13 and 19 degrees C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrill Bit Specifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter Size 8.5mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall length: 75mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpiral length: 25mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShank shape: 6.5mm (requires drill with a 3-jaw chuck).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Star-M","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013108625631,"sku":"YZN-41","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0122\/9422\/files\/StarMMushroomDrillBit.jpg?v=1719884028","url":"https:\/\/www.japanesetools.com.au\/products\/drill-bit-for-inoculated-dowels-grow-your-own-mushrooms","provider":"Japanese Tools Australia ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}