{"product_id":"turkey-tail-mushroom-ready-to-fruit-block","title":"Turkey Tail Mushroom - 2.2KG Ready To Fruit Block","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }\n  .page-wrap {\n    max-width: 780px;\n    margin: 3rem auto;\n    background: #fff;\n    border-radius: 12px;\n    box-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.07);\n    padding: 3rem 3.5rem;\n  }\n  .page-meta {\n    font-size: 11px;\n    letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #888;\n    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;\n    padding-bottom: 1rem;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e4dc;\n  }\n  .page-meta strong { color: #3B6D11; }\n  .pd-grid-2 {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n    gap: 12px;\n    margin-bottom: 2rem;\n  }\n  .pd-hydration-table,\n  .pd-flush-table,\n  .pd-variety-table {\n    width: 100%;\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    font-size: 13px;\n  }\n  .pd-hydration-table th,\n  .pd-flush-table th,\n  .pd-variety-table th {\n    background: #f7f5f0;\n    padding: 9px 14px;\n    text-align: left;\n    font-size: 11.5px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    color: #1a1a18;\n    border-bottom: 2px solid #e8e4dc;\n  }\n  .pd-hydration-table td,\n  .pd-flush-table td,\n  .pd-variety-table td {\n    padding: 9px 14px;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #f0ece4;\n    color: #444;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    vertical-align: top;\n  }\n  .pd-hydration-table tr:last-child td,\n  .pd-flush-table tr:last-child td,\n  .pd-variety-table tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }\n  .pd-hydration-table tr:nth-child(even) td,\n  .pd-flush-table tr:nth-child(even) td,\n  .pd-variety-table tr:nth-child(even) td { background: #faf8f5; }\n  @media (max-width: 560px) {\n    .pd-grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n    .page-wrap { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003c!-- 1. HOOK --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: #1a1a18; margin: 0 0 1rem;\"\u003eBanded shelves of rust, cream and slate — grown on a clean block, not foraged off a fallen log.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 2. LEAD --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #444; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0 0 2rem;\"\u003eTurkey Tail (\u003cem\u003eTrametes versicolor\u003c\/em\u003e) is one of the most widespread wood-decay fungi on earth, and one of the most studied medicinal mushrooms in the world. In Australian bushland you'll find it fanned across fallen branches in overlapping, multicoloured tiers. Like Reishi, it isn't a mushroom for the pan: the thin, leathery brackets are dried and simmered into tea and broth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003e2.2 KG ready-to-fruit block\u003c\/strong\u003e: fully colonised, sealed, and ready to grow as soon as you cut it open. Grown, sterilised and colonised right here on Tamborine Mountain on hardwood with organic certified wheat bran — not imported, not repackaged, not resold. Cut a few horizontal slits, keep it humid and bright, and over the following weeks the brackets fan out from the block just as they would from a log in the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e8e4dc; margin: 2rem 0;\"\u003e\u003c!-- 3. FEATURE GRID --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\"\u003e Why grow your own Turkey Tail \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pd-grid-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; margin: 0 0 5px;\"\u003eKnow exactly what you're brewing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; color: #27500a; background: #C0DD97; border-radius: 4px; padding: 2px 9px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eNo foraging. No look-alikes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0;\"\u003eWild Turkey Tail shares the log with several look-alikes, and foraged brackets carry whatever the wood and the roadside did. A block grown from a known culture on clean, sterilised substrate gives you true \u003cem\u003eTrametes versicolor\u003c\/em\u003e, every time, from a source you can trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; margin: 0 0 5px;\"\u003eTea and broth, not the pan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; color: #27500a; background: #C0DD97; border-radius: 4px; padding: 2px 9px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eDry it, simmer it, sip it.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0;\"\u003eTurkey Tail is too tough and leathery to eat. It's harvested, dried, and slowly simmered into a mild, earthy tea or added to stock. Thin brackets dry quickly and store for a year or more, so one block keeps a cupboard stocked well beyond harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; margin: 0 0 5px;\"\u003eA warm-weather grower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; color: #27500a; background: #C0DD97; border-radius: 4px; padding: 2px 9px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eMade for a Queensland spring and summer.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0;\"\u003eOur strain fruits at 18–25°C, which suits subtropical Queensland through the warmer half of the year. When the cool-weather blocks in our range slow down, Turkey Tail and Reishi pick up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; margin: 0 0 5px;\"\u003eGrown and colonised on-farm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; color: #27500a; background: #C0DD97; border-radius: 4px; padding: 2px 9px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eNot repackaged. Grown here.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0;\"\u003eEvery block is mixed, sterilised and colonised at Kai Kai Farm on hardwood and organic certified wheat bran. Verified contamination-free, consistent block to block, and packed to order rather than sitting in a warehouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e8e4dc; margin: 2rem 0;\"\u003e\u003c!-- 4. OUTCOMES --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\"\u003e What you'll notice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 5px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #333; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 5px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e A firm, white block that may show tan or brown patches and a few amber droplets on the surface. That's normal for Turkey Tail, not contamination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 5px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #333; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 5px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Small white knobs pushing out of the slits within 1–3 weeks of cutting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 5px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #333; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 5px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Those knobs flattening into thin, overlapping fans, with the colour bands filling in from the base outward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 5px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #333; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 5px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Velvety upper surfaces and a fine, pale pore layer underneath, the tell-tale mark of true Turkey Tail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 5px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #333; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 5px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 200–300 g fresh on the first flush, with up to 3 flushes from one block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 5. SCIENCE CALLOUT --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 3px solid #639922; padding: 0.8rem 1rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 0.65rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eWhy hardwood with a light bran supplement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turkey Tail is a white-rot fungus, one of the few organisms on earth that can fully break down lignin, the tough polymer that holds wood together. In the wild it lives on low-nitrogen dead wood, so we keep its diet close to that: Australian hardwood with just 10% organic certified wheat bran. That's enough nitrogen and minerals to fuel a strong first flush without pushing the soft, fast growth a richer mix would. A small addition of gypsum and chalk (3%) supplies calcium and keeps the block's pH steady over the weeks it takes to fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 0.65rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eWhy fresh air and light make the colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Like Reishi, Turkey Tail reads carbon dioxide as a cue. In still, stale air it stays as thick, knobbly lumps that never open out. With steady fresh air it flattens into the thin, layered fans it's named for. Light matters too: the concentric bands of colour (\u003cem\u003eversicolor\u003c\/em\u003e means \"of varied colours\") develop most strongly with bright, indirect light, so a well-lit block gives the boldest banding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eHow to tell it's the real thing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flip a bracket over. True Turkey Tail has a pale underside covered in tiny pores, like the surface of a fine sponge. Its most common look-alikes have a smooth underside. On a block grown from our own spawn there's no guesswork, but it's a handy check if you ever forage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e8e4dc; margin: 2rem 0;\"\u003e\u003c!-- 6. HOW TO FRUIT --\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; margin: 0 0 0.4rem;\"\u003eHow to fruit your block\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #888; margin: 0 0 1.25rem;\"\u003eSite it warm and bright → cut horizontal slits → keep it humid → give it fresh air → wait for the bands → harvest and dry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Conditions at a glance --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;\"\u003eFruiting conditions at a glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e8e4dc; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-hydration-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFruiting temperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18–24°C. A warm-weather strain, best from spring through autumn in Queensland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90–95% while the knobs form, then 85–90% as the brackets open\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFresh air\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModerate to high. Stale air gives thick, unopened lumps rather than flat fans\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBright but indirect, roughly 12 hours a day. Never direct sun. More light gives bolder colour bands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime to first growth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite knobs at the slits within 1–3 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime to harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA further 4–8 weeks as the brackets open, thicken and colour up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-flush yield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200–300 g fresh weight under good conditions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotal flushes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 3, with a few weeks' rest between each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Step by step --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;\"\u003eStep by step\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 8px; padding: 0.85rem 1rem; font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #3b6d11; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e1.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eSite your block.\u003c\/strong\u003e Somewhere warm, 18–25°C, with bright indirect light and out of drying draughts. A greenhouse, grow tent, shaded verandah or bright laundry all work well. Stand the block upright on a tray.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #3b6d11; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e2.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eCut horizontal slits.\u003c\/strong\u003e With a clean, sharp knife, cut two or three horizontal slits about 5–8 cm long through the bag on the sides of the block, cutting the plastic only and not into the block. Horizontal slits let the brackets grow outward as shelves, the way they do on a log. Leave the bag on.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #3b6d11; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e3.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eKeep it humid.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mist around the slits 2–3 times a day, or tent the block loosely with a clear bag that you open daily. Aim for 90–95% humidity while the white knobs form. If the exposed surface at the slits looks dry and crusty, mist more often.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #3b6d11; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e4.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eGive it fresh air.\u003c\/strong\u003e Once the knobs appear, increase air exchange. Open the tent more often, or leave it loose enough to breathe. This is what turns the knobs into flat, layered fans. If they're staying thick and lumpy, they need more air.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #3b6d11; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e5.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eBe patient.\u003c\/strong\u003e Turkey Tail is a slow grower. The brackets widen, firm up and colour in over several weeks, nothing like the week-long turnaround of an oyster block. Keep the humidity and air steady and let it take its time.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #3b6d11; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e6.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eHarvest when the white edge narrows.\u003c\/strong\u003e A growing bracket has a soft, white rim. It's ready when that rim has narrowed to a thin line or disappeared and the bracket feels firm and leathery. Cut each cluster away at the base with a clean knife. Then let the block rest for 2–3 weeks with light misting, and the next flush will form at the same slits.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Flush expectations --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;\"\u003eWhat to expect from each flush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e8e4dc; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-flush-table\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFlush\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTiming\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1st\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKnobs in 1–3 weeks · harvest 6–10 weeks from cutting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200–300 g fresh. The largest flush, with the broadest fans\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2nd–3rd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2–3 weeks' rest, then a similar growing period\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProgressively smaller, until the block is spent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11.5px; color: #aaa; margin: 0; padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem; border-top: 1px solid #f0ece4; font-style: italic;\"\u003eTiming varies with temperature, humidity, light and airflow. Turkey Tail is a slow, low-yield species grown for tea, not for volume. Brackets are thin, so a little goes a long way once dried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Brewing callout --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f0f7e8; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 2rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\"\u003e🍵 Brewing your Turkey Tail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0;\"\u003eBrush off any substrate, then dry the brackets whole on a rack or in a dehydrator at 40–50°C until they snap rather than bend. Stored in an airtight jar out of light, dried Turkey Tail keeps for a year or more. To brew, break or snip 10–15 g of dried brackets into small pieces and simmer gently in 1 litre of water for 45–60 minutes, then strain. The result is mild and earthy, far less bitter than Reishi, and pairs well with ginger, cinnamon or a squeeze of lemon. It also makes a good base for soup stock. Turkey Tail isn't eaten fresh: it's far too tough to chew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e8e4dc; margin: 2rem 0;\"\u003e\u003c!-- 7. STORAGE \u0026 HANDLING --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\"\u003e Storage \u0026amp; handling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e8e4dc; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #1a1a18;\"\u003eIf you can't fruit straight away, store the sealed block somewhere cool and dark below 18°C for up to 2 weeks.\u003c\/strong\u003e Handle it gently, because the mycelium inside is alive and ready to go. Leave the bag uncut until you're ready to start. Once harvested and dried, Turkey Tail keeps far longer: store the dried brackets in an airtight container out of light and they'll be good for a year or more.\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #EAF3DE; border-radius: 7px; padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 13px; color: #27500a; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e📦 Shipping in warm weather:\u003c\/strong\u003e We strongly recommend using \u003cstrong\u003eExpress Post\u003c\/strong\u003e during the warmer months to minimise heat stress in transit. Select at checkout.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- COMMERCIAL \/ BULK --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e8e4dc; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 2rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; padding: 0.65rem 1.25rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e4dc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #888; margin: 0;\"\u003eOrdering for a farm or a clinic?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 1rem 1.25rem; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.75;\"\u003eDemand for Australian-grown Turkey Tail is growing, and most of what's on the market is still imported or wild-harvested. \u003cstrong\u003eBulk pricing is available from 10 blocks.\u003c\/strong\u003e Orders of 4 or more Turkey Tail blocks are made to order and can take up to 3 weeks. We'll confirm your dispatch date once the order is placed. Get in touch for commercial pricing and standing orders.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- PERFECT FOR --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\"\u003e Perfect for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.9;\"\u003eHerbal tea and broth makers · functional mushroom enthusiasts who want a traceable, home-grown source · growers adding a warm-season medicinal species alongside Reishi · small commercial farms diversifying beyond culinary varieties · workshops, schools and educational demonstrations · patient home growers after a longer-term project.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 8. WHAT'S INSIDE --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\"\u003e What's inside the block \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e8e4dc; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.9; margin-bottom: 2rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 7px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAustralian hardwood pellets (Tasmanian Oak sawdust)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 7px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eOrganic certified wheat bran (10%)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 7px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGypsum and chalk (3%)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 7px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eFiltered rain water\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #639922; margin-top: 7px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTurkey Tail organic certified grain spawn (\u003cem\u003eTrametes versicolor\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0 0; font-size: 12.5px; color: #888; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e~2.2 KG block, sterilised and fully colonised with Turkey Tail mycelium before dispatch. No fillers, no additives, just substrate and mycelium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- EXPLORE THE RANGE --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\"\u003e More ready-to-fruit blocks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e8e4dc; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-variety-table\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVariety\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCharacter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReishi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAustralia's native Reishi. Lacquered antlers or conks for tea and tincture, and a warm-weather partner for Turkey Tail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #3b6d11; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/products\/reishi-mushroom-ready-to-fruit-blocks\"\u003eView\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLion's Mane 'HULK'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDense, oversized white pompoms. A culinary and functional favourite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #3b6d11; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/products\/lions-mane-mushroom-hulk-ready-to-fruit-block\"\u003eView\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChestnut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGolden-brown clusters with a nutty, crisp bite. Another premium hardwood-lover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #3b6d11; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/products\/chestnut-mushroom-pholiota-adiposa-block\"\u003eView\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItalian Oyster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe most heat-tolerant oyster in the range, fast and productive through summer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #3b6d11; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/products\/oyster-mushroom-italian-ready-to-fruit-block\"\u003eView\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0.85rem 1.25rem; border-top: 1px solid #e8e4dc; background: #f0f7e8;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; margin: 0;\"\u003eNot ready to grow your own? Our \u003ca style=\"color: #3b6d11; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/products\/organic-turkey-tail-mushrooms\"\u003eOrganic Turkey Tail Mushrooms\u003c\/a\u003e are dried and ready to brew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e8e4dc; margin: 2rem 0;\"\u003e\u003c!-- 9. BRAND STORY --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3b6d11; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\"\u003e The Kai Kai Farm story \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f5f0; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.25rem 1.4rem;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0 0 0.75rem;\"\u003eKai Kai Farm is a family operation on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland's Scenic Rim. We grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms commercially, including oysters, lion's mane, pioppino, chestnut, shiitake, reishi and turkey tail, and we sell blocks cut from the same production we fruit ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0 0 0.75rem;\"\u003eWe're growers, not resellers. Every block is mixed, sterilised and colonised here on the mountain, using methods refined over years of commercial gourmet and medicinal mushroom production. What arrives at your door is genuinely fresh: inoculated, colonised and packed to order, with verified contamination-free cultures and full transparency from substrate to shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0;\"\u003eTurkey Tail is one of the most familiar brackets in Australian bushland. These blocks give you the same species from a clean, known culture on sterilised substrate, grown the way we grow our own. Whether you're fruiting one block on a bright verandah or stocking a tea cupboard for the year, this is the block we grow ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kai Kai Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53364144734519,"sku":"BL-TT","price":33.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/2040\/0695\/files\/TurkeyTailMushroomFruitingBody.webp?v=1792272821","url":"https:\/\/kaikaifarm.au\/products\/turkey-tail-mushroom-ready-to-fruit-block","provider":"Kai Kai Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}