The invention discloses a method for cultivating a shiitake. The method comprises the following steps of S1, proportioning: carrying out the proportioning according to the following parts by mass: 60to 70 parts of hard miscellaneous wood chip, 25 to 35 parts of cannabis powder, 15 to 25 parts of bran, 8 to 15 parts of cottonseed hull, 1 to 2 parts of calcined gypsum, 1 to 2 parts of sucrose, 0.5to 1 part of rare earth and 0.5 to 1 part of selenium-enriched sweetener; S2, agitation; S3, bagging and sterilization; S4, inoculation; S5, spawn running; S6, exhausting and coloring; S7, shelving ofa spawn rod; S8, harvest of the shiitake. According to the method for cultivating the shiitake, which is provided by the invention, a rare earth element and inorganic selenium are contained in a shiitake spawn bag; the rare earth can be used for promoting a seedling to grow, and is used for improving a growth speed to accordingly realize the effect of increasing a yield; meanwhile, the inorganicselenium is introduced into a shiitake body, and is converted into organic selenium, which can be absorbed by a human body, through the intrinsic physiological and biochemical activities of a shiitakethallus; the nutritive value is high. Meanwhile, a vitamin B12 is rich in the spawn bag; the root rotting rate of the shiitake is decreased and therefore, the yield is increased.