Thursday, April 4, 2019

Guide to Mushroom Growing

Guide to Mushroom Growing


Who states that mushroom growing can be a complicated task? When you know what you are doing, any job can be easy breezy. Mushroom growing is like that. To grow mushrooms is not hard and the step by step procedure of doing so is easy at all.


This post is not about where to grow the mushrooms or what to use as storage for already-growing ones. That is covered in some other article. This article is about how to plant the spores or generates, the "seeds" of the mushroom. Also consisted of in this short article are some practices on how to take care of the mushrooms.


If you are a newbie, the very best path to follow if you want to grow your own batch of mushrooms is to buy a mushroom set. Each package is specialized, depending on what sort of mushroom you wish to grow. This also allows you to read more about a specific mushroom, how it behaves and the likes.


When you buy a mushroom set, the generate might be of 2 types. It can be in flake form or in bricks. The method of planting also differs according to the kind of generate. If you are a beginner, it is best to buy both and see which one would match your choice best. To give you an idea how these 2 work, here is some partial details about the two techniques of planting mushrooms. Flakes are combined with the substrate or medium first. You spread out a quarter of the mix over an area of 15 ft2. You need to cover the whole area of the mix if your location is wide.


On the other hand, when you use bricks, you need to break the bricks into smaller pieces and plant these chunks into the medium, about 6 inches apart.


The actions after this are pretty much uniform for all species of mushroom. You need to maintain the moisture of the substrate so not to dry them out. Aside from this, you also need to place your planted mushrooms in a dry but dark place. The initial growth would be called the mycelia, the root-like kind of the mushroom. These mycelia would cover the whole plot. The next phase would be the pinning or the development of pin-like structures that would eventually become the mushrooms that you consume.


In order that the mushroom be at its optimum growth, it is best to increase the temperature level to about 650F. Constantly remember to water the substrate twice in a date. But something to bear in mind, however, once the mushrooms have appeared, you should not water anymore till harvest. Whether the mushroom is still young or already mature, it really does not matter when you wish to harvest them. It is really in the choice of the grower when to collect the mushrooms.


When collecting, you ought to not just pick the mushrooms. You need to use a knife to cut each mushroom from its stalk.

Mushroom Growing Guide


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