Thursday, April 4, 2019

Guide to Mushroom Growing

Guide to Mushroom Growing


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


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


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


When you buy a mushroom kit, the spawn may be of 2 types. It can be in flake form or in bricks. The approach 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 offer you a concept how these two work, here is some partial info about the two techniques of planting mushrooms. Flakes are mixed with the substrate or medium initially. You spread a quarter of the mix over an area of 15 ft2. You need to cover the entire location of the mix if your location is large.


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


The steps after this are practically uniform for all species of mushroom. You need to maintain the wetness 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 development would be called the mycelia, the root-like type of the mushroom. These mycelia would cover the whole plot. The next stage would be the pinning or the growth of pin-like structures that would ultimately become the mushrooms that you consume.


In order that the mushroom be at its optimal development, it is best to increase the temperature to about 650F. Always keep in mind to water the substrate twice in a date. But one thing to remember, however, once the mushrooms have appeared, you need to not water anymore till harvest. Whether the mushroom is still young or currently fully grown, it really does not matter when you want to collect them. It is in fact in the choice of the grower when to gather the mushrooms.


When gathering, you must not simply choose the mushrooms. You need to use a knife to cut each mushroom from its stalk.

Mushroom Growing Guide


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