Guide to Mushroom Growing

Who says that mushroom growing can be a complicated task? When you know what you are doing, any job can be simple breezy. Mushroom growing resembles that. To grow mushrooms is not hard and the step by step process 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 post. This article has to do with how to plant the spores or generates, the "seeds" of the mushroom. Also consisted of in this article are some practices on how to take care of the mushrooms.

If you are a beginner, 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 kind of mushroom you wish to grow. This also enables you for more information about a particular mushroom, how it behaves and the likes.

When you buy a mushroom kit, the spawn might be of 2 types. It can be in flake kind or in bricks. The technique of planting also differs according to the type of generate. If you are a newbie, it is best to buy both and see which one would match your choice best. To provide you a concept how these 2 work, here is some partial information about the two methods of planting mushrooms. Flakes are blended with the substrate or medium initially. You spread out a quarter of the mix over a location 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 chunks into the medium, about 6 inches apart.

The actions after this are practically uniform for all types of mushroom. You need to preserve 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 growth would be called the mycelia, the root-like form of the mushroom. These mycelia would cover the whole plot. The next phase would be the pinning or the growth of pin-like structures that would ultimately end up being the mushrooms that you eat.

In order that the mushroom be at its optimal growth, it is best to increase the temperature level to about 650F. Always remember to water the substrate twice in a date. But one thing to bear in mind, however, once the mushrooms have appeared, you need to not water anymore up until harvest time. Whether the mushroom is still young or currently mature, it really does not matter when you wish to collect them. It is in fact in the choice of the grower when to collect the mushrooms.

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

Mushroom Growing Guide