Guide to Mushroom Growing

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

If you are a beginner, the very best path to follow if you want to grow your own batch of mushrooms is to buy a mushroom package. Each kit is specialized, depending on what sort of mushroom you want to grow. This also permits you to find out more about a certain mushroom, how it acts and the likes.

When you buy a mushroom kit, the spawn might be of two types. It can be in flake form or in bricks. The technique of planting also varies according to the type of spawn. If you are a beginner, it is best to buy both and see which one would fit your preference best. To give you an idea how these two work, here is some partial details about the two methods of planting mushrooms. Flakes are combined with the substrate or medium initially. You spread out a quarter of the mix over an area of 15 ft2. You need to cover the entire location of the mix if your area is large.

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

The actions after this are basically 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 preliminary 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 eventually end up being the mushrooms that you eat.

In order that the mushroom be at its maximum growth, it is best to increase the temperature level to about 650F. Constantly keep in mind to water the substrate two times in a date. But one thing to bear in mind, however, once the mushrooms have appeared, you must not water anymore till harvest. Whether the mushroom is still young or already fully grown, it really does not matter when you want to gather them. It is actually in the choice of the grower when to harvest the mushrooms.

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

Mushroom Growing Guide