Guide to Mushroom Growing

Who states that mushroom growing can be a complex job? When you understand what you are doing, any job can be simple breezy. Mushroom growing is like that. To grow mushrooms is not difficult and the step by step procedure of doing so is simple 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 short 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 beginner, the very best route to follow if you want to grow your own batch of mushrooms is to buy a mushroom set. Each kit is specialized, depending upon what type of mushroom you want to grow. This also allows you to learn more about a particular mushroom, how it behaves and the likes.

When you buy a mushroom set, the generate might be of two types. It can be in flake type or in bricks. The technique of planting also varies according to the kind of spawn. If you are a newbie, it is best to buy both and see which one would suit your choice best. To give you an idea how these two work, here is some partial info about the two methods of planting mushrooms. Flakes are mixed with the substrate or medium first. You spread a quarter of the mix over an area of 15 ft2. You need to cover the whole area of the mix if your area is broad.

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

The actions after this are pretty much uniform for all species of mushroom. You need to keep 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 preliminary growth would be called the mycelia, the root-like type of the mushroom. These mycelia would cover the entire plot. The next stage would be the pinning or the development of pin-like structures that would eventually end up being the mushrooms that you consume.

In order that the mushroom be at its maximum development, it is best to increase the temperature level to about 650F. Always keep in mind to water the substrate two times in a date. But something to bear in mind, however, once the mushrooms have appeared, you should not water any longer until harvest. Whether the mushroom is still young or currently fully grown, it really does not matter when you want to gather them. It is really in the preference of the grower when to collect the mushrooms.

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

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