Key Points for Cultivating Enoki Mushrooms and Detailed Methods for Controlling Green Mold Disease

The enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) is a mushroom with a very smooth, crisp texture and very high nutritional value. It is also a variety of edible fungus with relatively good economic returns and has certain prospects for cultivation. So what are the key points for cultivating enoki mushrooms? How do you control green mold disease when it appears?

1. What are the key points for cultivating enoki mushrooms?

1. Preparing the growing substrate

The enoki mushroom growing substrate is mainly made by mixing 14% wheat bran, 84% cottonseed hulls, 1% gypsum, 0.2% monopotassium phosphate, 0.55% carbendazim, 0.25% magnesium sulfate, etc. Simply add an appropriate amount of water according to the proportions and stir.

2. Carrying out proper disinfection measures

After the enoki mushroom growing substrate has been prepared, place it in a bag with a relatively large opening. When filling, pay attention to the tightness; only when it is appropriate can the later occurrence of mushrooms growing around the sides of the bottles and bags be reduced. After filling with the growing substrate, the bottles and bags must be sealed, then steamed at high temperature for about ten hours.

3. Planting at a suitable temperature

After disinfection, you must wait until it has completely cooled, then under the flame of an alcohol lamp in the inoculation room, use an inoculation spatula to dig the spawn block out of the spawn bottle and place it into the planting bottle, then place it in the cultivation room for mycelial cultivation. Here the temperature of the cultivation room must be controlled well; generally a temperature of 22 to 26 degrees Celsius is relatively suitable. Low-temperature measures must not be used to prolong the cultivation period, so as to avoid the situation where mushrooms appear before the mycelium has fully grown, which would affect the quality and yield of the enoki mushrooms.

4. Later-stage management

After the enoki mushroom mycelium has fully grown, it must immediately be moved into the mushroom house, and the bottles and bags opened to stimulate the enoki mushrooms to fruit. After the mushroom buds have formed, careful management is required; only in this way can the density of the enoki mushroom buds be increased.

5. Harvesting

When the enoki mushrooms have grown to more than ten centimeters, they can be harvested.

2. How do you control green mold disease in enoki mushrooms?

During the specific cultivation process, enoki mushrooms are very easily infected by mold. Once green mold disease occurs, it will have a great impact on the yield and quality of the enoki mushrooms. Generally, by adopting corresponding control measures we can effectively prevent the occurrence of green mold disease.

We generally keep the mushroom house dry by lowering the humidity and temperature inside it and maintaining ventilation at ordinary times. Plant ash can also be used to cover the places with mold, so as to prevent mold spores from spreading to the surroundings. Generally, a 3 percent concentration formaldehyde solution is used for indoor spraying and fumigation, and then a 1 percent concentration potassium permanganate solution is used to wash the places with mold.

When using chemicals, everyone must strictly refer to the instructions, so as to avoid the situation of excessive dosage.