Detailed Explanation of the Key Technical Points for Oyster Mushroom Cultivation on a Balcony

Growing vegetables on a balcony is now becoming more and more popular, but in fact, growing a few oyster mushrooms on the balcony is also a good choice. Below is an introduction to oyster mushroom balcony cultivation techniques.

1. Selection of spawn

In spawn selection, for example, choosing a high-temperature variety in winter, choosing a low-temperature variety in spring, or sowing spawn that has already aged or has been contaminated will all easily cause slow colonization or failure to colonize, delayed fruiting or no fruiting. Therefore, when growing oyster mushrooms, you should choose suitable spawn according to the local climate conditions at the time, and do not use aged or contaminated spawn.

2. Preparing the substrate

Choose clean raw materials and carry out disinfection properly. When mixing the ingredients, do not add chemical fertilizers at will. Only when growing oyster mushrooms by heap fermentation of the substrate may an appropriate amount of urea be added to supplement the nitrogen source. At the same time, during the ingredient mixing process, special attention should be paid to the moisture of the substrate. The water content must not be too high or too low, otherwise it will be unfavorable for colonization.

3. Fruiting management

During the fruiting period of oyster mushrooms, attention should be paid to the method of water supplementation, preferably by spraying into the air, and at the same time attention should also be paid to ventilation and air exchange, so as to avoid excessive accumulation of carbon dioxide, which may cause the fruiting bodies to fail to form or form deformed mushrooms.