Can shiitake mushrooms be grown indoors? Master these cultivation methods

Shiitake mushrooms have a history of more than 800 years in our country and are the world's second-largest mushroom. Cultivated shiitake mushrooms are found almost nationwide, so can they be grown indoors? What should be noted when growing them?

Can shiitake mushrooms be grown indoors?

Shiitake mushrooms can certainly be grown indoors. Moreover, growing shiitake mushrooms indoors allows better control of the moisture, nutrients, temperature, air, light and pH levels they need for growth.

What should be noted when growing shiitake mushrooms?

1. Temperature

Shiitake mushrooms are a temperature-dependent fruiting fungus, and throughout their entire growth and development process, especially during the formation of the fruiting bodies, the effect of temperature is very great. If the temperature is too high or too low, it will lead to adverse effects, or even death. Moreover, different varieties of shiitake mushrooms and different growth stages of shiitake mushrooms all have different temperature requirements, so growers must understand them clearly before planting.

2. Seed selection

Choose shiitake mushrooms with excellent varieties for cultivation; good varieties have good adaptability, are large in size, have thick flesh, are regular and round in shape, light brown, heavy in weight and good in quality.

3. Disinfection

For a site where mushrooms are being grown for the first time, measures such as brushing the walls with limewater and scattering quicklime on the ground should be taken for disinfection; the quicklime scattered on the ground should be swept away the next day. For an old mushroom-growing site, fumigation with potassium permanganate plus formalin can be used for disinfection; for a mushroom site with pests, first spray insecticide to eliminate the pests, then carry out disinfection.

4. Air

Keep the indoor air clean and fresh; ventilate when the temperature is high, and ventilate at noon when the temperature is low. Ten days after inoculation, turn the piles, and thereafter turn the piles once every 10 days so that the fungus in the bags develops uniformly; during the growth stage, use micro-holes to supplement oxygen.

In the process of growing shiitake mushrooms, light, air humidity, fertilizer and harvest time are also important factors affecting their quality and yield, so everyone must pay attention to them.