How Many Times a Year Does Enoki Mushroom Produce Mushrooms in Greenhouse Cultivation? Detailed Explanation of Cultivation Methods for Increasing Yield

Enoki mushroom is a common type of fungus in daily life, its market price is not high, and its cultivation range in China is also relatively wide. So how many times a year can enoki mushrooms grown in greenhouses roughly produce mushrooms? How can they be cultivated to increase yield?

I. Basic information about enoki mushroom

1. Production areas of enoki mushroom

Enoki mushroom is a fungus used both as medicine and food, also known as velvet foot, winter mushroom, and by other names. It is widely distributed in nature, found in China, Japan, Russia, Europe, North America, Australia and other places. It is cultivated in all regions of China, east, south, west and north, and even Xinjiang is suitable for the growth of enoki mushroom. So basically enoki mushroom is produced throughout the country.

2. Value of enoki mushroom

Enoki mushroom is rich in vitamins, amino acids, minerals, etc. Regular consumption has the effects of lowering cholesterol levels, relieving fatigue, inhibiting cancer cells and improving body immunity, and it has a certain auxiliary effect in treating liver disease, gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers, tumors and other conditions.

3. Yield per mu of enoki mushroom

Generally, about 10,000 bags of enoki mushroom can be cultivated per mu of land, and the yield can reach 8,000-10,000 kg. However, the level of yield is tied to production management techniques, so good management techniques are the key to increasing yield.

II. How many times a year can enoki mushrooms grown in greenhouses roughly produce mushrooms?

Enoki mushroom is generally cultivated once a year and can produce three crops a year. Cultivation is carried out in September each year, the second flush of mushrooms is harvested and brought to market before Spring Festival, and harvesting ends in mid-February of the following year.

III. How can enoki mushrooms grown in greenhouses be cultivated to increase yield?

Everyone knows that the technical difficulty of cultivating enoki mushroom is not great, but what is difficult is how to increase its yield. Below are several methods and techniques for everyone's reference.

1. Narrow-bag cultivation of enoki mushroom, controlling bag opening

Generally, people mostly use wide bags for cultivating enoki mushroom, but in fact this makes it relatively easy to be infected by contaminating bacteria, thereby affecting quality. So if you want to increase yield, it is better to use plastic bag tubes of 17 cm × 33 cm for cultivation. In addition, if the mycelium in the bag grows slowly, the bag should be opened in time, but do not open it completely. When the mushroom stalk grows to about 8 cm, pull the tube bag straight all at once.

2. Enoki mushroom using extended atmospheric pressure sterilization

Enoki mushroom grows rapidly on rich culture material, and generally decomposes easily and rapidly at above 120°C, so the culture material is better sterilized at atmospheric pressure. However, in order to ensure the pure culture rate of enoki mushroom, the sterilization time is usually extended from 10-12 hours to 13-18 hours.

3. Enoki mushroom using the horizontal two-end fruiting method

When filling with material, inoculate both ends and leave about 15 cm of tube film at each end, fill lightly and press evenly, and tie the bag mouth tightly. Place horizontally in about 4 layers for mycelium growth. This method can not only ensure the quality of fruiting, but also save mushroom house space, and can increase the yield per square meter of mushroom house by more than 30%.

4. Using red light to induce enoki mushroom growth

Because of the phototropism of enoki mushroom, after it is placed on the shelves, red light bulbs can be hung about every 4 m, which can induce it to grow horizontally in bundles toward the light source and promote the extension of the mushroom body; at the same time, shading treatment should be done well in other places.

The above is all the content introduced to you by the Tuliu.com editor. You can also try cultivating enoki mushroom at home. Basically, it can be planted all year round, but enoki mushroom grows relatively fast in spring and autumn.