Where do mushrooms generally grow? 5 cultivation methods to multiply your yield several times over

Mushrooms are a common edible fungus in daily life, containing a variety of nutrients the human body needs. Because they are easy to grow and require low investment, they are widely cultivated. So where do mushrooms generally grow? And how can you multiply your yield several times over?

1. Introduction to mushrooms:

1. What kinds of mushrooms are there?

Mushroom species include shiitake, enoki, morel, oyster mushroom, shaggy mane, straw mushroom, button mushroom, lion's mane, tea tree mushroom, bamboo fungus, matsutake, abalone mushroom, field mushroom, king oyster mushroom, red mushroom, wine cap stropharia, white beech mushroom, and phoenix mushroom, among others. Of these, enoki, shiitake, oyster mushroom, straw mushroom, and king oyster mushroom are the most common on the market and the most affordable.

2. What else are mushrooms called?

White mushroom, mushroom fungus, meat fungus, button mushroom, Mongolian mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, mo gu.

2. Where do mushrooms generally grow?

1. Woods: Woods are the most widespread place where mushrooms grow. Usually by February to March, various mushrooms sprout under the trees or on the wood, especially where there are fallen leaves, dead branches, or dead wood, where mushroom yields are highest.

2. Shrubland: Shrub areas are a fairly widespread place for mushrooms to grow and are also one of the ideal spots for artificial planting. Usually during the plum rain season, mushrooms are everywhere, making them very easy to pick.

3. Grassland: Mushrooms also grow on grassland, but there are few species. It generally produces fairy ring mushrooms, ink caps, and other fungi, and occasionally poisonous mushrooms appear, so they are basically all edible.

4. Dead wood: Dead wood is a common place for mushrooms to grow. Usually after rain, a large number of mushrooms sprout, then shrink and dry out once the sun dries them, and grow again when they meet water. It generally produces shiitake, wood ear, and similar mushrooms.

5. Manure piles: Manure piles are a fairly common place for mushrooms to grow, but most mushrooms that grow there are poisonous and have a manure stench, so few people eat them.

6. Damp, rotting rice straw: Damp, rotting rice straw is the place where straw mushrooms grow most easily. Generally, as long as the temperature and nutrients are suitable, large numbers of straw mushrooms sprout, so many people use rice straw when planting them artificially. Nowadays, many places also specifically buy up rice straw to grow straw mushrooms on a large scale.

3. What cultivation methods are there for mushrooms?

1. Building a greenhouse

Mushrooms like to grow in places with good air circulation, so when choosing a site, try to choose flat ground that is relatively open around it and has good air circulation. When building the greenhouse, you can use wooden sticks, steel, and the like to build the mushroom beds, then cover them with curtains or similar shading material to benefit mushroom growth.

2. Substrate preparation

You can use rice straw, wheat straw, corn stalks, and other straw as material, cut it up, then soak it together with gypsum and dried poultry manure using water or urine, then pile it up layer by layer to let it ferment. After half a month, the substrate is ready.

3. Disinfection and sterilization

After the substrate is prepared, thoroughly disinfect the greenhouse once, then spread the prepared substrate onto the mushroom beds, set the temperature to about 60 degrees, close the doors and windows, and ferment for about three hours. Then set the temperature to about 50 degrees, close the doors and windows, and ferment for about a week, and the substrate will be fully fermented.

4. Sowing and casing soil

Once the substrate is fermented, set the temperature to about 25 degrees to let it cool down, then place the spawn on the mushroom beds for sowing. Generally, you can adjust the density of the spawn according to the actual situation, then sprinkle fertile soil over the spawn, and keep the temperature and humidity well controlled so the spawn can run and colonize.

5. Fruiting management

After the mushrooms fruit, you must keep the growing temperature, growing humidity, and growing time well controlled; only then can you improve the quality and yield of the mushrooms.

(1) Growing humidity: It is best to keep the growing humidity in the mushroom house at about 70%. Once the fruiting stage arrives, adjust it to about 80%-90%, which can promote rapid mushroom growth.

(2) Growing temperature: It is best to keep the growing temperature in the mushroom house at 10-18 degrees. If the fruiting stage arrives, adjust it to 20-28 degrees to speed up mushroom growth.

(3) Growing time: Mushrooms take about 50 to 60 days from planting the seedlings to fruiting, so under natural conditions, once the mushrooms grow to a certain size, they must be harvested.

In summary, to grow mushrooms well, you need to do a good job with basic management tasks such as substrate preparation, growing temperature, and growing humidity; only then can you multiply your mushroom yield several times over.