What are the precautions for button mushroom cultivation? A full breakdown of the latest key points
The button mushroom is a universally recognized global agricultural product, with high nutritional value, delicious flavor and high cultivation returns. In recent years, more and more people have been cultivating it in northern regions, and it is one of the important projects for developing the agricultural economy in many areas. However, there are many precautions in button mushroom cultivation. Let's take a look below.
1. Pre-wetting the cultivation material
Rice straw is one of the main culture materials for button mushroom cultivation. Before cultivation, it must first be fully soaked to facilitate fermentation. Rice straw piles that are not fully soaked require a large amount of water supplementation during turning. If the water cannot be retained during the second turning, subsequent water supplementation will be more difficult, which will affect the growth of the mycelium, so attention must be paid to this.
2. Even turning of the pile
When turning the pile, the principle should be followed of placing raw material in the middle and composted material on both sides; placing the middle portion at the two ends and the two ends in the middle. Only in this way can the culture material be fermented evenly. If the pile is not turned according to this principle, the culture material will not ferment evenly, and the meaning and purpose of turning the pile will be lost.
3. Disinfection of casing soil
During cultivation, many growers use garden soil for casing, and this garden soil has not undergone any treatment. Some also use farmyard manure that is not fully decomposed. This soil and incompletely decomposed farmyard manure often carry large amounts of bacteria and insect eggs, which can easily trigger various diseases and pests during cultivation, seriously affecting button mushroom cultivation and production, and in severe cases leading to total crop failure. The harm is enormous, and attention must be paid during cultivation.
4. Fertilizer and water management
Some growers, when cultivating button mushrooms, treat them the same as other crops and add large amounts of urea during casing. This causes the urea to release large amounts of ammonia during decomposition. Excessive ammonia concentration will cause the mycelium to die and lead to total crop failure. In addition, during the early stage of button mushroom cultivation in high-temperature weather, if water is sprayed, it will create a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, which can very easily cause the death of mycelium and small mushrooms. Spraying water in the later stage can also cause mycelium degeneration and premature aging. We hope this will draw attention.
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