How to Grow Reishi Mushrooms for High Yield? A Detailed Guide to the Latest Cultivation Key Points
Reishi mushroom is a very precious medicinal material, especially aged reishi, which is even harder to come by. However, many prescriptions require reishi, yet wild reishi resources are far from sufficient. In addition, the price of reishi on the market is also very attractive, so a new type of artificial reishi cultivation was developed to meet market demand. Below, Qinnong Web brings you the key points of high-yield reishi cultivation technology, hoping to be of help to all friends.
1. Nutrient Management
The nutrients for reishi cultivation are the foundation of its growth, so nutrient management is very important. Generally, before planting reishi, we need to prepare sawdust and wheat bran, as well as the necessary fertilizer. We mix the sawdust, wheat bran and urea evenly, and after airing for a few hours, it is ready for bagging. Of course, the wheat bran can be replaced with straw powder or corn stalk residue, and the urea can also be replaced with ammonia fertilizer. The effects are all very good, and you can prepare several kinds of nutrients.
2. Bagging Management
After the nutrients are prepared, it is time for bagging. For bagging, we can just use ordinary plastic bags, about 200 to 300 grams per bag. When bagging, pay attention to making it compact and keeping the surface flat, then poke a ventilation hole in the middle, seal the opening with a cotton plug, and wrap a layer of kraft paper on the outside. Of course, the nutrients can also be put into bottles, and the bottling method is the same as bagging.
3. Sterilization Management
Because the nutrients during preparation, as well as the bags and bottles used for holding the material, may contain a large amount of bacteria, we need to sterilize them to ensure the healthy growth of reishi. We put the filled bags and bottles into a pressure cooker for high-pressure sterilization, so that inoculation can be carried out the next day. If we use normal-pressure sterilization, we must inoculate immediately after sterilization, otherwise bacteria will invade.
4. Inoculation Management
The environmental requirements for inoculation are very strict. It is best to have a dedicated inoculation room. When entering the inoculation room, the tools used for inoculation need to be disinfected. Next, the person doing the inoculation needs to disinfect themselves, then use tools to take out the cultured spawn and put it into the bags or bottles filled with nutrients, then seal the bags or bottles and place them in a cultivation room at about 25 to 28 degrees Celsius for cultivation. After about one month, mushroom buds will grow, and then the temperature needs to be raised by about one more degree to continue growth. When the surroundings become hard, they can be harvested.
5. Disease Control
During growth, reishi is very easily infected by pathogens. The main fungi that harm reishi growth are Penicillium, Mucor and Rhizopus, among others. The control method is to carry out sterilization before inoculation. Next, dig out the bark that has fungal damage. Finally, if reishi seriously infected by pathogens is found, discard it promptly, or apply alcohol to the infected area. Never use pesticides for control, because it will cause the reishi to carry residual pesticide components, making it unusable as medicine.