What is the most suitable season for growing button mushrooms?
In which season is it suitable to grow button mushrooms? Please explain that the button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is a low-temperature fruiting fungus, producing fruiting bodies only below 18°C, with the optimum fruiting temperature at around 16°C. Therefore, the cultivation season is mostly arranged in autumn and winter and extends into early spring. Because of climate differences and local microclimates in different regions, it can...
In which season is it suitable to grow button mushrooms? Please explain
The button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is a low-temperature fruiting fungus, producing fruiting bodies only below 18°C, with the optimum fruiting temperature at around 16°C. Therefore, the cultivation season is mostly arranged in autumn and winter and extends into early spring. Because of climate differences and local microclimates in different regions, the cultivation period for mushrooms can be determined according to local meteorological data. Generally, the sowing period is when the local average day-night temperature in autumn stabilizes at 22-25°C. Counting back about 23 days from this gives the date for building the compost pile: mid to late August in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang area, early to mid September in northern Fujian, and late August to early September in the Chongqing area. In recent years, to prevent a sudden rise in temperature at sowing time and outbreaks of pests and diseases, mushroom-growing areas in the Yangtze River basin often delay pile building by 15-20 days, that is, building and fermenting the pile in early September.
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