Detailed Explanation of the Key Cultivation Techniques for Growing Golden Mushrooms in Rice Fields
In the townships of Dongchan, Fenshui, Shidong and others in Anju District, Mianyang, Sichuan Province today, when people mention "open-air mushrooms in rice fields," it can be said that everyone knows of them. "Growing mushrooms in rice fields is great! It doesn't affect the rice and brings very good returns." Uncle Yin from Shuangbaishu Village in Dongchan Town always speaks highly of field mushrooms, "Now, apart from growing mushrooms, I probably can't find any other cash crop that brings in more money than this."
It is reported that "open-air mushrooms in rice fields" use wheat straw, rapeseed stalks, corn stalks, rice straw and other materials as raw materials. After the rice harvest at the end of August each year, composting and sowing begin, and mushrooms can be produced in October, continuing until April of the following year. The mushroom yield per mu can reach 2,000-4,000 kg. Dry upland fields and first- and second-terrace fluvo-aquic soils within Anju are all suitable for growing "open-air field mushrooms." Farmers directly spread the material, sow, fill with soil, and cultivate mushrooms on cultivated land, forming a "rice---mushroom---rice" or "corn---mushroom---corn" cropping pattern.
From September last year to April this year, Mianyang Hongyuan Edible Fungus Industry Company has developed more than 100 mu of "rice field mushrooms" in Dongchan, Fenshui, Shidong and other townships. Through last year's trial planting, farmers got a taste of the benefits and saw the huge economic returns. According to the practice of mushroom-growing farmers in 2005, calculated at an average market price of 4 yuan per kg, growing one mu of mushrooms can achieve an output value of 8,000 to 16,000 yuan, with economic returns superior to @#@245@#@ and rapeseed by dozens of times. Moreover, the fungus company also implements protective-price purchasing for the products, so there is no worry about @#@136@#@ for the products. Chen Zhijun of Ganzhiyuan Village, Fenshui Town, told reporters, "Growing mushrooms is worth it! Last year I planted less than 5 fen of land, and as a result I sold them for more than 6,000 yuan."