Detailed Explanation of Underground Shiitake Cultivation Methods and Techniques

Underground shiitake cultivation uses underground tunnels, natural caves and other underground facilities to grow shiitake mushrooms, allowing year-round spawn production and fruiting in all four seasons. This is another new cultivation site for shiitake production after wild forest areas, mushroom houses and plastic sheds. This cultivation method has developed rapidly in China, with a history of more than 20 years, and a complete set of production models for large-scale underground shiitake cultivation has been formed. It can be done both in bags and in blocks. Underground shiitake cultivation makes full use of the low-temperature and moisture-retaining properties of this site, and with the addition of cultivation bed racks and light sources, it can carry out year-round shiitake cultivation. Most underground tunnels, natural caves or underground facilities in China can be used after renovation. This process uses 17 cm x 33 cm plastic bags for bag cultivation, and the spawn production process is the same as that for block cultivation of shiitake.