The broken-planting technique for oyster mushroom logs helps increase yield

For oyster mushrooms cultivated in mushroom bags, the yield drops greatly after 2-3 flushes of mushrooms. If the temperature rises, the quality will also be reduced. How can later flushes be cultivated to equal or even exceed the yield of the previous flushes? Below is a simple and practical method - the broken-planting method.

Remove the plastic bags from mushroom bags that have produced 2-3 flushes, then scrape the old surface layer once, and soak in 5% lime water. If the mushroom logs are relatively dry, also soak in 1% salt water for half a minute. Before soaking, poke a hole through the mushroom log from top to bottom to help the salt water penetrate and produce a yield-increasing effect.

Cut the mushroom logs into two sections from the middle, and arrange them in a bed or shallow trench with the cut surfaces facing up. The cut surfaces should be made as flat as possible, and the overall height should be 1-2 cm above the ground. Take measures such as forming ridges around them to prevent large amounts of water from flowing in.

Fill the gaps between the cut logs with mushroom block fragments mixed with soil. Cover the cut surfaces with mushroom block fragments mixed with cooked soil and plant ash, in a ratio of 1:1:2, at a thickness of about 1 cm. Spray a little clean water until moist, then gently press flat.

On top, cover again with 1 layer of mushroom block fragments at a thickness of about 1 cm, spray a little clean water, and press flat. Choose mushroom blocks that have produced very few mushrooms and crumble them into fragments; the finer they are crumbled, the better.

Maintain humidity for 4-5 days before spraying water again. After that, manage according to routine practices until mushrooms appear. This can increase yield by more than 1 time.