Simple insulation methods for winter cultivation of oyster mushrooms

Winter cultivation of oyster mushrooms has a high success rate, and it is also a good opportunity for people to use their spare time to make money. But how can suitable temperatures be created for cultivating oyster mushrooms in winter?

1. Cultivation of oyster mushrooms should begin in late autumn. When the weather turns cold, have mushroom bags with mycelium covering half the bag ready as insulating oyster mushroom bags.

2. After the temperature becomes very low, stack the mushroom bags to make it easier to raise and maintain the temperature. The stacking method is: make 4 rows into one section, place 7 bags in each row, and leave a gap of about 5 cm between rows for ventilation. Leave a distance of 67 cm between sections for walking and turning the stacks. Finally, cover with 2 layers of plastic film.

3. Stack newly inoculated mushroom bags together with insulating mushroom bags. First place 3 layers of mushroom bags with mycelium covering half the bag on the lower level, place 4 layers of newly inoculated mushroom bags on top, and then cover with plastic film.

4. Check the temperature carefully every day. The mushroom bags produce heat during the mycelium growth process. As the heat produced by mycelium growth increases, be careful to prevent high temperatures from burning the mushrooms. When the temperature reaches 27°C, uncover the film to control the temperature. Once the mycelium in the mushroom bags has fully grown, take them out immediately and place them in the fruiting room to fruit. Then stack the newly inoculated mushroom bags on top of the mushroom bags whose mycelium has not yet fully grown, and cover with film for insulation and cultivation. Arrange it this way continuously, taking out the mushroom bags with fully grown mycelium one after another and adding newly inoculated mushroom bags.