Simple tips for increasing edible mushroom yields: master the methods for higher production
To increase edible mushroom yields, you need to promote the growth rate of both the mycelium and the fruiting bodies. Secondly, while boosting yields, you also need to ensure the quality of the mushrooms, so that the economic benefits can be effectively improved. So, do you know how to promote the growth of edible mushroom mycelium and fruiting bodies? Below, the editor introduces several simple tips for increasing edible mushroom yields.
1. Temperature difference stimulation
The temperature difference stimulation method means regulating the temperature in the mushroom fruiting room or fruiting shed to promote mycelium growth. For example, keeping warm in winter and cooling down in summer. Next is regulating the day-night temperature difference: raise the temperature during the day and lower it at night, creating a certain temperature difference that can stimulate the growth and development of the mycelium, which favors the formation of fruiting bodies and ultimately increases the yield of edible mushrooms.
2. Increasing yields with drugs
Using drugs to increase edible mushroom yields is also a method many growers often use. Here, the editor wants to teach you a yield-increasing method that uses drugs harmless to mushroom quality. First, when preparing the growing material, you can add an appropriate amount of phosphate or superphosphate, as well as sulfate and vitamin B, to the material; these are nutrients that can promote the growth of edible mushroom mycelium. Second, after the mycelium has grown for half a month, you can also appropriately spray triacontanol, which can likewise promote mycelium growth, and most importantly, its yield-increasing effect is very obvious.
3. Punching holes and filling them with sand
The yield-increasing method of punching holes and filling them with sand is mainly to enhance the permeability of the mushroom bed and improve its water retention, thereby achieving a yield increase. Generally, when sowing, we can use a conical wooden stick to punch holes, with the holes reaching the bottom of the material, and then fill the holes with river sand. Before filling the holes, the river sand must be disinfected, usually by soaking it in potassium permanganate solution. Finally, inject an appropriate amount of lime water into the holes. This not only speeds up fruiting but also ensures uniform fruiting, and the mushrooms are large and thick-fleshed.
4. Spraying water and applying additional fertilizer
Spraying water and applying additional fertilizer is the most traditional method for growing edible mushrooms, and of course its effect is also very good. What we need to do is appropriately increase or decrease the frequency of watering according to the dryness or wetness of the mushroom bed, so as to maintain the bed's moisture. Second, when spraying water, combine it with additional fertilizing; this not only dilutes the nutrient concentration but also helps the mycelium absorb nutrients more easily, promotes the formation of fruiting bodies, and thus increases the mushroom yield.
5. Pressure stimulation
Pressure-stimulated fruiting is also called the contact method for speeding up fruiting. Generally, we cover the mushroom bed with materials such as old newspapers, gunny sacks, or fine soil, which creates a certain pressure that stimulates the mycelium and speeds up its growth. Of course, we can also use wooden sticks or other tools for the contact method to promote growth, but the premise is that these tools must be disinfected and sterilized to avoid affecting the growth and development of the mycelium.
The methods above can all increase edible mushroom yields, and basically they can raise the original yield by about 15 to 30 percent. The effects are all very good, so you can give them a try. In addition, methods such as the shock method, the scratching method, inserting sticks for contact, loosening the soil to remove old roots, and regulating light can also increase edible mushroom yields.