How to care for your Oyster mushroom Log
by Delun Kang AgricultureSummary:
This article tells you about how to take care of your
oyster-mushroom logs.
A
wide variety of mushrooms that are edible can be grown both indoors and on
hardwood logs outdoors. When it comes to oyster mushrooms, it can be a
wonderful addition to a garden. Whether you want them to grow indoors or
outdoors, you need to know beforehand how to take good care for your oyster
mushroom logs so that they produce fruits for more than 5 years. Here are some
instructions about how to take care of your logs.
Procuring the stumps
You
can either prepare the substrate yourself or get a pre-plugged one from one of
the most
reliable companies offering Oyster
mushroom Log to
customers across the globe. The pre-plugged logs are already colonized and give a good harvest with minimal effort. After procuring
your substrate, it needs to be submerged in cold water before deciding where to
cultivate the mushrooms. All it needs is a shady place with dappled sunlight and
enough hydration. If you are growing them outdoors, rainwater is the most
preferred option. If grown indoors, you can take the help of sprinklers.
Positioning the stumps
The
stumps can be positioned in a number of ways. A portion of the log, say about
1/3, can be buried in the ground along the length. When the logs are partially
buried, the moisture remains intact and helps the log from getting detached which
is common with some softwood logs meant for cultivating oysters. Instead, the
stumps can also be buried vertically keeping it 2/3 portion above the surface
of the ground which resembles a post. The logs can be kept directly on the
ground or supported with an object. When a number of Oyster mushroom Log
is placed in this manner, it acts as a boundary for your garden as well. However,
positioning and stacking depend on the volume of logs. If you have very few of
them, you can place them anywhere. But if there are more, you should keep all
of them in one place.
Hydration
After
the logs have been placed appropriately it is very important to keep oyster-mushroom
logs hydrated. You need not do anything if there is regular rainfall.
Otherwise, you can take the help of a hosepipe to soak them. If the logs are
supported with an object, make sure to flip them once a week. Next, keep
checking if healthy white mycelium is appearing especially white patches around
the inoculation points. When you notice the endpoint of logs you will see
mycelium growth. The process may take about 6 to 24 months. You should check
the mushrooms regularly and save them from squirrels and slugs. In addition,
you should make sure that the logs always remain hydrated because oyster
mushroom thrives best in cool weather conditions. If the logs get for any
reason, this could kill the fungi. That is why it is advisable to soak the
logs at the beginning and end of every season though this is not applicable for
logs that are buried.
Once
the available food present in the log is used up, the mushrooms are ready to
bloom. This phase is known as “Flush” and it happens suddenly and thereafter
the mushrooms grow quite fast. Within a week, you can pick them up.
Resource: https://www.sooperarticles.com/food-drinks-articles/how-care-your-oyster-mushroom-log-1760706.html
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