11 Tips to Grow Oyster Mushrooms in Logs in 2020
by Delun Kang AgricultureSummary:
Soak Oyster mushroom Log for a short
time and then keep them in a cool, dark environment to get a fruitful yield.
Are you aware of the benefits associated with
oyster mushrooms? One can derive a host of health benefits from these
mushrooms. As a result, they have been appreciated by various cultures for
numerous years. Not only these mushrooms are cholesterol-free, low in calories,
but at the same time, they have a high protein and fiber content. Oyster
mushrooms have gained a lot of popularity all across the globe because they are
easier to cultivate.
Certain tips
With proper know-how mushroom farming is
possible. Initiate the fruiting process through the soaking
of Oyster mushroom Log. Keep
the following tips in mind in mushroom farming.
1. Concept of colonization
If you trace the history of mushroom
cultivation, you will find that one of the traditional forms of mushroom
cultivation is through the use of logs. The mycelium will colonize Oyster mushroom Log within a
short period.
2. Suitable logs
If an individual wants to get his hands on
homegrown fungi, then all she has to do is to obtain appropriate logs for this
purpose.
3. Requires minimal effort
Hardwood logs which have been inoculated with
spores can be used for growing indoors as well as outdoors. Hardly any effort
is required for the production of a crop of oyster mushrooms on these
logs.
4. Simple process
The people of Japan have been involved in the
cultivation of toadstools for quite some time now. They have been growing fungi
on logs for quite some time. The procedure used by them is relatively simple.
The fresh logs are placed side by side to fruiting logs.
5. Fruiting logs
When mushrooms of the right type are produced
from the log, then you should go ahead and keep the fruiting logs. If they are
not of the right kind, then you should not keep them.
6. Role of fresh wood
A vast majority of the growers prefer to grow
their fungi on the wood. It is all the better when fresh wood is
available.
7. Wood chips
Some of the growers in modern times are
involved in chipping large wood pieces. They often grow mycelium on these
chips.
8. Rate of production
Permeability is increased when the mycelium is
grown on chips. This paves the way for an increase in production.
9. Contamination aspect
Be careful while growing on chips. The chances
of contamination are higher because of the larger surface area.
10. About the stem
Most of these toadstools do not have a stem.
Even if they have a stem, they are quite short in nature. The ones that have a
longer stem are those who are growing on top of the log.
11. Gain an insight
There are different varieties of oyster
mushrooms namely pearl, blue oyster, golden oyster, pink oyster and king oyster
mushrooms. You will need to know about the specific growing requirements.
Choose sensibly
It is a wise idea to research intensively on
the net to find out the names of companies who have specialization in the
production of logs.
Resource:
https://app.ex.co/stories/delunkang10/11-tips-to-grow-oyster-mushrooms-in-logs-in-2020
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