Read about how oyster mushroom primordia look and form here. Table of Contents: What triggers oyster mushroom fruiting? Oyster mushroom fruiting conditions When is the best time to move a […]

In short, oyster mushroom mycelium eats the substrate. That is, it uses nutrients from plant materials for the development of mycelium and the formation of fruiting bodies. All this is […]

I have an article about what grain spawn is, what grain it is grown on, and why we use it in oyster mushroom production. Read here. Table of Contents: What […]

Grain spawn is the most popular type of oyster mushroom mycelium among mushroom growers who grow large quantities of mushrooms. Grain spawn is used mixed with plant raw materials and […]

So, you want to start growing oyster mushrooms, and of course you are wondering how much money you need to invest in this project. Table of Contents: Why it's hard […]

The most incredible thing that many people do not even think about is that most living organisms breathe air using oxygen and emit carbon dioxide and moisture. Many people think […]

When should mushroom blocks be perforated? Holes in the block should be made as soon as possible after inoculation, as growing mycelium breathes actively and cannot develop well without proper […]

If you’re searching for mushroom grow bag yield or oyster mushroom yield per bag, you're probably trying to figure out how much harvest to expect from a single bag of […]

Ventilation in grow rooms To create a microclimate, we must make an interconnected system, with a climate chamber, where air flows are mixed, heated and humidified. Ventilation only distributes them […]

How do you control CO2 in a mushroom grow room? Carbon dioxide must be controlled in the growing chamber, since high levels cause many deformations in oyster mushrooms. Curvature of […]

Tunnel pasteurization is suitable for industrial mushroom growing, especially in single zone growing system.  In many countries the tunnel is called a steam pasteurizer, I will use both terms. People […]

If you enter the oyster mushroom growing chamber, and there is white dust there, it means that the mushrooms have already grown old and have begun to secrete spores, they […]

I thought for a long time whether to write an article about oyster mushroom strains. After all, only large industrial enterprises use the grain spawn of world-famous firms, and it […]

Substrates for growing oyster mushrooms are made from various plant materials. In this article I tell you what you can use as a mushroom substrate. What to use for mushroom […]

Table of Contents Adding lime or soda ash to raise the pH level Cold pasteurization of mushroom substrate How does pH affect the growth of oyster mushrooms How much lime […]

If you want to know whether it is possible to use spent mushroom substrate as spawn, go straight to point 6 of this article.👇 Old mushroom blocks that have spawned […]

What is the best humidity for mushroom colonization? In the process of overgrowing mycelium, the humidity in the incubator must be increased. If you have only one incubator that contains […]

What’s the best air temperature for oyster mushroom incubation — and what happens if it’s too high or too low? Let’s break it down in simple terms. Table of Contents […]