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 […]

The priority process in the first few days of incubation is the growth of oyster mushroom mycelium - after all, it was introduced into the substrate in large quantities. Then […]

The method of heat treatment of raw materials using hot water is called hot water pasteurization.  In my country, the term hydrothermy is adopted, from the words “hydro” (water) and […]

Table of Contents: Oyster mushroom substrate recipe What substrate is suitable for mushrooms? How to make a substrate easily? What else is important to know? Why do spots appear in […]

Oyster mushroom production technology Two different technologies are used in growing oyster mushrooms. One of them assumes the presence of two types of premises with different microclimates. In one room, […]