Calcium chloride (CaCl2) is a harmless food additive. It is added to the oyster mushroom substrate so that the fruiting bodies are not affected by bacteriosis. There is no need […]
Calcium chloride (CaCl2) is a harmless food additive. It is added to the oyster mushroom substrate so that the fruiting bodies are not affected by bacteriosis. There is no need […]
Part of the bunch is dying The photo on the right shows that four independent primordia are formed from one slot. The top pins withered, while the other three continued […]
Bacteriosis on oyster mushrooms is much less common than on button mushrooms. The word "bacteriosis" is used in Russian, it is the same as Brown blotch disease. Its manifestations depend […]
All changes in the shape and deformation of the fruiting bodies, which will be discussed below, are so ugly and clumsy that many mushroom growers seriously say that the oyster […]
Where does water come from in the substrate and on the small pins of oyster mushrooms? This phenomenon is called condensation of water, and the water itself is called condensate. […]
What pests can eat oyster mushrooms? I talked about the most important pests of oyster mushrooms and substrate, namely parasitic insects, their larvae and maggots, in a separate article. There […]
Parasitic insects Fungal parasitic insects harm both the mushrooms themselves and the substrate. Or rather, the insects themselves are quite harmless. Since both mycelium and mushrooms are eaten by their […]
Green mold Trichoderma is the most common reason why mushroom growers have spoiled mycelium. Oyster mushroom mycelium or mold? At the beginning of overgrowing of the mycelium, this mold is […]
How do you control CO2 in a mushroom grow room? The more carbon dioxide in the growing room, the more different deformations we see in oyster mushrooms. Curvature of oyster […]
Why oyster mushroom does not develop Almost all primordia growth defects are associated with violations of microclimate conditions: large fluctuations in temperature and humidity that occur quickly, in short periods […]
By the word "mushroom flies" mushroom growers mean all parasitic insects that eat the substrate and mushrooms. It doesn't matter what it's called: mushroom mosquito, sciarid fly, “small red and […]
Insects and molds cause defects in substratum and reduced yields of oyster mushrooms. The most effective way to deal with midges, mosquitoes, mold in mushroom production is an integrated approach, […]
The block is well overgrown, but primordia do not appear Why don't oyster mushrooms come out and there are no mushrooms on a well-grown block? This problem most often occurs […]
Problems of substrate colonization by mycelium Substrate overgrowth defects occur for the following reasons: heat treatment violations herbal raw material (straw, sunflower husk, hay), use of low-quality grain spawn (mycelium), […]
What is oyster mushroom diseases? This is the collective name for all kinds of curvature of the caps and legs of the mushroom, which give it a non-marketable appearance. These […]