It doesn’t matter if you’re just getting started or have been growing mushrooms for years — sometimes, a problem pops up that leaves you scratching your head. Your yield is […]

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 […]

Oyster mushroom primordia are often called pins. These are the rudiments of mushrooms that emerge from perforations when the mycelium is completely overgrown. Details about pin formation Table of Contents […]

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, larvae and maggots on oyster mushrooms Fungal parasitic insects harm both the mushrooms themselves and the substrate. Or rather, the insects themselves are quite harmless. Since both mycelium […]

Green mold Trichoderma is the most common reason why mushroom growers have spoiled mycelium. Oyster mushroom mycelium or mold? How to determine whether mold or mycelium is growing in a […]

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 […]

Table of Contents: Oyster mushroom growth stalled Oyster mushroom pins drying out Something white in the mushroom block slot Why is my primordia not turning into pins? Oyster mushroom growth […]

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, […]

Mushroom growing troubleshooting There are several reasons why the mycelium itself does not grow into the substrate, and even if the mycelium occupies the block, pins do not arise. Table […]

What does a contaminated oyster mushroom substrate look like and why do stains and mold appear on it? Problems of substrate colonization by mycelium Substrate overgrowth defects occur for the […]

What is oyster mushroom diseases? Oyster mushroom diseases and defects usually show up as changes in the shape, color, or surface of the caps and stems — making the mushrooms […]