03/05/2025
🍄🟫💪🍄🔦WE DO OUT BEST WORK IN THE DARK!
Here’s an overview of the growing process which happens over a 5-8 week process:
1. Preparation of Growing Medium
-Compost Preparation: A mixture of straw, manure (often horse or poultry), gypsum, and water is composted to create a nutrient-rich substrate.
-Pasteurization: The compost is heat-treated to kill unwanted bacteria and fungi.
2. Spawning (Inoculation)
-Mushroom Spawn: Mushroom spores are introduced into the compost using grain spawn (typically rye or millet infused with mycelium).
-Incubation: The compost is kept in a controlled environment at around 75-77°F (24-25°C) for 2-3 weeks to allow the mycelium to colonize the substrate.
3. Casing Layer Application
-Casing Soil: A layer of peat moss, limestone, or other moisture-retaining material is added on top to help retain humidity and stimulate mushroom formation.
-Second Incubation: The temperature is lowered slightly to around 70°F (21°C) for mycelium to grow into the casing.
4. Fruiting Stage
-Temperature & Humidity Control: The environment is maintained at 55-65°F (13-18°C) with 85-95% humidity and fresh air circulation.
-Pinning: Small mushroom primordia (pins) begin forming in about 7-14 days.
-Growth: The mushrooms mature over the next 5-7 days.
5. Harvesting
-Harvesting Time: Mushrooms are picked when they are medium-sized, before their caps fully open.
-Multiple Flushes: The same substrate can yield 3-4 flushes of mushrooms over several weeks. Although, each flush will yield less.
6. Post-Harvest Processing
-Cleaning: Mushrooms are cleaned and packaged for distribution.
-Recycling the Substrate: Used compost can be repurposed for gardening or farming.
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