Welcome to part 3 of the three-part series and thank you for your interest. In today's article, I will compare both cultivation methods on the economic level because at the end of the day you as a mushroom farmer want to live from what you are doing. To do so you must know is something … Continue reading Shiitake Log or Bag cultivation: Which One is Better?
Shiitake Bag Cultivation: The Holy Grail?
Welcome to part 2 of the three-part series about shiitake cultivation. In this series, I compare the log cultivation and bag cultivation of shiitake. If you haven't read part one, you can find it here. In today's article, I will give you a brief overview of the main parts of the bag cultivation of shiitake … Continue reading Shiitake Bag Cultivation: The Holy Grail?
What is The Best Mushroom Strain?
To define what is the best mushroom strain, we must first determine the parameters by which we will compare each mushroom strain with one another. For my purpose, I used what I call the Mushroom Value Rating or MVR. If you go over this list you may want to add another factor or two, and … Continue reading What is The Best Mushroom Strain?
Shiitake Log Cultivation: Is it Worth?
Today I want to write about something that come up again some days ago. It was the idea that you look at something and thing “hey that’s looks easy and can do that too” and then you jump. But then after digging a little bit deeper you conclude that it is way harder than you … Continue reading Shiitake Log Cultivation: Is it Worth?
How Do I Increase My Mushroom Yield?
If you start asking this kind of question, it's likely, you have already a good understanding of the basics of mushroom cultivation. You got familiar with substrate, sterilization, and cultivation parameter. But now you come to the point that you are wondering if you could get more out of the money that you spent on … Continue reading How Do I Increase My Mushroom Yield?
Mushroom Shelf Life: 8 Best Practices to Extend It!
When it comes to selling mushrooms, two of the recurrent questions of new customers at the farmers market are "How do I store them?" and "How long can they be stored?" Many farmers will answer with "You can store them in your fridge inside a paper bag for up to 5 days," and that's fine … Continue reading Mushroom Shelf Life: 8 Best Practices to Extend It!