Transcription Today, I want to share with you why in my opinion, the 3-step-approach is the best way to start growing mushrooms and how it saves you time and money by making fewer mistakes and, therefore, speed up your learning curve. The 3-step-approach is a concept I introduced in my first video about the 12 … Continue reading How to Start a Mushroom Business | The 3-step Approach
Choosing the right amount of lime and gypsum as well as the optimal ratio between them is crucial as the values will influencing the mycelial growth rate. In today's video I'll, therefore, talk about a research paper in which the authors compare different treatments with lime and gypsum as well as several types of grain … Continue reading Efficacy of grain spawn and Lime/Gypsum ratio | Oyster Mushroom
https://youtu.be/nO3pvy_R0Uc Transcript Today’s mushroom is edible and medicinal and has been inhabited on the soil surface or rotted woods of the broad-leaved trees from summer to autumn. I will, therefore, present today a research paper in which the authors investigated the different supplements for the cultivation of this mushroom. Oak sawdust was used as the … Continue reading How to cultivate the edible and medicinal Oudemansiella radicata
https://youtu.be/I2blx1BeR_8 Transcript As mushrooms are more and more recognized for their potential as a functional food, I will focus in today's video on the cultivation of Phellinus linteus, known as the black hoof mushroom. Let's get started. To find the best culture media for cultivation, the author tested the first four types. The highest growth was … Continue reading How to cultivate Phellinus linteus|Optimizing Cultivation Parameters
https://youtu.be/y31cOpU6G2Y Transcript In today’s video I will talk about the influence of rice bran, maize powder, and wheat bran on the cultivation of Calocybe indica, known as the Milky mushroom. The mushrooms were cultivated on rice straw. The first plot shows the number of days to primordia formation. The fasted time with 13.5 days could … Continue reading Influence of Supplementation|Milky Mushroom
https://youtu.be/mAwvD3aii9A Transcript In 2018 the United States produced over 67 million tons of paper and paperboard waste. According to the EPA, 68% of this waste got recycled, around 6% got burned to produce electricity, and roughly 26% find its way to the landfill. To address this issue, I want to talk about a research paper … Continue reading Cardboard as a substrate: What to expect?
https://youtu.be/ePyZ2B64ce8 Transcript A reliable mushroom production relies heavily on high-quality spawn. As many mushroom farmers do not have access to high-quality spawn, they produce their own. But producing your own spawn is not an easy task, as many mushroom farmers still struggle even after years of running their farm. In today’s video, I, therefore, do … Continue reading How To Prepare Mushroom Grain Spawn | Fundamentals
https://youtu.be/oMHH6dXuGqM Transcript The search for the optimal substrate continues. In today’s video, I will, therefore, go over a research paper in which the authors investigated four different strains on four different substrates for the cultivation of shiitake.For the substrate, the authors used vineyard pruning, sorghum stubble, sugarcane bagasse, and oak shavings. All substrates were hydrated … Continue reading Alternative Substrates for Cultivating Shiitake
https://youtu.be/OuFdCj1hbFY Transcript If you want to increase the mushroom yield, then having the right substrate mixture is an important factor. In today’s video, I go, therefore, over three research papers that tested different substrate types and supplementation to increase the mushroom yield of Ganoderma lucidum, known as Reishi. The first study tested 6 different strains … Continue reading Optimizing the Mushroom Yield | Reishi
https://youtu.be/HMROa6fGAOY Transcript In today’s video, I will talk about two different scientific studies addressing the need to optimize the growing conditions of Pleurotus cornucopiae. The first study investigated pasteurization and sterilization on different substrates on the yield and biological efficiency. The second study analyzed the influence of different substrates and moisture content on the mycelial … Continue reading Substrate Optimization | Pleurotus cornucopiae
