How to grow shiitake mushrooms? Cultivation techniques and conditions for growing shiitake mushrooms at home

Shiitake mushrooms are wood-growing fungi that require cellulose, lignin, pectin, starch, etc. as carbon sources for their growth and development. They must be broken down into monosaccharides by corresponding enzymes before they can be fully absorbed and utilized.

Shiitake mushrooms use a variety of organic and inorganic nitrogen as nitrogen sources, and small molecule amino acids can be directly absorbed. In addition, the growth of shiitake mushroom mycelium requires a variety of mineral elements, mainly phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and other elements.

Temperature and humidity for mushroom growth

The most suitable temperature for the growth of shiitake mushroom mycelium is 23°C~25°C . Temperatures below 10°C or above 30°C are not conducive to the growth of mycelium. The water required by shiitake mushrooms includes the water content in the culture medium and the surrounding air humidity. The appropriate amount will vary depending on the difference between substitute cultivation and log cultivation.

Light conditions

Shiitake mushrooms are aerobic fungi, and fresh air is a necessary condition for the normal growth and development of shiitake mushrooms. The growth and development of shiitake mushroom mycelium does not require light, and can grow well in an environment without light. However, diffuse light is required when entering the fruiting body growth stage. Too weak or too strong light will affect the growth of shiitake mushroom fruiting bodies.

Slightly acidic environment

Shiitake mushroom mycelium likes to grow in a slightly acidic environment. It can grow normally at a pH value of 3-7. The most suitable pH value is 5. It will stop growing if it exceeds 7.5. The pH value can be adjusted within the range of 3.5-4.5 during the fruiting body development stage.

Requirements for growing mushrooms at home

At present, most of the mushroom cultivation in my country uses greenhouses, and the planting time of mushrooms in different places should be determined according to local climatic conditions.

As a fungus, shiitake mushrooms have extremely high requirements for the growth environment. The selected cultivation site must not be polluted, the air quality of the selected area must be relatively good, and there must be no pollution sources such as factories around. In addition, shiitake mushroom seedlings generally do not grow vigorously, so when choosing the terrain, you should choose a flat place that is easy to drain and irrigate.