Cultivation technology of shiitake mushroom

The cultivation technology of shiitake mushrooms is very important, let’s take a look!

【1】Setting up of mushroom farm

1) Choose a venue

The two-field system for cultivating shiitake mushrooms, where mycelium is cultivated in the initiation field and mushrooms are grown on wooden platforms in the fruiting field, is more conducive to obtaining high-quality and high-yield cultivation. However, due to field limitations in China, the actual operation is mostly carried out in the one-field system, that is, inoculation to fruiting is carried out in the same field.

A good mushroom farm should be located in a sunny area that is away from the north wind, has good resources, is close to a water source, has shade from trees, is rich in gravel, and has a slightly acidic, gently sloping land.

2) Clean up the site

① According to the requirement of three parts exposure and seven parts shade at the turn of spring and summer, cut low and leave high to facilitate operation management and ventilation of the site.

【2】Mushroom tree selection and log preparation

1) Selection of mushroom trees

There are no less than 200 species of trees that can be used to grow shiitake mushrooms, most of which are broad-leaved trees belonging to the Fagaceae, Betulaceae and Hamamelidaceae families. The mushroom trees must meet the following conditions:

2) Tree diameter and age

It is not suitable to use trees that are too thick or too thin for growing shiitake mushrooms. Generally, trees with a diameter of 12-20cm at breast height and a tree age of 10-25 years are more suitable. Trees with thinner bark can be older; trees with thicker bark can be younger. Thin-barked trees produce mushrooms quickly, but the mushroom caps are thin and the mushrooms are flossy; thick-barked trees produce mushrooms slowly, but the quality of the mushrooms is good. The heartwood of young wood is small, and mushrooms are produced early after inoculation. The produced shiitake mushrooms are thinner and smaller, and the wood is easy to rot, so the continuous production period is short.

3) Timber preparation:

It mainly includes tree felling, log drying and branch pruning.