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FAQ: Basic oyster mushroom production cycle
The basic cycle is – Substrate preparation – obtaining suitable substrate, drying and grinding the substrate to produce an average particle size of 10mm. Finally pasteurization or sterilization of the substrate. Inoculation – introduction of good quality spawn into the … Continue reading
FAQ: can I grow different species of mushrooms in the same room?
FAQ: can I grow different species of mushrooms in the same room? Short answer is yes. Long answer, the species you can grow effectively in the same room, will depend on each species climatic requirements. I have found that shiitake … Continue reading
oyster mushroom growing and lime pasteurization
The lime soak method relies on 4 key principles: Quality spawn using low magnesium hydrated lime – in South Africa marketed as “Water purifying lime” keeping the pH of the lime soak solution above 12 all through the soak period … Continue reading
Black truffles: season 2018
Let the season begin, black truffles are coming. That was June, now in July 2018 a truffle farmer near Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga province has found black truffles. The price for 2018 season truffles is approximately R15 000/kg, so we have … Continue reading
Change your life
By looking at the bigger picture – the invisible threads that shape our ecosystems functioning – Neil changed his life in 2005 and mine in 2007. We like to think that we are doing our bit today – sharing with … Continue reading
Space needed to grow mushrooms
We are frequently asked ‘How much room do I need to grow mushrooms’? To keep yourself supplied with our oyster, shiitake and king oyster mushrooms, then all you need is a space as big as a shower. If you’re wanting … Continue reading
Ganoderma find
This beautiful Ganoderma (Reishi) mushroom was spotted in Rwanda. For Reishi health benefits read more…https://mushrush.co.za/red-reishi-ganoderma-lucidum/
Shiitake grain spawn and dowels
🍄 FAQ – Sandra just want to check – if i order Shiitake Spawn can i drill holes and put them in logs? 👍Yes you can. Then seal them with bees wax.https://mushrush.co.za/product/shiitake-mushroom-spawn-2kg-bag/ Shiitake grain spawn and dowels
MUSHROOMS – NUTRITIONAL VALUE
MEDICINAL MUSHROOM There is so much to say about the nutritional and medicinal (including preventative) properties of mushrooms. Reishi works to adjust and fine tune the immune system, restoring immune health as well as liver function. It is essentially an “immune system modulator”, balancing conditions that are either deficient or excessive. (SuperfoodEvolution). Part of … Continue reading
ADAPTOGEN
RED REISHI MUSHROOMS (Ganoderma lucidum) are ADAPTOGENS and have a positive effect on your health and well being. WHAT IS AN ADAPTOGEN? Increases the body’s resistance to adverse influences (like stress), by a wide variety of physical, chemical and biochemical factors. … Continue reading
A-Z OF RED REISHI
The many health benefits of Red Reishi AIDS ALZHEIMER’S AGING (ANTI-AGING): Preliminary studies show that Reishi facilitates the restoration of the body’s organs & functioning. ALLERGIES ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ANTI-OXIDANT ANXIETY ARTHRITIS: Reishi is offered to patients to re-establish physical performance in those suffering … Continue reading
Chlorophyllum mushrooms looking very edible – but BEWARE!!
Chlorophyllum mushrooms looking very edible – but BEWARE!! … Continue reading
Good morning,
Kindly provide workshop details with prices.
Kind regards,
Nkosana
Thank you Nkosana
I Have emailed the workshop details.
Kind regards
Neil
I would like to request information on planned workshops for 2019 especially in the North west region. I am based in Botswana and very much interested in mushroom production
Hi
I have emailed you the workshop information, we hold the workshops at our labaratory in Howick, KZN.
Kind regards
Neil
Hi
Hope you can help,
How many kg of oyster mushrooms can one expect from the (WHITE OYSTER Mushroom Spawn (Elm A) – 2kg)
I understand the ratio is 1:4 so I will be using 500g of spawn with 2kg substrate( straw ). That will give me 4 blocks. I just want to see if there are +- a kg ratio that can be expected per block to workout a harvesting program.
Thank you Ferdie
Hi
You can go to 1:8 giving you 4 bags of 2.5 kg dry matter, under oprimum conditions you can expect a yield of 20kg over a 3 month period.
Kind regards
Neil
Good day.
Is it viable to use ONLY wheat bran for spawn multiplication AND as the bulk growing/fruiting media?
If not and you suggest one mixes it with straw for instance – What would be the reasoning behind this?
George.
(Namibia)
Hi
No, wheat bran is too compact and has too much energy to be used as a sole substrate.
You do want to mix it with another low energy source of cellulose such as straw or sawdust.The biggest reason is air porosity and costs.
Kind regards
Neil
Hi There,
Im currently in the process of fruiting grey oysters from grain spawn purchased from this site, the spawn seems of great quality and colonized my paper waste substrate perfectly by the way :).
But i have a problem with “Cauliflower-like” growths coming from the fruiting holes, the growths are now starting to show tiny tiny tiny little caps but something doesnt seem quite right.
Am i in trouble here or will the deformities eventually fruit properly?
I have taken the fruiting bag out of the cupboard now, where it was incubating, and hung it in a room with indirect sunlight and an open window to fruit :).
Hi
Thank you for the compliments on our spawn, the growths are the tiny mushrooms coming out depending on the temperature in your fruiting chamber you should be picking oysters in the next 2 days or so.
Kind regards
Neil