Jason Hanson

Shiitake Mushroom Complete Grow Guide Jason Hanson

The third most ?ult?v?t?d mushroom w?rldw?d? ?? L. ?d?d?? ?r ?h??t?k? mu?hr??m, widely known f?r their fl?v?r ?nd nutr???ut???l ?m??rt?n??. In A???, particularly J???n ?nd Ch?n?, ?h??t?k? h?? b??n u??d as medicinal f??d f?r several ???r?. These mu?hr??m? ??n b? produced u??ng tr?d?t??n?l ?r ?rt?f????l ?ult?v?t??n m?th?d. Th? tr?d?t??n?l method ?nt??l? ?xt?n??v? and laborious preparation. It involves the u?? of fr??hl?-?ut h?rdw??d l?g? which ?r? holed t? f???l?t?t? insertion ?f mycelial plugs. Th??? ?n??ul?t?d w??d? ?r? then stored ?n a ??ntr?ll?d environment, and mycelial ??l?n?z?t??n w?uld t?k? up t? 4-6 months wh?l? ?t w?uld t?k? 1-2 years b?f?r? th? f?r?t flush ?r harvest. Th?? ???r???h ?? ?t?ll ?r??t???d b???u?? it r??ult? in h?gh quality mu?hr??m. H?w?v?r, du? t? ?t? time-consuming fru?t?ng ???l? ?nd threat to n?tur?l f?r??t?, ??m? t??hn??u?? h?v? b??n d?v?l???d ?v?r th? past d???d??. Th?? ?nv?lv?? th? u?? ?f ?l?nt r???du?-b???d ?ub?tr?t?? ?u?h ?? ??wdu?t, ??r??l ?tr?w?, ??rn cobs, ?unfl?w?r ???d hull?, ??tt?n straw, ?ug?r??n? bagasse etc. Th??? m?t?r??l? ?r? u?u?ll? ?u??l?m?nt?d w?th r??? br?n, wh??t br?n, r??, or m?ll?t as n?tr?g?n, ?ug?r, minerals, ?nd vitamin sources. After sterilization ?r pasteurization, the b?g? are ?n??ul?t?d w?th ???wn. Mycelium u?u?ll? colonizes th? ?ub?tr?t? within 2 m?nth?, and th? first fru?t?ng b?d??? m?tur? after 3-4 w??k?. In addition t? having shorter fruiting cycle, using artificial ?ub?tr?t?? ?l?? results t? h?gh?r BE. N?tur?l method t?????ll? ?r?du??d mu?hr??m? w?th 20%-30% BE, wh?l? using ?rt?f????l l?g? can r??ult t? as mu?h ?? 50% BE or m?r? d???nd?ng on the ?ub?tr?t?? u??d. F?r ?n?t?n??, using sunflower ???d hull? and ?ug?r??n? b?g???? r??ult?d t? 107.5% ?nd 87.4% BE, r?????t?v?l?.