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Can we cultivate edible mushrooms at home? |
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Answer» Yes, you can cultivate edible button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) at home provided you have enough space, facilities and skill. Mushrooms cultivation is a complex process which completes in there phases - (i) Obtaining the Spawn, (ii) Composting and (iii) Growing of fruiting bodies. (i) Obtaining the spawn : Get the spawn (or seeds) of edible mushrooms from recognised mushrooms growers or obtain spawn bottle from a laboratory or commercial centre. (ii) Composting : Mix cow dung manure and wheat straw in the ratio of 3 : 1. Soak with water and keep the mixture in wet condition for few weeks. Add a small amount of gypsum. (iii) Growing of fruiting bodies : Fill the thoroughly composted mixture of cow dung and wheat straw in the beds or wooden trays. Pasteurize it by slowly raising its temperature upto `130- 140^(@)F` and maintain this temperature for 24-48 hours. Cool down the temperature of mixture to `75 - 80^(@)F`. Now mix the spawn and keep the trays at a temperature of `75^(@)F` and `80-90%` humidity for about three weeks. Button shaped fruiting bodies of mushroom will crop up in three weeks time and will continue to appear for about five to six weeks. |
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