Mushroom Farming, Cultivation, Growing
May 17, 2006 by Leo 81,282 Views
The culture of mushroom is gaining popularity in the Philippines. Mushroom is a delicacy and is really accepted as vegetable. Its present cultivation in this country is limited, perhaps due to insufficiency of planting materials and the limited local knowledge about its culture.
Mushroom growing requires little space and time and farmers can make use of their rice straws following harvesting. Mushroom can be grown the whole year round provided a good storage of rice straw is prepared.
This article illustrates the fundamental techniques involved in the culture of banana or rice straw type of mushroom, Volvariolla volvacoa. The vegetable and Legume Crops Section of the Bureau of Plant Industry is now producing mushroom spawn in abundance.
Materials and Methods – I
Dry rice straws and banana leaves are the most common types of bleeding materials. However, other materials like cotton wastes, jute sacks, corn stalks, water hyacinth, sugar baggasse and abaca waste materials may also be used for bedding materials.
Sufficient water supply and soaking tank or any similar container are used. Plastic sheet of gauge No.6, empty cement bags and sacks are used to cover the beds.
Procedures
- Gather long, clean and well dried rice straws and banana leaves, preferably those that are still standing in the field. Avoid using old and contaminated bedding materials.
- Bundle the bedding materials 6-8 inches in diameter. If rice straws are used, arrange butt ends together.
- Cut the bundle materials 1.5 to 2 ft. long.
- Soak the bundled materials in water for at least 3 hours but not more than 10 hours until enough moisture is absorbed by the materials.
- Foundation as support for the bed.
- Set the soaked-bundled materials, closely knit the together, evenly and compactly.
- Water the bed well with the urea or ammonium sulfate at rate of 1-2 tbsp. per gallon of water. Add sugar at the rate of 33 grams per gallon of water to improve the yield of mushrooms.
- Press the layer to level of surface. Stop watering when the water starts to drip off the bed.
- Insert thumb-size spawns around the bed, four (4) inches from along the side and four (4) inches apart from each other. Never plant spawn at the middle of the bed.
- Set the second layer of straw on the top of the first layer. Put the butt ends together in two opposite direction. Water and press down. Follow the same procedure until a six-layer bed is attained.
- Cover the entire bed with plastic sheet gauges No. 6 or cement bags or sacks for seven days after which it is removed.
Harvesting
The growth of mushrooms on the bed come in flushes. With adequate maintenance and care, the first flush usually comes and flushes from 13 to 15 days following seeding. When a flush is on watering must be avoided. Watering is resumed when the flush is over. Harvesting is done in the following manner:
- Harvest the whole mushroom including the stump. Don?t leave any stump in the bed as this would rot and in rotting the adjacent mushroom may be affected.
- As much as possible care must be taken not to disturb the small buttons.
- Mushrooms in the button stage of growth are more succulent, hence they are better preferred than the fully opened ones.
- Harvested mushroom may be placed in trays or in kaings.
Care in the Mushroom Bed
- When the bed is made, it may be well to cover it with plastic sheet, gunny sack or any suitable materials to protect it from the drying effect of the wind and to keep it humid.
- After the removal of the plastic sheet don?t water the bed as the bed is still wet.
- Watering should be done only in amounts, which would keep the surface moist and its environs humid.
- Watering may be done using a sprinkler, passing same over the bed and along the sides. Avoid soaking the bed as this condition is equally harmful to the proper development of the mushrooms as insufficient watering.
- When the mushroom buttons start to form, water must be stopped until the flush is over.
- Resume watering when the flush is over to coax another flush to come.
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ask ko lang po kung sino at saan po ako makakabili ng spawn ng straw/banana mushroom para gamitin pangtanim.sa bureau of plants kasi ako nakabili last time P25.00 ang isang bag.baka po meron ako makukuhaan na mas mura.dito po ako sa sampaloc manila pero nagtanim po ako sa batangas.tnx po
d2 po ako sa las pinas at gusto ko pong malaman kung saan po ako pwedeng makakuha ng mushroom seeds o binhi. saan po ba may seminar for mushroom cultivating
may seminar po sa BUREAU OF PLANTS AND INDUSTRY(BPI)sa may san andres malate manila this coming June 22-25 2009 ito po contact number nila 5257403 just tell them connect kayo sa mushroom lab.i just don’t know kung nag aaccept pa sila ng participants.im one of the trainees na nagseminar sa kanila last april 21-24 2009.and right now nag start ako mag tanim ng straw/banana mushroom sa batangas.nag start ako sa 3 beds muna observe ko muna kung maganda ang patubo and at the same time kung maganda din ang market.
Good morning,
AANI HERBAL GARDEN AND LIVELIHOOD CENTER Quezon Memorial Circle Quezon City has invited participants on MUSHROOM CULTURE SEMINAR please contact AANI office for reservation tel# 824-1843 or txt us 09192033178;09096498849
mr teddy kabute,
kelan po ito? bat wala man lang tentative schedule, kahit isa lang po ba mag pa-register e i push thru nyo ang seminar?
ano po details, ilang araw po ito? meron po bang site visit ito sa isang mushroom farm?
thanks
i’m also interested… pwede ba ako mag-start with only 5K?…i’m actually working at a call center now…we have an area in our backyard na pwede kong gamitin…can you please give me more info? where can I see illustrations or pictures para masundan ko yung pattern on how to start growing mushroooms?
thanks po sa mga magbibigay ng feedback.
daren,
kumporme sa lugar mo ang magiging start up capital mo. pero that is only 200 fruiting bags alone, wala pa yung mga ibang gamit na need mo to start the business. also with 200 fruiting bags, hindi ganun kalaki ang return of investment mo. =)
we need fresh shiitake mushroom. for those interested magsupply, pls email me your best wholesale price and how many kilos ang capacity of production nio per week. Email me at cisasis@yahoo.com
Kate,
ito ang cell number ko 09278099701, ganoon pa rin ang email add ko teddylaurie@ymail.com
Kate,
Ito address ko sa Cubao 108 8th avenue, Cubao Q.C. Before ka pumunta doon text ka muna sakin dahil nasa province ako palagi.
ask k lng po kng magkano ang price ng oyster, florida at sajur-caju per fruiting bag.sk mgkano ung price ng pure culture ng 3 klase n nabanggit,tnx.
gud day po!sa supermarket ang presyo po talaga ng oyster per kilo ay 300+,sa ibang info n gusto po nyo malaman txt n lng po kau.tnx.god blez.
nelson,
yung oyster, its 25/bag. =)
for Teddie Laurie po
Hello, I sent an email to you about sa address nyo sa Cubao. Pero di ka nagrereply. Nag-iba po ba kayo ng email address? Please give directions po kung paano pumunta kapag nasa Cubao na po mismo malapit sa Gateway.
Thank you.
sa mga interesado po, pwd po kau mag order samin ng fruiting bags,feel free po to visit d2 sa aming taniman,para po mas mag kaideya kau kung pano mag alaga o magpabunga ng oyster mushroom,d2 lang po kme sa LICIADA IBAYO IWAD BUSTOS BULACAN.call or txt lng po # 09276904485.
I’m interested with growing mushrooms but I don’t have access and knowledge to market them. Are there growers who subcontract to individuals/groups. i am also thinking of putting up cooperative to grow mushrooms for a mushroom grower/marketer.
as of now po wala pa ko alam n support group para sa mga mushroom grower d2 satin.at market po talaga ang problema ng mga mushroom grower.sa ngaun kanya kanya po diskarte kung pano mamarket ang mushroom.kung sa maganda ,maganda po talaga biz n mushroom as long n my market k.kaya sa mga gusto mag umpisa sa mushroom biz,maganda po mag umpisa muna sa kaunti , para mapag aralan muna ang in and out sa pagmarket.then kung my market n stable madali n po.at if nid nyo ng support for spawn and fruiting bags and some tips sa pag alaga ng mushroom,feel free lng po to txt or call.or email me.adeluisa_avila@yahoo.com
gud day.god blez..
am very impressed sa lalim ng kaalaman mo tungkol sa mushroom farming. just wondering kung puwede kang ‘hiramin’ to conduct a seminar para sa aking mga relatives dito sa bukid sa probinsya (all expenses paid). pls. email me.
gud day to every one,sa pagmumushroom po ay my 4 stages,
1.binhi frm fresh mushroom { lab.work }
2.paggawa ng grains
3.paggawa ng fruiting bags
4.pag aalaga o pagpapabunga
alam ko po marami ang interesado sa mushroom at nakakalito sa mga baguhan ang pag mumushroom.sa mga ngaun lng or bago p lng po nag paplano sa mushroom business mas maganda po un # 4 lng muna ang i try nyo.madali lng po mag alaga,ito lng po ang kakailanganin nyo:
a} fruiting bags / puno ng kabute
b}lubid or tali na matibay
c}hook na pansabit or kahoy na pagsasabitan ng lubid
d}mist sprayer { pandilig }
hindi rin po nid ng malaking space ang pag aalaga ng mushroom specially oyster.
san ko po kau pede mapuntahan para mkabili ng fruiting bags
mam/sir,
interesado po ako na matuto sa pag aalaga ng ibat ibang klase ng mga kabuti,, gusto ko po sanang malaman kung miron kayong brach office dito sa palawan?
gusto ko rin malaman ang telephone no. nyo sa q.c circle..
I’m from Batangas. Where can I buy these mushrooms seeds?
gud day po,frm bulacan po ko.pwd ko po kau padalan tru bus.pick up lng po nyo.oyster po ang variety namin,florida and sajur caju.pls,call or txt 09276904485.god blez.
Magandang araw sa lahat,
Sa mga gustong matuto at mga interesadong magtanim at magaalaga at mga binhi ng mga klase klaseng kabute pumunta kayo sa mga sumusunod na mga area:
NCR 1. Nicholes Mushroom Burger; AANI HERBAL GARDEN Q.C. Circle
2. Teddy Laurie 108 8th avenue Cubao Q.C.
North Luzon
Tess Jose; Jacienda Lichaoco Brgy.Panganiban Tayug Pangasinan
South Luzon
Dr. Jhun Rebong; Victoria Laguna
Bikol
R.E.J.L. MUSHROOMCARE: Cynthia M. Laurie Purok 6 Pob.Uno, Basud Cam. Norte
Central Visayas
Jojo De Jesus CCPO Box 1123 600 Cebu City
Engr. Rito Abapo LGU Larena Siquijor, Municipality of Larena
Ladislao Laurie Basac Larena Siquijor
Mindanao
Jeneth Narag: Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
Jeneth Narag: 1076 Upper Lumboy Tuburan Distric, Pagadian City Zamboanga Del Sur
Engr.Rolly Fontanilla KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato del norte
pde po bang malaman ung contact no sa R.E.J.L mushroom care
im from bikol, and im interested to engaged in mushroom farming.
Magandang araw sa lahat,
Sa mga gustong matuto at mga interesadong magtanim at magaalaga ng kabute pumunta kayo sa mga sumusunod na mga area:
NCR 1. Nicholes Mushroom Burger; AANI HERBAL GARDEN Q.C. Circle
2. Teddy Laurie 108 8th avenue Cubao Q.C.
North Luzon
Tess Jose; Jacienda Lichaoco Brgy.Panganiban Tayug Pangasinan
South Luzon
Dr. Jhun Rebong; Victoria Laguna
Bikol
R.E.J.L. MUSHROOMCARE: Cynthia M. Laurie Purok 6 Pob.Uno, Basud Cam. Norte
Central Visayas
Jojo De Jesus CCPO Box 1123 600 Cebu City
Engr. Rito Abapo LGU Larena Siquijor, Municipality of Larena
Ladislao Laurie Basac Larena Siquijor
Mindanao
Jeneth Narag: Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
Jeneth Narag: 1076 Upper Lumboy Tuburan Distric, Pagadian City Zamboanga Del Sur
Engr.Rolly Fontanilla KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato del norte
saan sa nueva ecija pueding makabili nang magandang binhi nang mushroom.
You may visit the CLSU Mushroom Center. Also the Naganos Mushroom Farm in Mallorca, San Leonardo is selling spawn of Pleurotus florida and P. sajor caju