Imagine the third picking day of a first flush. In the morning the pickers are picking a beautiful mushroom. Around noon the mushrooms are starting to lose colour and 3 hours later they start growing like mad. Stems are stretching and caps are getting soft.Does that sound familiar?In that case…

These three principles are the base of disease control on a mushroom farm. To my opinion there is no farm that has not a spot of disease somewhere.But depending on what is done it will develop into a serious problem or it will stay a hidden time bomb.If a problem…

A sentence often heard in logistical companies but even more nowadays in mushroom growing.Due to short schedules, labour management and supermarket requirements timing in the growing of mushrooms is essential. If mushrooms are not in time one can loose part of a flush. The compost for the next room is…

Too often there are problems with second flushes. The first flush is rather normal but not extra-ordinary. The problem starts showing on the third harvesting day of that first flush by loss of quality and second flushes do not come back the way they should.If the casing soil of those…

We are very happy to announce that Henk van Gerwen has joined our team as a new Blogger. Henk has a broad and deep knowledge of the mushroom industry and will take us with him on his mushroom travels and will share his experiences. Henk started his career in 1978…