Many times when I see growing operations I got questions on how to get improvements and many times it always comes back to the way the room is filled. When at filling there is not enough knowledge or attention to details it will affect the rest of the growing cycle.…

If one wants to start a discussion with a grower (or with a consultant), start talking about watering.How much, when and what watering method.To make any sense though, you first have to define the period. There is watering on casing soil and watering over mushrooms and between flushes.This blog is…

An appropriate title for a blog written on Easter Monday. Normally the 7th day is a day of rest. Good for people after a week of working but not always good if mushrooms take a rest. Read: they stop growing. This can happen during the fructification and if the reaction…

In many systems steam is used for humidifying the grow rooms. It’s a good solution to keep the right climate in the grow rooms but just keep the amount of steam going into the grow room under control. Let me explain what I mean by that.Especially on the moment just…

After the last water during the incubation in the casing soil, the grower wants the mycelium to grow onto the surface.To ensure a good recovery of the mycelium in this period the right settings for the room climate are essential.An RH at a minimum of 95%. A very slow air…

Does a higher filling weight give better quality?The filling weight, i.e. the number of kilos of compost per square metre, should be between 80-95 kg/m2. The general trend is the more compost, the better the mushroom quality. But is that right?Mushroom growing is all about the difference between air temperature…