May 3, 2014 | Other Products, The Blog
For best results with your spawn run, it is necessary to fully mix the spawn with the substrate after it is sealed in the bag. Shaking the bag by hand helps, but does not fully do the job. Some mechanical shakers can damage the bags and lead to contamination. We...
Jan 27, 2014 | Bag Products, The Blog
Some highly automated growers use bottles in their production system. These bottles have filters on them to protect the mushrooms during incubation, but problems are developing. Contamination has been happening more and more often. The problem seems to be filters that...
Sep 17, 2013 | Bag Products, The Blog
Plastic bags used in mushroom Spawn Production Non Filtered bags in spawn production This method is used extensively in Asia and in environments where filtered bags are either unavailable or too costly. Usually bags of 15 to 17 cm wide and about 30 cm long with...
Aug 12, 2013 | Bag Products, The Blog
The following photos show how grain is inoculated with mushroom mycelium to produce spawn. Mushroom logs are produced about the same way except that spawn is used to inoculate the mushroom substrate that is typically a sawdust mixture. Click on any photo to enlarge it...
Aug 5, 2013 | Bag Products, The Blog
Here are some photos of fruiting mushrooms. Click on any photo to enlarge it and enter the slideshow mode. Click the arrows on the left or right to move through the slideshow. Click the 'X' at the upper right to close the pop-up...
Jul 29, 2013 | Bag Products, The Blog
Here are some photos of fruiting mushrooms. Click on any photo to enlarge it and enter the slideshow mode. Click the arrows on the left or right to move through the slideshow. Click the 'X' at the upper right to close the pop-up...
