Oyster Grey Mushroom Cultivation

 Hi everybody, 

I would like to tell the whole process of mushroom cultivation. I gained the knowledge during the one day course i had with Mr. Syed Osman (Cendawan Sungai Udang) and with my own experience.

I set up my project according to a small scale cultivation plan. The aim of this initial project is to familiarize with the process and to know the problem that may be occur during the mushroom cultivation.

First we need to prepare the medium. The medium is the mixture of saw dust, wheat bran, and hydrated lime and water. The ratio is 100:10:1 with 50-70% of humidity. Then the medium will be bagged into a PP plastik bag followed by closing it with cap set. 

Next the medium bags will be steamed in the steamer under temperature of 90-100 degree for 4- 8 hours. The purpose is to eliminate all the unnecessary bacteria in the bags.

The inoculation process will be take place after the bags have been left cold overnight. The bags with seed inside will be arranged at the rack. After 2 months until the mycilleum had been fulled in the bag, then the cap will be open. After 4 days then the mushroom can be harvested. The cap will be put again and the bag will be rested for 7-10 days. One bag can be harvested 7 or 8 times.

The Mushroom bags in the rack