Want to Cultivate Oyster Mushrooms? This is the Complete Guide

Oyster mushroom cultivation is actually quite in demand but many do not know how to start. In this agricultural article, Pak Tani Digital will review it from start to harvest. You just understand and then practice.

There are so many reasons why oyster mushrooms are so popular. Various health benefits is one of them. In addition, oyster mushrooms are able to lose weight because they have a high fiber content, while helping digestion in the body.

In addition to losing weight, it is also able to control cholesterol levels, prevent anemia, diabetes, and the liver. Based on research, oyster mushrooms are also efficacious as antiviral and anticancer.

For vegetarians, oyster mushrooms are the most suitable commodity to be made into various processed foods.

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From a business perspective, oyster mushroom cultivation is quite profitable. The market demand is quite large, the maintenance is easy, as well as the relatively fast harvest time is the reason.

Well, for those of you who want to start oyster mushroom cultivation, please read the following practical guide.

Kumbung Preparation

For those who don't know, kumbung is a place to put baglog (planting media from oyster mushrooms), which is in the form of a building made of woven bamboo or wooden boards, containing shelves lined with a certain height and position, with ordinary soil without plaster.

Especially for shelves, there are specifications. Bamboo shelves are made in rows and levels, with sidelines to be used as mobilization when carrying out maintenance.

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Baglog Compilation

This multi-storey shelf has a height of 40 cm and a width of 40 cm. There are 2-3 levels, depending on the baglog capacity. Usually, each 1 meter long shelf can accommodate 70 to 80 baglogs.

The most important thing about this kumbung preparation is that it is clean from dirt. You should do liming and spraying fungicides before adding baglog to it. Let stand for 2 days so that the smell disappears.

Baglog is a place where oyster mushrooms will grow. Planting media containing sawdust is most suitable for oyster mushrooms, because in fact it is a wood mushroom.

This sawdust planting medium is wrapped in cylindrical plastic, just as we wrap water to make ice cubes. At the end, given a hole, intended so that later mushrooms grow from there.

If you want to be practical, you can buy this planting medium for Rp. 2 thousand for 1 kg.

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Baglog Care

When the baglog is ready, now is the time to do the preparation. There are two types of baglog preparation, namely vertically and horizontally. Most cultivators choose to lay the baglog horizontally.

There are several advantages when baglog is positioned horizontally, namely the planting medium is safe from water spray and the harvesting process is easier. The drawback is that it takes up more space. However, this is not very meaningful.

The baglog that has been prepared, the ring and the cover paper are opened, then allowed to stand for 5 days. Treatment is done by watering the soil (alas kumbung) only, so that the temperature remains moist.

When 5 days have passed, cut the ends of the baglog, then let it rest for 3 days. Water the soil (pads kumbung) again so that the moisture is maintained.

When you have, then do maintenance on baglog. Treatment is by using a sprayer. Try this watering in the form of mist, do not splash water, and do it 2-3 times a day.

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Oyster Mushrooms Ready to Harvest

It's time to harvest what we've sown! Usually, oyster mushrooms can be harvested after 1-2 weeks. On the condition that baglog was initially completely covered by mycelium.

With regular maintenance, baglog can be harvested 5-8 times, then discarded or used as compost. Every 1 kg of baglog can produce 0.5-0.8 kg of oyster mushrooms.

The characteristics of oyster mushrooms that are ready to harvest are pointed ends, large blooms, the hood has not been broken, and the color is pure white.

Well, that was a series of easy steps to cultivate oyster mushrooms to harvest them. Pretty easy, right?