Explore the different types of mushrooms that are popular for both home and professional cultivation. Learn about their characteristics and growing conditions to make growing them as easy and successful as possible! 🍄✨
Grey oyster
Pleurotus ostreatus
Spawn run:
- Incubation temperature: 24°C
- Relative humidity: 85—95%
- Duration: 12—21 days
- CO₂: 5,000—20,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 1 per hour
Fruitbody development:
- Temperature: 10—21°C
- Relative humidity: 85—90%
- Duration: 4—7 days
- CO₂: <1,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 4—8 per hour
- Light requirements: 1,000—1,500 lux
Cropping cycle:
- 3—4 crops, 7—14 days apart, over 45—55 days
Shiitake
Lentinula edodes
Spawn run:
- Incubation temperature: 21—27°C
- Relative humidity: 95—100%
- Duration: 35—70 days
- CO₂: >10,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 0—1 per hour
- Light requirements: 50—100 lux
Fruitbody development:
- Temperature: 16—18°C
- Relative humidity: 60—80%
- Duration: 5—8 days
- CO₂: <1,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 4—8 per hour
- Light requirements: 500—2.000 lux
Cropping cycle:
- Every 2—3 weeks for 8—12 weeks
King oyster
Pleurotus eryngii
Spawn run:
- Incubation temperature: 24°C
- Relative humidity: 90—95%
- Duration: 12—16 days
- CO₂: 5,000—20,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 1 per hour
Fruitbody development:
- Temperature: 15—21°C
- Relative humidity: 85—90%
- Duration: 4—8 days
- CO₂: <2,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 4—5 per hour
- Light requirements: 500—1.000 lux
Cropping cycle:
- 2 crops, 14 days apart in 45 days
Lion's mane
Hericium erinaceus
Spawn run:
- Incubation temperature: 21—24°C
- Relative humidity: 95—100%
- Duration: 10—14 days
- CO₂: >5,000—40,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 0—1 per hour
Fruitbody development:
- Temperature: 18—24°C
- Relative humidity: 90—95%
- Duration: 4—5 days
- CO₂: 500—1,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 5—8 per hour
- Light requirements: 500—1.000 lux
Cropping cycle:
- 14 days apart
Reishi
Ganoderma lucidum
Spawn run:
- Incubation temperature: 21—27°C
- Relative humidity: 95—100%
- Duration: 10—20 days
- CO₂: up to 50,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 0—1 per hour
Fruitbody development:
- Temperature: 21—27°C
- Relative humidity: 90—95%
- Duration: 60 days
- CO₂: <2,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: as needed
- Light requirements: 12 h on/off 750—1.500 lux
Cropping cycle:
- 2 crops in 90—120 days
Golden oyster
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Spawn run:
- Incubation temperature: 24—29°C
- Relative humidity: 90—100%
- Duration: 10—14 days
- CO₂: 5,000—20,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 1—2 per hour
Fruitbody development:
- Temperature: 21—29°C
- Relative humidity: 90—95%
- Duration: 3—5 days
- CO₂: <1,000 ppm
- Fresh air exchanges: 4—8
- Light requirements: 500—1.000 lux
Cropping cycle:
- 2 crops, 10—14 days apart