Concrete mixer for substrate production
(with automatic tipping (foot pedal))
--- no heat treatment of the substrate ---
Ordinary 125 litre concrete mixer can also be used
'Danish trolley' : hanging substrate bags
( 30 x 10 kilo/trolley: 300 kilo)
Hanging inoculated bags
After 1 week incubation
Note the micro-perforation in the plastic: no filters in the bag!
Optimal aeration for optimal mycelium growth
2 weeks incubation
(left: Shiitake ( M3776 ) / right: Pleurotus ( M2191 )
Pleurotus 2 weeks incubation ( pins appearing )
After 3 weeks an irregular surface shows the
vigorous growth of the Shiitake mycelium
Browning starts after 4 weeks
Temperature in the centre: 25 degrees Centigrade
Fully incubated and ripened Shiitake substrate
(10 - 12 weeks incubation)
After 10 weeks the bags are unwrapped
6 - 10 days after unwrapping the first flush shiitake is ready for harvest
Fruiting room with low ceiling
After a rest period the bags are watered with drip irrigation
(thin black tubes in all bags)
Bags for Pleurotus aubstrate have extra perforation (app. 7 mm)
First flush Pleurotus (M2191)
After the first flush water can be added by drip irrigation:
no other system has this possibility!
Coriolus versicolor on Pre-heated substrate
(incubation only 14 days!)