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Mushroom farming is now becoming a popular hobby or even better, business, for many people all over the world.  Maybe because of it’s price at the market that’s why many are going into growing their own mushrooms to answer such costly vegetable that we love to eat.  For some it is actually a delicacy, and before, we leave it up to the vegetable farmers to grow mushrooms that we buy, but this time it is already very possible to grow your own mushrooms right at your own home.

The great thing about mushroom farming is that you’ll only need a small area where you can grow different varieties and in multiple numbers already.  You can grow your mushroom all day everyday and you can use rice straws that you can get after harvest as long as they are stored properly.  We will discuss here the basics and techniques needed to start out your mushroom farm.

First you will need the right materials to start your mushroom farm.  Dried rice straws or banana leaves as well as sugar bagasse, abaca waste, cotton wastes, corns stalks can be used as materials for bedding. You need to also use a soaking tank or a water container to supply water for the mushrooms. To cover the beds, you can use an empty sack or cement bag or a plastic sheet.

When you harvest, you will notice that the mushrooms grows on the bed of the medium and with the right maintenance and cultivation, the first batch usually come within the period of 13 to 15 days from the time of seeding.  Watering should be stopped while the mushrooms are being flushed and be continued thereafter.

A lot of benefits can be taken from mushroom farming.  They actually clean our environment due to the fact that they decompose dead bodies of animals or plants.  They can be used as well to clean out waste produced from agriculture.  After harvest, you can still benefit from the mushroom culture because they can be turned into fertilizers which you can use for farming.

Another way you can benefit from mushroom is its high protein content which is very nutritious.  Beyond that they also contain a wide range of amino acids.  They are of course low in fat and surely high in fiber.  Mushrooms also stimulate the immune system of the human body which today many are growing their own mushroom farms so they can easily get the right nutrition at a very cost-effective method.