A study of mushrooms and mushroom spawn

by Edward Henry Jacob

Avoid all draughts.

WATERING

While the room should be kept moist, little or no water should be used on the beds after spawning till the mushrooms begin to appear, which is generally from six to eight weeks from time of spawning.

Then the beds at first should be sprinkled lightly every day or two till the surface is quite moist, after that one or two sprinklings a week will be sufficient, according to the condition of the beds. If they get dry quickly water oftener.

Mushroom Growing Plant No. 2, built and operated by Edward H. Jacob, West Chester, Pa. This plant contains eleven separate Mushroom houses, with a total growing surface of 78,500 square feet; each building is 100 feet long.

PICKING

The mushrooms should be picked once a day just before they open out. (See cut.)

The root should be twisted gently and taken out with the mushroom disturbing the earth as little as possible.

The stems should be cut off and the mushrooms packed in baskets.