LIVE FROM THE FIELDS: Mushroom Growth Process

Please click here to view a Markon Live from the Fields video discussing the mushroom growth process in Salinas, California.

• In this video, Monterey Mushroom’s Quality Assurance Manager, Matt Fuller, explains the mushroom growth process
• Mushrooms are 90% water
• The white fibers in the mushroom compost is called mycelium or mushroom seed
• These fibers come together to form a mushroom
• The bottom ¾ of each bed is compost that provides nutrients and feeds the mushrooms
• The top ¼ layer is peat moss that is watered; when the mushrooms need water, they pull it from that layer
• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) is the most important factor in mushroom growth; fresh air is kept out of the room to build this gas
• The white fibers, mycelium, produces a pin or mushroom button
• Fresh air is then allowed back into the room; this process allows growers to gauge the size and rate of growth

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for further information.

Lianna Kelly
Markon Food Safety

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