Oyster Mushroom Farming at the Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA) -- Peace Corps Ghana

Peace Corps Volunteers in Ghana teach you how to start an oyster mushroom farm at the Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture using the bag method.
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[@drwhowhogrub3908]

What a great video, straight forward instructions and clear. Thanks

[@thebigsankofa]

Awesome video we've mastered aquaponics now are looking into mushroom farming. This video was very helpful

[@saintlucifer432]

the best video out there on growing mushrooms at home...

[@villamontemeru4265]

Great video that teaches low tech but effective oyster mushroom growing techniques.

[@HookerGaming]

Love this Video!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!

[@midkiffsjoy]

I like his corn crib. A wonderful, simple, low tech, "value added", small farm project.

[@GOODLIFE11]

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[@xtramiles4737]

Awesome! Proudly Ghanaian.

[@diamond3555]

😂 ❤ her face at the end

[@creativeflowglass7916]

That was awesome, thanks!

[@scampos9881]

Amazing video and thank you for sharing your work. Do you have the video showing the other two methods shown in the beginning of the video?

[@RocOglan]

Thanks for the video!

[@9ream1n]

That was awesome.

[@lucensiakutwi7894]

very nice videos send more videos to learn how make this wonderful work. Thanks.

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[@issahakuzakaria2868]

great work

[@munemolast7967]

Straight and forward like it 😘😘😘

[@mushtellaHarare]

Great work if this is scaled up. More meaningful results will be realised. Africa needs strategies for mass production

[@truyennam]

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[@nanninoodles9102]

Way to go guys! Thanks for the video.

[@mycofarm5855]

yes you are correct, do NOT spray while fruiting.spraying is to simulate a rainy cold night to (shock)initiate fruiting, also known as dunking completely submerge mycelium in cold water for 2 to 12 hours simulating rainy night.you can have the bottom of you bag or cakes sitting in water or on perlite or hydro-ton. or inject cold water directly into mycelium instead of spraying outer surface that is already pining.

[@vanzindino8129]

great video..tnx

[@jucapato12]

Very good! Please tell me, when you put the lump on, do you take the cotton off and put it back on the opening of the package?

Excellent.

[@johnkwame2037]

That's great

[@AlyxGlide]

What a jam!

[@jalgaondance1631]

Biggest importer of Mashrooms in India is PMO..! As long Chowkhidar is there you can export at the cost of Rs 80000/- per day income..? Very good & lucrative business.. today.

[@austincarter2537]

How do they keep the pressure from getting too high in the steel drum while sterilizing?

[@maheeeleonore4709]

Hello I got a question about watering. I saw in the video that you were watering the top of the bags with a spray. It is before mushrooms start to grow (just after placing the bag in the fruiting room right ?). Because I read that after, during growing period, you need to NOT WATER DIRECTLY the mushrooms (it could damage them) but to spray around to increase humidity level... Can you help me with this watering issue please ? Thanks by advance !

[@bulkmail9]

Came for the mushrooms, stayed for the music!! Who is this band btw?!

[@samuche7752]

I really love this video, very informative and straight to the point. Would like to know how many kg can one bag produce

[@dominicaaggrey1299]

About a kg

[@reginasimelane2595]

Perfect video I'm in South Africa can you sell us your pre cultivated ones

[@hohohori1026]

Can you tell me how you cultivate the maximum and put it with seeds grain of aot

[@meriam4822]

merci de cette vidéo peut on nous aider à démarrer une champignonnière en tunisie

[@lucazsy]

This video is so informative I downloaded it just to make sure I will have it whenever a need it. By the way, what is the ambient temeperature in that place: I am wondering if this process would work in central Brazil.

[@ImproveMushroomCultivation]

As these are oyster mushroom I do not see any problem. You just need the right strain. The ambient temperature in Ghana is between 22°C (night) and 33°C (day).

[@agyenimboateng4680]

You use wheat or rice bran together with what please?

[@gordonwuikpor1328]

What are the causes of mushroom compost bag contamination?

[@HealAfricaSA]

Great Video. Inspirational. I am part of an organisation that teaches on holistic health solutions. Our mandate is to eradicate lifestyle diseases. We attempted at such a project. We would really love to teach people these skills here in South Africa. What can we do just to get it going?

[@africanusowusu-ansah1677]

it's best to come for an expert to train the group and the skills and knowledge remains with the trainees. or better still call the project coordinator on 0233244366350

[@mabuhaypinasvlogz2183]

very similar to philippine mushroom growing techniques.

[@syedhussainzaidi502]

Hi there, this information is indeed awesome and explained each easy steps, however, can you guide me if i use Rice Barn ( Choker ) instead Sawdust, would this work?, Also can I Grow Button Mushrooms in this Process too, or I have to modify?.

[@siama222]

Syed Hussain Zaidi button need different approach. Oyster is easy to grow.. You can also in paddy straw..

[@holokai21]

Wonderful video;to see such an amazing way for Africans to make extra money.I wonder if they are exporting to European markets??

[@bethanybdavidson]

w. scott Hamilton these are consumed by local folks - mushrooms are a big part of the diet in southern Ghana.

[@ogunlekeolayinka8722]

This is great! Can I use fresh sawdust as well?

[@robertimmanuel577]

Yes

[@abdulmueed5819]

oyster mushrooms can grow on pretty much anything. There are videos on youtube of people growing oyster mushrooms on PAPER.

[@samuelcoffie1532]

Would like to know more details especially practical training.

[@jayson3261]

Yeah

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[@tomdixon657]

What is the temperature in the area where these mushroomswere grown. Would this technique work somewhere like the Southeast united States (North Florida or South Georgia)?

[@BigRalphSmith]

+Tom Dixon Depends on what species of mushrooms you choose to grow. Oyster mushies like the ones being grown in this vid tend to grow better in cooler temps (between 50f and 70f). You can incubate them in the 70s. During incubation, high humidity is best so most people incubate indoors and grow fruits outdoors during the cool parts of the year (spring and fall). Otherwise, you need some place where you can control temp and RH that has indirect light.

[@matthewfields2191]

+Tom Dixon Yea. Try the right kind of Oyster. They will grow. Some oyster like Golden Oyster love the heat.

[@JusLivinAXA]

can anyone tell me where can i find info on growing mushrooms in hot weather like the Caribbean?

[@nubianfx]

Ghana is a tropical country.. so id say this method will work there too?

[@paulgoodier3777]

I may be wrong but cutting the ends off the mushroom that's where the mycelium is isnt it? mushrooms are self perpetuating surely??

[@ralbiruni]

Do not leave the bottom of the fungus during picking. But the mycelium removed should be taken in my humble opinion a small amount of floured board. This floured board has the unfortunate habit to rot when there are many much quantities. It is more usual to take cells from the inside of the hat and inoculated cooked wheat grains, all under sterile conditions. Best regards of a mushroom supporter!

[@bebohonorinedene6705]

I just watch this Amazing video. Please how Can l contact thé Kumassi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA)?

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Look him up 👆

[@nidaassociates7441]

You take very large time

[@nidaassociates7441]

In India we harvest first crop in 22 days

[@phillipkanchiputu2899]

Is it possible to grow mushrooms on softwood/pine sawdust?

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[@jameskenna1324]

*Mycopete%

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

Doesn't this produce plastic waste?

[@FYahooo]

What type of oyster mushrooms are these? These mushrooms seem to have no issues with heat.

[@ImproveMushroomCultivation]

These are oyster mushrooms. Depending on the strain, they can handle a wide range of temperatures.

[@FYahooo]

Improve Mushroom Cultivation do you know what strain they are?

[@ImproveMushroomCultivation]

@@FYahooo Look for Pleurotus ostreatus (var. florida), Pleurotus cystidiosus or Pleurotus cornucopiae

[@maxlabs12]

is there any ways to use less plastic during the process ?

[@jorgejorhoe3129]

Plastic is cheap, nothing wrong with it, alternate is jars . . . Midwest Grow Kits | Products. Substrate Jars . . . for growing mushrooms . . . www.midwestgrowkits.com/substrate-jars.html

[@maxlabs12]

yeah plastic is cheap but it's not really sustainable

[@jorgejorhoe3129]

Jars, or cups, made out of high-heat plastic? . . . www.dupont.com/products-and-services/plastics-polymers-resins/articles/heat-resistant-plastics.html

[@hailnohero]

get Hemp Plastic Bags in Bulk from places like Alibaba so you can compost them after you have used them. Hemp plastic is biodegradable

[@9ream1n]

I wanna know where they get those bags? What kind exactly are they?

[@BigRalphSmith]

+9ream1n www.google.com/search?q=spawn+bags&num=50&newwindow=1&source=lnms&tbm=shop

[@9ream1n]

+BigRalphSmith Hey, I looked at your link but these bags are not there. I've searched and searched for a bag that I can use like they do but I can't find them. The real question is: Exactly what kind of bags are these? Polypropylene or polyetholyne? 1.5 mil, 2.0 mil, 2.5 mil?

[@midkiffsjoy]

Have you tried the grocery store? Bags like these are used for freezing Cornish hens here in Tx. I saw someone use a "humidity tent" in a video that's just a turkey bag with holes cut in it. I can find both sz bags sold with sandwich bags.

[@BigRalphSmith]

9ream1n That's odd. I just went and looked at the link and that's almost all I saw there. They are called Spawn Bags. Or are you obsessing on obtaining the _exact_ same bags as shown in the video? If so, I'm sure that weeks of research and effort can get you in contact with the foreign company that supplied the _exact_ same bags used in the video. Then you can spend an exorbitant amount of money to have some shipped to you.

[@BigRalphSmith]

Joy Alba Not the same bags, Joy. Spawn bags have a special vent that allows gas exchange but prevents contamination. The vents are also designed to maintain a specific humidity.

[@francisrico9766]

Dapat ang saw dust alam natin Kong anong Puno pinangalingan may MGA Puno na nag Bunga Ng Lason Gaya Ng itlogitlog tuble dapat alam natin ang kahoy na gamitin saw dust Ang kahoy na puwideng gamitin Yong niyog at namumonga Ng prrutas na ating kinakain MGA dayami rice straw damong kinakain Ng kalabao MGA abaka Thanks

[@munemolast7967]

Interested

[@aswinsraj2605]

This is the most difficult way you can grow mushrooms.. It only takes 20-25 days of process to get the yield.. Why go through such unnecessary processes and delay it?

[@surajmohammedsuraj7663]

Pls where can I get the masilium or the other to buy

[@surajmohammedsuraj7663]

Spawn

[@holleyflowers8125]

Bought mine in an online store

[@holleyflowers8125]

He’s on Instagram

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[@noradora8809]

what kind of lime is used?

[@PCVMedia]

Nora Dora quick lime

[@frederickteye]

@@PCVMedia do you make enough income from mushroom farming?

[@Duhhx1]

What's the average yield per bag ?

[@robertimmanuel577]

3

[@cyborgdale]

I assume that these are Oyster Mushrooms.

[@reubenophori]

Please the ingredients

[@amapokua2311]

To retry

[@lordennin7792]

Can I have your contact,want to have personal encounter tnx

[@amapokua2311]

No. Public comment

[@zacharicurtis]

3-4 Seeds is way to low for effective inoculation.

[@BigRalphSmith]

+zacharicurtis That depends entirely on how you define "effective". Obviously it works. I'd call that effective.