Problems needing attention in harvesting Edible Fungi

First, when the edible fungus is harvested at the right time, it has a beautiful appearance and a good taste when it is mature. Take Lentinus edodes as an example, the sign of maturity of Lentinus edodes is that the bacterial membrane has been broken, the cap has not yet been fully unfolded, and there is still a little inner roll, forming a "gong edge". The folds have all elongated and changed from white to yellowish brown or dark brown, which is the suitable harvest time for Lentinus edodes.

Second, pay attention to picking techniques when picking edible mushrooms, all mushrooms with stalks, such as Lentinus edodes, straw mushrooms, Ji mushrooms, bamboo shoot, etc., must be picked according to the principle of picking large and leaving small ones. When picking, the thumb and index finger squeeze the base of the mushroom handle, rotate the left table first, and then gently pull it up. Be careful not to hurt the mushroom bud. For colloidal mushrooms such as Tremella, Auricularia auricula, Auricularia auricula and tufted Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Flammulina velutipes, etc., cut off the whole flower from the base with a sharp knife when picking, and keep the blossoms intact.

Third, the selection of suitable weather picking in sunny days is beneficial to processing, and the high water content in cloudy and rainy days makes it difficult to dry and affect the quality. However, if the fruit body is mature, it should be picked in time even in rainy days and processed in time after picking. For black fungus, Tremella, etc., stop spraying water on rainy days, strengthen ventilation, and pick when the weather is fine.

Fourth, with fresh mushrooms suitable for picking in containers, they should be filled with small baskets or baskets, and should be taken lightly to maintain the integrity of the fruiting body and prevent each other from squeezing and damaging each other. It is not suitable to be packed in sacks, buckets, wooden cases, etc.

Fifth, stop water before picking and control humidity. If you spray water before picking, the water content of the fruiting body is too high, dehydration and drying during processing, the bacterial folds will turn black. Even if it is sold fresh, too much moisture will cause mildew. Therefore, it is necessary to stop spraying water before picking and keep the fruiting body normal moisture.