End of 2nd day''''''''s pick of the 1st flush, with 2000lbs off.
Dettie and John McBride, Swans Cross, Monaghan, have been growing mushrooms for 4 years on a five house operation.
They began growing on bags but last year they changed to growing on blocks on the floor, with single staging along the walls.
Sylvans 737 is cropping exceptionally well for the McBrides, giving them outstanding yields of good quality mushrooms. The mushrooms are picked as closed cups in 6lb trays and a small amount of baby buttons.
Since moving to Sylvan 737, Dettie & John have found themselves picking a larger mushroom that is grading well in the packhouse.
The last 5 crops have averaged over 600lbs/ton in 3 flushes.
Fill Date
Compost(tons)
no.of blocks
Total yield
lbs/ton
Type
26-11-01
20.94
880
14,876
710
2nd flushes caps,3rd flushes flats
06-12-01
20.54
900
13,788
671
2nd flushes caps,3rd flushes flats
21-12-01
20.20
900
13,460
666
2nd flushes caps,3rd flushes flats
05-01-02
20.96
900
13,850
660
2nd flushes caps,3rd flushes flats
21-01-02
22.75
880
14,435
634
3rd flushes flats
Below is the McBrides CROPPING SCHEDULE
SPAWN - Sylvan 737
Spawn Run 19 days – Compost Temp 25°C
Case Run - 8 days
Wednesday:
Thursday: Water / Nemaysys
Friday: Water/60 Gallons
Saturday: Water/60 Gallons
Sunday: Water/ 60 Gallons x 2
Monday: Water/60 Gallons x 3
Tuesday: Water/60 Gallons x 3
Wednesday:
Thursay: Airing 1°C/day cooldown starting at 23°C and reaching 18°C by Tuesday.RH is kept high for the 1st 3 days gradually dropping to 90% by Thursday.
