Description

• Medium/large sized fleshy mushroom (6–13cm).
• Very dark coloured almost black, it gets darker with low temperatures.
• Flat and excentric cap.
• Very productive.

Growing Characteristics

• Quick incubation and pinheading.
• Easy pinheading under 14ºC.
• High resistance to low temperatures.

Recommendations

• Temperature should not be allowed to rise for long periods over 30ºC during the INCUBATION period.
• Sudden temperature changes should be avoided during the incubation period to prevent condensation in the substrate.
• Once the incubation period is ended, the temperature should be lowered slowly.
• When pinheads start to be visible in the packs’ holes, ventilation intensity can be raised.
• During the GROWING PERIOD, relative air humidity should be kept between 82 and 87%.
• CO2 levels should be kept as low as possible, maintaining the rest of the parameters.
• Fruiting bodies should be harvested once the mushroom’s edge is straight and before it starts to break.

Destination

It is a very versatile mushroom. Depending on the number of fruiting bodies a mushroom for unpackaged selling can be collected or for packaged selling, as it is very attractive on the stalls due to its shape.

Recomended Croping Season

From October to February.