Paddy straw mushroom is the fastest crop in Indian mushroom farming: a bed spawned today can be picked within two weeks and the whole cycle is over in about a month. That speed is its strength and its trap.
- By the end you can explain why Volvariella volvacea grows in heat that would stall other mushrooms.
- By the end you can lay the 4 to 5 week cycle on a calendar and fit it to your region's season.
- By the end you can state the three rules that decide whether the crop sells: harvest stage, flush timing and the no-fridge rule.