1. What types of mushroom that can be cultured in Cebu?

2. What are the major activities in mushroom farming? Or basic steps in mushroom culture?
a. Starter and Substarters Production
i. What is/are medium used in starter production?
ii. What are the materials and procedures done to prepare the medium
used?
iii. How to make the planting spawn?
iv. In tissue culture (mushroom culture) what materials are used?
Procedure to be done?
1. What is the procedure to be done in selecting a mushroom for
culture?
2. What is the type of environment that is appropriate to culture
the mushroom?
b. Planting Spawn Production
i. Is it more advisable to just buy mother spawn and focus on mushroom
growing process or have it produced or multiplied by the mushroom
grower?
ii. How to make the mother spawn?
iii. What are the steps done in order to make the mother spawn?
iv. How to control the size of the mushroom?
c. Mushroom Cultivation
i. What is/are production technologie/s for fruiting body production that
you have adopted?
Outdoor:
How is site selection and preparation done?
How is collection and preparation of bedding materials done?
How is harvesting done?
Indoor:
How is indoor production done?
How is collection and preparation done compared to outdoor?
How is harvesting done?
ii. Which is more costly, indoor or outdoor production?
iii. What are the dos and donts of indoor and outdoor production?
iv. Which type of production can you advise for prospective mushroom
growers in Naga City, Cebu?

v. How many mushrooms must be planted/produced for first time

mushroom growers?
d. Harvest And Post Harvest Processing
What is the estimated ratio of spawn that will not grow? Or will

die during the process?

How long does it take to harvest the mushroom from planting
spawn? From mother spawn? (Ask for process flow or timeline for

the whole process)

What type of packaging must be used? How much would it cost?
How to preserve the mushrooms harvested?
How long does it take before the mushrooms perish?
What other things that can be done for the perished mushrooms?

3. What are the quality controls to be applied in cultivating mushrooms? How is it done? How
much would it cost?
4. How to conserve/preserve the mushrooms? What type of storage? Is there any required
temperature for the storage room/box?
5. What is the ideal plant layout appropriate for mushroom cultivation/production? What
materials must be used to build the plant? How big/wide must be the area?
6. What are the equipment used? Where to buy the equipment? Estimated cost?
7. How many persons needed in the cultivation process? Is it necessary to check regularly (daily)
the mushrooms during the process?
7. What nutrients can be found in mushrooms? In oyster mushroom?
7. Who do you think usually buy mushrooms? What type of mushroom is in demand nowadays?
8. Are there any other uses of mushrooms aside from food consumption?