As reported by CEMBN,”The optimum growth temperature of tiny Shiitake is 5-25℃, its growth cycle is from October to next May. (About ten days after entering into the greenhouse, tiny Shiitakes start growing), 18 days later, they are ready to be picked. According to know, each stickcould produce tiny 1-1.2kg of Shiitakes in each season while there are more than 6000 mushroom sticks in each greenhouse.” the mushroom grower in Shitou Village of Guizhou Province said.
It is said that so far, 400 thousand sticks of tiny Shiitakes are cultivated in Shiitake base of Shitou Village, and more sticks will be put into greenhouse several days later. During the harvest time, about 3000kg of Shiitakes could be picked per day, from 98 greenhouses the growers get millions of CNY.