Chapter 1085 Market Expansion
By implementing these green pest and disease control measures, the quality of Pleurotus ostreatus has been further improved.
Mushrooms that might have been attacked by diseases and pests can now grow healthily and vigorously. Not only has the yield increased, but the taste is more delicious and the nutritional value is richer.
The market's recognition of the Furui mushrooms from Dabazi Village is increasing, and the commune has called for increased efforts in mushroom cultivation.
The villagers looked at the bountiful mushroom harvest with happy smiles on their faces. They knew that all this was inseparable from Zhou Ziwen's hard work and dedication.
After achieving phased results in pest and disease control, Zhou Ziwen turned his attention to the daily maintenance of mushroom cultivation.
He knew very well that every detail was related to the final quality and yield of the Furui mushroom, so he decided to provide more systematic and comprehensive guidance and supervision to the villagers to ensure that every maintenance link was done with excellence.
From the beginning of the inoculation of the fungus, Zhou Ziwen made strict requirements on the villagers.
He personally demonstrated the correct inoculation method and emphasized the importance of uniformity and depth of inoculation.
As he operated, he explained to the villagers: "Inoculating the spawn is like sowing seeds of hope for mushrooms. If the inoculation is uneven, the growth of the mushrooms will be uneven; if the depth is not appropriate, it may affect the growth rate and quality of the mycelium."
The villagers gathered around him, watching intently, afraid of missing any details.
Under his guidance, the villagers gradually mastered the correct vaccination techniques and strived to achieve perfection in every vaccination.
Zhou Ziwen is also meticulous in daily maintenance such as watering and ventilation.
He developed a detailed watering and ventilation schedule based on weather changes and mushroom growth conditions.
When the weather is hot and dry, he will remind villagers to increase the amount of watering appropriately, but be careful to avoid water accumulation; in rainy weather, the frequency of watering should be reduced to prevent excessive humidity from causing diseases.
Regarding ventilation, he stressed that it should be moderate, ensuring the circulation of fresh air without causing excessive fluctuations in temperature and humidity.
He often inspects the planting bases, personally experiences the ventilation conditions, and adjusts the size of the vents and ventilation time according to actual needs.
In order to help villagers better understand and implement maintenance requirements, Zhou Ziwen also compiled complex technical points into simple and easy-to-understand formulas.
For example, the watering motto is: "Water more frequently and in moderate amounts on sunny days, and water less frequently to prevent over-wetting when it's cloudy or rainy. If the mushroom bed is moist but not waterlogged, the mushrooms will be happy and smiling."
The ventilation mantra is: "Moderate ventilation keeps mushrooms fresh, and stable temperature and humidity promote growth. Open windows in the morning and evening for ventilation, and mushrooms will thrive and stay healthy."
These formulas are widely circulated among villagers. Everyone often recites them during daily maintenance, which makes the operation easier.
Zhou Ziwen inspects the planting base several times a day, carefully checking whether the villagers' operations are in compliance with regulations.
Once he discovers a problem, he will correct it in time and patiently explain to the villagers the reasons for the mistake and the correct approach.
Once, he found that a villager did not control the amount of water when watering, causing water to accumulate in part of the mushroom bed.
He immediately stepped forward to stop them, personally demonstrated how to water the mushrooms correctly, and said to the villagers: "Overwatering is like drinking too much water and making you feel sick. Mushrooms can also become 'sick'. Be sure to follow the instructions in the future."
Under his strict supervision and patient guidance, the villagers gradually developed good operating habits and did every maintenance step more thoroughly.
As the Furui mushroom industry continues to grow and develop, Zhou Ziwen realizes that relying solely on the existing technical level of villagers is difficult to meet the needs of sustainable development of the industry.
In order to cultivate more professional talents and provide solid talent support for the mushroom cultivation industry, he decided to increase the training of villagers and focus on the training of backbone villagers.
Regular weekly training for villagers has become an important activity in Dabazi Village.
Zhou Ziwen personally took the stage to share his planting experience and the latest technology.
The training content covers many aspects such as the principles of mushroom growth, key points of refined management techniques, common problems and solutions.
In terms of training methods, he adopted a combination of theoretical explanation, case analysis and practical operation, striving to enable villagers to deeply understand and master refined management techniques.
Zhou Ziwen combined his own practical experience to share how to adjust fertilization strategies according to different growth stages and how to use organic fertilizers to improve soil structure.
He also led the villagers to the planting base for on-site operations, demonstrating on-site how to correctly apply fertilizers, turn the soil, etc.
The villagers actively participated and raised questions they encountered during the planting process, and Zhou Ziwen answered them one by one.
During the training process, Zhou Ziwen paid special attention to discovering and cultivating villagers with potential.
He carefully observed the learning attitude, operational skills and comprehension ability of each villager, and selected some outstanding villagers for key guidance and practical training.
For these key villagers, he not only imparts more in-depth technical knowledge, but also allows them to participate in the management decisions of the planting base to cultivate their leadership skills and sense of responsibility.
Among them, the young villager Xiao Wang showed great interest and talent in mushroom cultivation.
After Zhou Ziwen discovered this, he paid special attention to him.
During training, Xiao Wang was often asked to answer questions and encouraged to express his own opinions.
After class, he was given some challenging tasks, such as independently managing a mushroom bed, observing and recording mushroom growth data, and then analyzing and adjusting planting strategies based on the data.
Under Zhou Ziwen's careful training, Xiao Wang quickly grew into a backbone villager who was proficient in refined management techniques and was able to independently solve various problems encountered in the planting process.
Driven by the backbone villagers, the technical level of other villagers has also been significantly improved.
The entire Dabazi Village has formed a good atmosphere of active learning and courage to innovate, laying a solid talent foundation for the sustainable development of the Furui mushroom cultivation industry.
While talent training is progressing steadily, Zhou Ziwen has not neglected the market expansion of the shiitake mushroom industry.
As production continues to increase, how to bring high-quality Furui mushrooms to a wider market has become the focus of his thinking.
He organized villagers to form a special market research team, which went deep into farmers' markets, supply and marketing cooperatives, various factories and other places in surrounding cities to understand market demand and consumer preferences.
The survey results show that consumers are more concerned about the freshness, packaging and brand image of shiitake mushrooms.
Based on this, Zhou Ziwen decided to optimize the packaging design of Furui Mushroom while improving product quality.
He personally designed a packaging for the Furui mushrooms that is characteristic of Dabazi Village.
The packaging is printed with the beautiful rural scenery of Dabazi Village and pictures of the growth process of Furui mushrooms, accompanied by concise and clear text introduction, highlighting the green, natural and healthy characteristics of Furui mushrooms.
At the same time, environmentally friendly and fresh-keeping packaging materials are used to ensure the freshness of the Furui mushrooms during transportation and sales.
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