Recently, our team walked into a local golden ear cultivation base, and a number of “smart cabins” came into view. In the cabin, each mushroom stick was covered with golden “golden flowers”. Golden ear is a kind of edible and medicinal mushroom, known as the “bird’s nest in mushrooms”, with a short planting cycle, high yield, and broad market prospects. It is a veritable “gold nugget”.
The base currently has two cabins for trial planting, and the second batch of 8 cabins for expansion are also in the germination period. According to the person in charge of the base, the first batch of golden ears planted have all been ordered, and it is expected to bring tens of thousands of yuan in revenue. 6 to 7 crops can be planted each year, and the income is very considerable.
Behind the high efficiency is the strong support of smart agriculture. The golden “golden flowers” look beautiful, but the difficulty of planting is not small. It needs to go through multiple links such as making mushroom bags, sterilization, inoculation, and fermentation, and has high requirements for growth factors such as temperature, humidity, oxygen, and light. After the mushrooms are grown, the temperature is kept between 18 and 21 degrees Celsius, the atmospheric humidity is between 85% and 95%, and supplementary light is required at night.
The small “smart cabin” is equipped with edible fungi constant temperature and humidity smart planting equipment and Internet of Things system, and 5G technology is used to provide an excellent and stable environment for the growth of golden fungus. The temperature, humidity, light and other parameters in the cabin can be remotely controlled by mobile phone. Open the phone and click a few times, and the humidifier on the ceiling will start spraying to humidify the mushroom sticks. Through the mobile app, the staff can remotely and accurately control the temperature, humidity and light in the shed to ensure that the golden fungus thrives in the best environment.