Room and cycle
Species and strain, compost or block batch, filling date, technologist and grower.
Software for mushroom farms
Manage every growing-room cycle, from filling to the final flush
Gros.farm connects the growing protocol for button mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and other fungi with actual climate data, shift work and the yield of every cycle.
One production context
From filling the room to the final harvest flush
- Growing-room cycles
- Crop plans
- Measurements
- Climate
- Room automation
- Monitoring
- Tasks
- Analytics
- AI platform
Rooms at different stages of the cycle
The same climate readings mean different things during colonisation and a harvest flush
One room may be colonising compost or substrate blocks, another cooling and initiating fruiting, and a third harvesting its first flush. Temperature, humidity and CO₂ only make sense together with the batch, biological stage, shift work and actual yield.
Growing protocol
Stage, climate setpoints, watering, operations and transition criteria.
Production record
Substrate temperature, CO₂, grower inspections and work completed during the shift.
Cycle yield
Harvest by flush, quality and conclusions for the next filling.
Mushroom-farm registry
Every cycle is linked to a room, racks and a compost or block batch
Recreate the physical structure of the farm: buildings, growing rooms, racks, tiers, shelves or substrate-block areas. Store the species and strain, compost or block batch, filling date, technologist and actual yield for every cycle.
- Growing room, rack, tier, shelf or block area
- Species, strain, compost or substrate batch and current stage
- Filling, cooling, flush starts, unloading and sanitation
- Yield by flush, observations and operations in the cycle context
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Cycle growing protocol
The crop plan connects the biological stage with room settings and grower operations
For each stage, define the duration, target air and substrate temperature, humidity, CO₂, watering, standard operations and transition criteria. Adapt a proven protocol to the farm and repeat it in new cycles.
How crop plans workGrowing-room cycle
The technologist sees colonisation, cooling, pinning and harvest flushes at once
The sequence depends on the mushroom species and production method. When the stage changes, Gros.farm updates the target regime, work plan and context for growers and operators.
- 01
Filling
Compost, casing material, room and filling record.
- 02
Colonisation
Mycelium growth and compost-temperature control.
- 03
Casing
Application, watering and assessment of casing colonisation.
- 04
Cooling
Lowering temperature, fresh air and CO₂ control.
- 05
Pinning
Primordia formation and preparation for the first flush.
- 06
Harvest flushes
Daily harvest, quality, yield and cycle completion.
The technologist approves every transition. Gros.farm records the date and updates the related setpoints and tasks.
Monitoring table
Cooling, pinning and the start of a flush must remain visible in the cycle history
Keep a day-by-day record of compost or block temperature, room climate, casing and primordia condition, photos, comments and shift work. The technologist sees not only the current reading but how the cycle reached its first flush.
Air temperatureCompost or block temperatureHumidityCO₂Cycle stagePhoto and comment
Climate by cycle stage
Air, substrate, humidity and CO₂ setpoints change with the biology
During colonisation, compost heat and environmental stability matter; during cooling, the temperature reduction rate, fresh air and CO₂ matter; during a flush, humidity and uniformity matter. Gros.farm compares actual data with target ranges and can pass setpoints to local automation.
- Air and compost or substrate temperature targets
- Humidity, CO₂ and air-exchange ranges
- Cooling plan and setpoint-change history
- Autonomous local automation without the cloud
Grower and operator shifts
The technologist manages the cycle while the team sees work for each room
Casing watering, colonisation checks, flush preparation, harvesting and sanitation come from the crop plan. Every task is linked to a room, cycle, deadline and assignee: grower, room operator or picker.
Task tracker
The protocol becomes shift tasks for each room
The grower receives instructions and a deadline; the technologist receives completion status and an on-site comment.
Analytics
Compare yield across flushes and cycles
Compare harvest, climate, stage duration and completed work instead of looking at disconnected charts.
Gros.farm AI platform
Ask questions about room cycles instead of uploading a random spreadsheet to AI
The registry, crop plan, stages, climate, shift tasks and yield by flush create connected production context. AI helps compare cycles, identify missing data and prepare testable hypotheses. The technologist remains responsible for the decision.
Explore AI capabilitiesQuestions for mushroom-farm data
- Is the room ready to move into the shock phase, and what data is missing for the decision?
- In which rooms did CO₂ leaving its target range coincide with delayed pinning?
- How did cooling differ before a strong and a weak first flush?
- Which watering and inter-flush tasks were completed late?
- Where did compost or block colonisation take longer than the crop plan?
- What should be checked before adjusting the next cycle protocol?
ResultFacts, unknowns and a hypothesis for expert review
Different mushroom-production methods
Button mushrooms on compost and oyster mushrooms on blocks need different production flows
Gros.farm does not force different methods into one template. Rooms, stages, measurements and operations follow the real process of each farm.
Button mushrooms
Room cultivation on compost
Phase 2 or 3 compost · casing · cooling · flushes · unloadingOyster mushrooms
Production on substrate blocks
Block batch · incubation · initiation · fruiting · yieldShiitake and other mushrooms
The farm’s own production method
Inoculation · incubation · initiation · fruiting · harvestFirst working production flow
Start with one room and its current cycle
You do not need to digitise the whole site at once. Build the structure of one room, add its current stage and upcoming work, then copy the verified template to other cycles.
- 01
Add a room
Recreate its racks, tiers, shelves or substrate-block areas.
- 02
Create a cycle
Enter the species and strain, compost or block batch, filling date and stage.
- 03
Start the shift
Add watering, inspections, harvesting and other upcoming operations.
Already managing the process in Excel?
Use your existing spreadsheets and protocols as source material for importing and configuring the first cycle.
Questions and answers
About mushroom-farm software
Which mushrooms can Gros.farm manage?
The system is not limited to one species. For button mushrooms, you can manage compost, casing, cooling and harvest flushes; for oyster mushrooms, substrate-block batches, incubation and fruiting. The practical starting point is a real cycle in one room, saved as a working template.
Is the software suitable for a small mushroom farm?
Yes. The first flow can cover one room and its current cycle: registry, crop plan, shift tasks, manual observations and yield by flush. You do not need to connect the entire facility and its automation at once.
Is this a solution for growing mushrooms at home?
Gros.farm is primarily designed for managed production with room cycles, production stages, growers, operators, pickers and a need to retain production history. Its functionality is usually excessive for a single home growing kit.
Can I start without sensors and automation?
Yes. Compost temperature, casing condition, flush starts and other observations can be entered manually. Add sensors and integrations once their practical value to the farm is clear.
Can I connect an existing climate-control system?
It depends on the equipment and available integration. Gros.farm works above local automation: it supplies production context and setpoints, collects data and stores history, while local controllers continue to operate equipment reliably. Contact us with the controller model and interfaces, and we will propose a connection option.
What happens if the internet connection is lost?
Local automation should continue to operate autonomously and safely without the cloud. Mobile tasks for growers and operators can be completed offline and synchronised when the connection returns.
Can I give access to an external technologist?
Yes. An external technologist can receive a role with access to approved crop plans, room settings, monitoring, analytics and tasks. They see the actual cycle history instead of summaries in a messenger.
Does AI replace a mushroom-production technologist?
No. AI can help collect facts, compare periods, find gaps and prepare hypotheses. Biological interpretation, data verification and the final production decision remain with the specialist.
Next step
Run one growing-room cycle through Gros.farm
We will show how to connect the growing protocol, automation, shift tasks and yield by flush.