The effects of different cultivation treatments on the yield and quality of fruit bodies of a commercially produced Pholiota adiposa strain have been evaluated. Under the conditions adopted, the optimum quantity of compost per cultivation bag required to fully utilize the substrate and to minimize production costs was determined to be 300 g. Production was also improved if cultures were allowed to ‘mature’ for 10 d after the substrate had been fully colonized by the fungal mycelia. Scratching away the upper 2 cm of the substrate surface from cultivation bottles post-mycelium-maturation initiated earlier primordia formation, increased fruit body yields and improved quality. Cultivation bottles covered with non-woven fabric produced higher fruit body yields of better quality compared to uncovered controls. P. adiposa was sensitive to high illumination intensities during fruit body development. The effects of different cultivation treatments on the yield and quality of fruit bodies of a sold produced Pholiota adiposa strain have been evaluated. Under the conditions adopted, the optimum quantity of compost per cultivation bag required to fully utilize the substrate and to minimize production costs was determined to be 300 g. Production was also improved if cultures were allowed to ’mature’ for 10 d after the substrate had been fully colonized by the fungal mycelia. Scratching away the upper 2 cm of the substrate surface from can bottles post-mycelium- maturation initiated earlier primordia formation, increased fruit body yields and improved quality. Cultivation bottles covered with non-woven fabric produced higher fruit body yields of better quality compared to uncovered controls. P. adiposa was sensitive to high illumination intensities during fruit body development.