Methods for growing porcini mushroom at home
The porcini mushroom is one of the most delicious and aromatic, unlike other mushrooms. Boletuses usually grow under trees. To avoid going to the forest to pick mushrooms, grow white mushroom possible at a summer cottage. To do this, the same natural conditions should be created.
Content:
- Choosing a place to plant porcini mushrooms
- Growing and propagating porcini mushroom from mycelium
- Peculiarities of boletus reproduction using spores
- Other ways to grow porcini mushrooms
Choosing a place to plant porcini mushrooms
Boletus or porcini mushroom prefers dry soils with good drainage - loamy or sandy. If oak, spruce or birch grows on your summer cottage, then you can safely prepare a place for planting boletus. It is best to grow in areas with moderate humidity that receive sufficient sunlight. It should be remembered that the porcini mushroom does not grow next to ferns and some other types of plants.
All these conditions must be observed if you want to grow porcini mushrooms in your summer cottage. Planting can be done from May to September. The mycelium should be chosen healthy and ripe. If a mushroom is found under a birch tree, then it is recommended to plant it under a birch tree in the dacha. In rare cases, a mushroom found under a birch tree takes root under oak or spruce. You can grow boletus at home in one of two ways: from mycelium and using caps.
Growing and propagating porcini mushroom from mycelium
To grow boletus, you need to purchase mushroom mycelium on the Internet.If there is an ammonia smell from the mycelium, then using this planting material is not recommended. The normal color of mycelium is orange with yellowish tint. Usually one package is enough for a tree. Again, the top layer is removed, then compost is laid about 2 cm thick. The next layer is mycelium. It is recommended to lay it in a checkerboard pattern. Next, cover with the removed layer of soil and water well. To maintain moisture, cover the ground with about 20-30 cm of straw.
It is important to ensure that the mycelium does not dry out. Water the area as needed. In summer, watering should be plentiful. To increase the likelihood of germination, fertilizer consisting of microorganisms can be added to the water. To protect the mycelium from frost, you need to cover the planting site with moss, fallen leaves or straw. If the mycelium takes root, then mushrooms can be collected in a year. Mushrooms are usually harvested within 3-4 years.
Peculiarities of boletus reproduction using spores
It is necessary to collect the caps of porcini mushrooms in the forest and soak them in water for 2 hours. It is advisable to choose large ones with a diameter of more than 10 cm. After this, add sugar to the water, mix and knead the caps with your hands. For 10 liters of water you will need 50 g of sugar. Refined sugar is not recommended. If insect larvae are found during breaking, then there is no need to throw away the cap. It can also be used as planting material. In addition to sugar, you can use alcohol. For a 10-liter bucket of water you will need 3-4 tablespoons of alcohol. A prerequisite is to add it to the water before the caps.
While the mycelium is infusing, the soil should be prepared.To do this, remove about 20 cm of the top layer next to the tree soil. This should be done very carefully so as not to affect the roots of the tree. Before planting mycelium, the soil must be treated with a disinfectant solution.
You can use a decoction of black tea or purchase oak bark at the pharmacy and prepare a decoction. For one tree you will need about 2-3 liters of cooled solution. Pour black tea (50-100 g) with hot water and leave to steep for 15 minutes. A decoction of oak bark is prepared in the same way. You will need 30 g of oak bark per 1 liter of water. Next, pour the sweet water under the tree and cover it with soil. Then pour plenty of water - 4-5 buckets per tree. Soil moisture, especially in summer, should be maintained. In winter, it is recommended to cover the soil and remove it in early spring. If done correctly landing, then you can pick mushrooms next season.
Other ways to grow porcini mushrooms
To grow porcini mushrooms in the country, one of the above methods is usually used. You can use other methods as well. The first method: dig up a small area of mycelium in the forest and place it on the prepared area. Care in this case is no different. The second method: take mature boletus caps and chop them. Next you should put it in a warm and dry place to dry it. After this, carefully lay the dried mass, compact and water. The third method: prepare a mushroom infusion and pour it over, starting from the trunk. Many people grow porcini mushrooms in a greenhouse. It is very important to prepare the soil for planting. For the soil you will need forest and garden soil. Along with the mushroom, you should also take the soil in which it grew. Add some sawdust and manure and mix well.
In this state, the soil mixture should be kept in a darkened room for a week. After this, pour it into a box, plant the mycelium and place it in a greenhouse. With this growing method, the soil must be well moistened. To do this, place a container of water every 1.5 meters. For good growth and development of mushrooms, constant air circulation should be ensured. It is necessary to either ventilate regularly or provide ventilation. To prevent the rays of sunlight from falling on the mushrooms, the area where the mushrooms are located should be covered with dark agrofibre. Porcini mushrooms feel more comfortable in semi-dark places. When choosing one or another method of growing porcini mushrooms at the summer cottage, favorable conditions should be created and regularly maintained. This is the only way to achieve a good harvest.
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Comments
Well, I just can’t believe that such a mushroom of the first category, one might say the king of mushrooms, along with saffron milk caps and milk mushrooms, can be grown on your own plot! Sometimes even such simple and undemanding mushrooms as champignons, one might say, simple “hard workers” in the mushroom kingdom, stubbornly refuse to grow. And here he is so picky and important! You will meet him in the forest, joy for the whole day - his hat is askew, fat, important... But I will definitely try!
Of course, I would like to have these mushrooms in my diet all the time, I know that some farmers actually grow them, but it will be difficult to find a place for this on my plot.
Champignons are sometimes more difficult to grow than porcini mushrooms - they are still more accustomed to wild, uncomfortable conditions.Although I have also seen champignons in the wild in pastures, they are no worse than store-bought ones, only larger, of course. But without experience in mushrooms, it is better to buy mycelium to begin with, and not look for a white mushroom for propagation by spores in the forest. Often, doubles of the porcini mushroom grow there - gall mushroom, speckled oak mushroom, de Gal's boletus, satanic mushroom, beautiful boletus and they are poisonous. Real boletus does not change color when broken and smells pleasant.