Growing oyster mushrooms and shiitake on stumps

The method of growing oyster mushrooms has its own characteristics. These mushrooms need a lot of daylight, so they can grow not only in a greenhouse, like champignons, but also directly in the open field. This requires actually mycelium (mycelium) and wood.

Growing oyster mushrooms on stumps

For breeding oyster mushrooms, stumps are most often adapted, remaining from fruit deciduous trees growing on the site. From the top of the stump cut off a disk 4-6 centimeters thick, and place slices are treated with special paste. Its layer should be from 5 to 8 millimeters. Then the cut disk is put in place and nailed on both sides. So that the mycelium does not dry and does not died, the stump is covered with grass, branches or coniferous spruce branches. The film is also suitable for this. If the weather is hot, stump it is necessary to water additionally with clean water. May or June the mycelium needs to be planted, and already in the fall you can harvest the first crop. Mushrooms will appear until the onset of frost. But the peak yields will fall in the second year. Stump is able to grow oyster mushrooms until finally destroyed by time.

Shiitake bred in the same way as the oyster mushrooms, which were discussed a little higher. This mushroom feels at ease in the shade, near fountains, springs, ponds and other bodies of water. It does no harm garden, so gardeners are happy to grow it. Pretty unpretentious, grows remarkably on logs, slightly submerged water, or even sawdust. He likes heat, but survives at temperature at + 4 degrees, but freezing is fatal for him.

Shiitake tastes very good, after cooking, his hat remains dark. The fungus is also valued for its healing properties. He supports human immunity, and with prolonged use in food is capable of even resist cancer cells.

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