Mushrooms are rich in protein, various vitamins and minerals. From mushrooms, you can cook both first and second courses. However, for cooking it is not at all necessary to go to the forest or to the store for this product. Mushrooms can also be grown on stumps. This method allows you to always have fresh mushrooms in stock or make blanks from them. Visit MushroomMesto.com for more recipes, ideas, and other useful information about mushrooms.
What mushrooms can grow on stumps
There are several types of edible mushrooms that can grow on old stumps:
- Honey mushrooms. These mushrooms have a long stem, a membranous ring and a light brown or reddish cap. Such mushrooms can be grown on the stumps of pines, poplars or spruces. The color of their hat depends on where they are grown.
- Oyster mushrooms. These mushrooms have several varieties. Horn-shaped oyster mushrooms are distinguished by the presence of a light cap and a curved stem. Young specimens of orange oyster mushrooms have excellent taste qualities. Oyster mushrooms are resistant to frost. Their hat is dark grey.
- Tiger sawflies. Such mushrooms usually grow from mid-summer to mid-autumn on the stumps of deciduous trees. They have excellent taste and aroma.
How to grow mushrooms on stumps
The process of growing mushrooms on stumps consists of several stages:
- Organization of the process. Preparation for cultivation should begin closer to spring. It is important that the stumps are in a shaded area. There must be no mold on the wood. It must also be kept moist.
- mycelium seeding. Sowing of stumps with planting material is usually carried out in April, after the establishment of warm weather. Mycelium can be populated in specially created holes on the side of the stump or around the circumference. Planting material must be laid in the middle of the holes and covered with sawdust or moss.
- Growing. Stumps with mycelium should be placed in a humid and well-ventilated area. Hemp should be located at a slight distance from each other, and the gaps between them can be covered with straw. Top stumps also need to be sprinkled with straw. The top layer is important to moisten from time to time. The appearance of a white coating indicates the origin of the fungus. Then the hemp should be placed outdoors in a shaded area. Stumps should be planted in a shallow hole, the bottom of which is lined with wet leaves.
The soil near the stumps needs to be periodically moistened. With proper care, the first harvest can be harvested in the fall.