Mushroom mycelium «Pink oyster»

Mushroom mycelium «Pink oyster» / Pleurotus djamor - is a tasty edible mushroom at a young age. The cap is 3-8 cm in size, tongue-shaped or round, at first convex or slightly depressed, fibrous, with a thin rolled edge, later lobed, thin, slightly pubescent, with a thin drooping edge.

At first deep pink, later whitish-pinkish, with yellowish splashes. The leg is 1-2 cm long and 0.5-1 cm in diameter, lateral, curved, narrowed, whitish-pinkish. The plates are frequent, descending onto the stem. At first red-pink, later whitish-pinkish, yellow-orange. The pulp is thin, tender, white, pinkish, without much odor.

Oyster mushroom dishes, regardless of cooking method, retain a pronounced mushroom taste and aroma, as well as beneficial properties.

Instructions for growing mycelium

The mycelium of the oyster mushroom is grown in two ways - on wood and on plant debris. Let's look at the first method.

Oyster mushrooms are grown in greenhouses and basements, or simply in shady places. For cultivation, they use chocks up to half a meter long, sawn from fresh wood trunks with a diameter of up to 25 cm. In these chocks, recesses with a depth of approximately 4-5 cm and a diameter of up to 2x are made over the entire area in any convenient way.

They put a whisper of mycelium in them and seal them with sawdust and bark - the main thing is to prevent the mycelium from falling out. And in about 2-3 months, the mycelium of the pink oyster mushroom permeates the entire tree. The humidity should be at least 90%; if necessary, spray water.

Now the logs can be buried in the ground, the main thing is that there is no direct sunlight. Once you dig in, don’t forget to water them. Mushrooms planted in this way grow for up to 6 years.