Growing mushrooms at home – It's interesting, but difficult. Mushrooms grow from mycelium, or mycelium. To get a good harvest, it is better to grow mycelium with your own hands.
Mushroom mycelium: everything a novice mushroom picker needs to know
So what is mycelium and what else do you need to know about home mushroom growing? Mushroom mycelium – this is the vegetative body of a plant that is able to change its shape, adapting to the growing environment. The mycelium consists of threads 1.5-10 microns thick. The mycelium is an important organ of the plant, because it is she who is responsible for vegetative reproduction. The mycelium is planted in a specially treated substrate. Over time, it germinates and forms mushrooms. As a substrate, you can use both fertile soil and straw, hay, seed husks or wood. Alternatively, tea leaves, coffee grounds, cardboard and paper are also used.
However, not all mushrooms are suitable for growing at home. The most unpretentious of them – mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, chanterelles, honey mushrooms, porcini mushrooms.
However, not all mushrooms are suitable for growing at home. The most unpretentious of them – mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, chanterelles, honey mushrooms, porcini mushrooms.
Growing mushrooms at home
Start growing mushrooms in small batches as they are highly perishable. The shelf life of plants should not exceed 5 days at temperatures from +2°C to +5°C.
When choosing a room for growing, follow these simple rules:
When choosing a room for growing, follow these simple rules:
- insulated walls;
- good ventilation system;
- ceiling heights must not exceed 5m;
- presence of clean water source;
- presence of natural or artificial lighting;
- heating in winter.
Equipped cellars, cellars, greenhouses, food storage facilities (grain, fruit, vegetable stores) are suitable as premises.
In the GARDENSeeds online store you can buy mushroom mycelium, porcini mushroom, oyster mushrooms, chanterelles, honey mushrooms and other varieties.