How to grow porcini mushrooms at home?

White mushroom is deservedly and rightfully considered the standard for other mushrooms. He also looks attractive - with a fleshy brown hat on a white pot-bellied leg, and his taste is excellent. When fried, porcini mushrooms emit a special, nutty aroma. The mushroom got its name - white - because its incision does not darken during drying and cooking, while maintaining a juicy, appetizing structure. And today we will consider the cultivation of porcini mushrooms at home and not only.

White mushroom: description

Almost everywhere white mushroom is also called boletus. And also it is called a bear, a white-grouse, a wood grouse. No matter how else this forest handsome man is called in numerous corners of Russia, he always looks distinctive:

1. The boletus cap is brown. It changes its bulge with the age of the fungus. From a semi-cylindrical shape in a small mushroom, it gradually makes a transition to an almost flat, about 20 cm in diameter, hat of an adult mushroom.
2. The stem is always whitish, with characteristic brownish vertical veins. Initially, it has the shape of a barrel, and as it grows, it stretches into a dense, powerful cylinder.

Now you can visually distinguish the porcini mushroom (you received the description) from other forest mushrooms.

Varieties of porcini mushrooms

The porcini mushroom has many forms, and their varieties depend on the trees under which the mushroom grows and in symbiosis with which it enters:

1. The pine shape is perhaps the most colorful of the porcini mushrooms. It has a beautiful brown hat and a slightly purple-tinged leg, slightly thickened at the bottom.
2. The spruce form is the most common in central Russia. The hat has a brownish-reddish color, with spots and a rim along the edge. The leg is barrel-shaped, covered to the middle with a fine mesh.
3. Oak form - strong porcini mushrooms with elastic brown caps with a grayish tint.
4. Dark bronze shape - the name speaks for itself. Hats are dark, wrinkled; legs are brownish.

Boletus growing in shaded areas has a lighter color of the cap. And their fellows, who grew up in the sun, have a rich brown top. The mushroom absolutely does not tolerate strongly shaded and mossy places. For example, it will not grow in a dense forest. And he will choose comfortable, slightly shaded or sunny places.

We grow mushrooms in the country

If a mushroom picker returns from the forest with a basket full of boletus, it means that he did not go mushrooming in vain. Many people wonder if it is possible to grow mushrooms in the country in order to admire the beautiful landscape, and, of course, it is guaranteed to have a rare product on the table. Yes, growing a king of mushrooms in a garden is quite possible, although not an easy task.It is necessary to know the intricacies and peculiarities of breeding this fastidious forest sturdy fellow, but as a result of hard work, the first white mushrooms will grow near your country house.

So, growing mushrooms in the country. It will not be easy to achieve results because the porcini mushroom belongs to the mycorrhizal group, which indicates their duty and very difficult intergrowth and interlacing with the roots of the trees under which they live. This is a very complex and vital symbiosis for fungi. Without a tree, or rather its roots, the so-called fungus root cannot form and the fruit growing on the surface cannot develop. Therefore, alas, it will not work to grow porcini mushrooms in a bare area.

A long-standing and well-proven method of cultivation is in an area where trees between ten and thirty years old grow. White mushroom settles under pine, spruce, oak, birch, beech. Matching tree species when replanting mycelium is necessary. The more similar the conditions of a summer cottage plantation of boletus to their forest location, the more chances that they will successfully take root.

White mushrooms at home

If you wish, you can master the cultivation of mushrooms at home, having studied the accumulated experience of scientists from Holland. With the help of the technologies they recommend, you can start growing the product in greenhouses and dug cellars.

Breeding a plantation with an intensive method, namely, it is taken into service at home, has its own difficulties. One of them is a considerable investment, the purchase of equipment to ensure the required temperature and humidity in the room. But the advantages of this growing method are considerable - fertility throughout the season and a good ripening rate. For effective indoor cultivation, it is recommended to use mycelium cultivation.

Requirements for planting material

It is advisable to purchase planting material from suppliers with recommendations, carefully study all the initial data of the mycelium indicated on the label. It is very important to pay attention to the smell and color of the mycelium. If there is a weak ammonia smell, immediately reject the batch of planting material - it was overheated and is now unviable. The color of a healthy exudate is orange with a slight yellowness.

Having brought home the packages with the purchased mycelium, you need to cool them, ventilate them and only then start preparing before laying. The contents of the bags are crushed without tearing the packaging. Thus, they maintain a gentle and adaptive temperature regime for the future mycelium. When laying, sterility is very important:

• it is necessary to work with gloves;
• premises for growing porcini mushrooms and laying mycelium should be separate;
• opening the package, it is necessary to process it with a disinfectant solution.

Mushroom growing technology

To complete the topic of the previous paragraph, let's start with the method of germinating a crop at home. So, growing mushrooms at home. Here are the main stages of indoor work:

1. Boiling in bags for 1-1.5 hours and subsequent cooling of the substrate. (Hole water drainage bags).
2. Mixing mycelium and substrate on disinfected tables. The availability of domestic material should be at the level of 5%, and imported - 2.5%.
3. Putting the mixture into bags. Tamp the grafted substrate tightly into bags, flatten one side and make several cuts for the mushrooms to germinate.
4. Place the bags vertically on the shelves. Watering is normal, without severe waterlogging. Ventilation of the room is required.
5. If the care was correct, the crop of mushrooms can be harvested for at least six months.

This is how porcini mushrooms are grown at home. Yes, quite difficult, but worth it.

Growing methods in the garden

Growing porcini mushrooms at home is strikingly different from growing in a personal plot. But first things first.

For cultivation of porcini mushrooms on the site, first prepare the place for laying the mycelium. On the top layer of soil previously removed with a shovel, compost or soil with peat is laid. Lay the planting material, cover it with a layer of turf removed earlier.

The most effective options for harvesting seed is to bring several pieces of mycelium the size of a chicken egg from the forest. Such blanks are planted in the soil without processing, it is only important to observe at least two conditions:

1. The trees under which the boletus grew in nature should be of the same species with the plants at the new planting site.
2. It is necessary to dig out the material very carefully - porcini mushrooms are hard to grow together with the roots and restore communication with the satellite tree.

Sowing forest mycelium

How to grow porcini mushrooms if there is no way to purchase high-quality planting material?

A very good effect is given by the method of sowing mycelium using the cap and the tubular part of the porcini mushroom. 5-6 mature caps are taken, it is possible even with wormholes, and soaked for a day in a bucket of water. Then the contents are kneaded with your hands. The thick is separated into another container. The thick mass is the body of the mushroom, and it comes in handy too. The bare roots of the tree are spilled with the remaining liquid with a large number of spores, then everything is covered with a layer of thick mushroom substance and sprinkled on top with the soil removed earlier. It is necessary to carefully water the planted mycelium and carry out subsequent watering once a week in the absence of rain.

Now you are familiar with the cultivation of porcini mushrooms at home, and in the garden, where, with the correct observance of all technologies, you can get a harvest of boletus the first time in a year or two. Good luck!

Porcini mushrooms are prized for their unique aroma and flavor properties. This is one of the most popular types of boletus among gourmets around the globe. They contain a huge amount of nutrients, fiber and plant proteins. The only drawback is the seasonality of this species, because you can see them on sale only in warm autumn, in the midst of the mushroom season. Of course, it is very pleasant to go in search of mushrooms in the forest or buy them from experienced mushroom pickers, but it is even more pleasant when they grow in your country house.

This article will show you how in a parallel universe you can grow porcini mushrooms at home on a personal plot, but in practice this idea will end an absolute failure. Let's try to figure out why.

Features and methods of growing porcini mushrooms

To grow a porcini mushroom at home, you will have to sweat pretty much and uselessly. The thing is that this variety is in close symbiosis with its habitat, namely trees (spruce, oak, pine, birch). They do not grow under leaves, but in places with a moss cover.

Boletus is very demanding on the climate, and their largest harvest can be observed after a foggy night, with high humidity. The place for growing porcini mushrooms should be well lit and warm. However, to recreate similar climatic conditions for home cultivation impossible!

Do not pay attention to found articles and videos on the Internet, this is all sheer deception, just read the comments!

Requirements for the premises and conditions for growing porcini mushrooms at home: the necessary equipment

As a rule, in various articles they write that it is possible to grow porcini mushrooms in personal plots, recreating their natural environment, or in greenhouses (specially equipped rooms). A regular greenhouse that is empty after the last harvest is also fine.

Many desperate advisers suggest growing porcini mushrooms even at home on the windowsill.

However, you should not consider the option of growing porcini mushrooms at home on the windowsills or on the balcony - this is the same waste of time. home conditions are absolutely not suitable for this lesson.

In some articles, you can read that an isolated basement room would be an ideal option for intensive cultivation of porcini mushrooms, as it retains temperature and humidity well. But this is not enough! To grow mushrooms at home, you will need special equipment, which includes:

1. Heating system with temperature controller. The optimum temperature for growing porcini mushrooms is 15 ° - 18 ° C. To maintain the required temperature level, a heating system is needed.
2. Air conditioning system. Any varieties of mushrooms, including white ones, grow exclusively in the fresh air. Indoors, at high temperatures and high humidity, the air becomes stale and saturated with carbon dioxide, which significantly slows down their development. The room must be systematically ventilated. For this, special hoods are installed that remove dirty air and supply fresh air.
3. Fluorescent lamps. Porcini mushrooms are very light-requiring, as in nature they grow in open areas. That is why their myceliums have to be highlighted. It is best to use special lamps with diffused lighting for greenhouses. These can be purchased at any major garden center.
4. Shelving. To optimize the space in the room, special racks are installed on which containers with the substrate are placed. This allows you to more efficiently fill the area and significantly increase the number of landing sites. Naturally, you can do without shelving by placing containers on the floor, but with this method, the containers will fit much less. As containers for growing, you can use plastic pots, plastic bottles with a volume of 6 liters, felt bags.

Before proceeding with the planting of the mycelium, it is necessary to disinfect the premises. The floor and shelves are treated with a 0.4% sulfate solution, and the walls and ceiling are covered with a mixture of lime and copper sulfate. Additionally, the room is treated with a smoke bomb.

Note! Do not believe these tips, no equipment will help you grow porcini mushrooms at home. Another thing is oyster mushrooms or champignons!

How to grow porcini mushrooms at home: growing technology

Cellar equipment for a mushroom greenhouse shouldn't hit the budget. All materials are readily available and easily replaceable. It is important to do everything right so that the invested funds do not go to waste, but pay off and bring income. For this, it is necessary to strictly follow the technology of growing porcini mushrooms.

Note! There is no technology for growing porcini mushrooms at home! All that is further written is the invention of storytellers!

Substrate preparation

As mentioned earlier, the difficulty of growing porcini mushrooms is to recreate the conditions of their natural habitat, namely in fertile soil. In specialized stores, ready-made soil for growing mushrooms is sold, but no manufacturer will give you a guarantee of the quality of such a substrate. You can prepare a fertile, natural and high-quality mixture yourself, and most importantly, it will be completely free. To do this, it is necessary to collect dry field grass, dry leaves of trees (birch, oak, acorn), small twigs with needles of coniferous plants. It is recommended to add some dried moss to the substrate. All components must be dry, as they must be crushed in a special garden harvester. White mushroom grows in sandy loam and loamy soils. Add a little sifted sand and dry clay to the already crushed mixture in a ratio of 4: 1. The substrate for growing porcini mushrooms should be infused before planting for about two weeks in a dry and warm place.

Selection and purchase of mycelium

For ready-made substrates, purchased mycelium of various varieties is used. Plant it according to the manufacturer's instructions.If you prepared the soil yourself, then the planting material should be prepared accordingly. Already formed white mushrooms are suitable as seedlings, you can even use a spoiled mushroom, the main thing is that the cap remains intact. Next, you need to separate the caps and twist them into a meat grinder, or cut them very finely with a knife. The crushed caps are placed for 4 hours in a weak solution of manganese (1 gram per 10 liters) and sugar (10 cubes). This way you get a nutrient mixture that contains mushroom spores.

Landing

The ready-made substrate must be distributed among the planting containers. The substrate is poured into an even layer of 30 - 35 centimeters, lightly pressing the top layer to create a smoother relief. Drainage must be placed at the bottom of the container, which will give an air gap, and the fertile soil will breathe, because this is very important for mushrooms. Further, planting material is evenly distributed over the surface, which must again be covered with a substrate (about 3 - 4 cm from above), without pressing down. At the time of planting, the room temperature should be 27 ° and remain at this level until the first shoots.

Further care

After planting, the first shoots appear already on the 7-9th day. It is very important to maintain the correct climatic conditions, temperature, humidity and lighting. The entire period from planting to germination, the temperature is maintained at the same level. It is necessary to regularly moisten the soil and indoor air. To do this, you can use ordinary sprayers and spray the soil with them. It is recommended to place containers with water near heating appliances or hang wet towels, sheets, rags. Thus, you will achieve the optimum air humidity. It is necessary to ventilate the room twice a day so that there is a good flow of oxygen. Porcini mushrooms are photophilous, so they will have to be illuminated with fluorescent lamps (5-6 hours a day). After germination, the room temperature should be lowered by 10 °, to about 16 ° - 17 °. After the first harvest, myceliums will come out and will be above the level of fertile soil. To avoid drying out, the mycelium should be sprinkled with the substrate that remains. For larger offspring, a fifth of ammonium nitrate is added to the substrate. The soil is evenly scattered, covering the legs of the mushrooms.

Harvesting

Already 22 - 25 days after planting, the first crop can be removed. The fruiting period of porcini mushrooms is 40 - 45 days with a frequency of 10 - 12 days. Mushrooms are recommended not to be cut with a knife, as many prefer, but to twist gently so as not to damage the mycelium. The hole that remains after the removal of the mushroom must be sprinkled, a new one will grow in that place. Subject to all the rules of cultivation, about 20 - 25 kg can be harvested from one m²!

You will get such a harvest of porcini mushrooms only if you go around the whole forest yourself!

Important! Do not believe such videos, but rather just read the comments below it.

Video: how to grow a lot of porcini mushrooms on your site

Having decided to start greenhouse cultivation of porcini mushrooms at home, you need to be prepared for various consequences and results, namely failure... White mushrooms do not grow in artificially created environment, unlike the same oyster mushroom or champignons. That is why we strongly advise you to start growing the latter.

Thanks to its rich taste and delicate aroma, the porcini mushroom is considered the most valuable trophy from the "quiet hunt". However, not all gourmets like to wander through the forests in search of prey, but this delicacy is not cheap. However, there is a way out! Let's find out how to grow porcini mushrooms on your own plot.

How to prepare seed yourself

To grow mushrooms at home, you need to stock up on seed. To cook it yourself, you need to find overripe boletus in the forest (dried and wormy will do).

To obtain seed, you need about 10 caps. At home, separate them from the stalks and prepare a container of water. Alcohol (3 tablespoons per 10 liters), potassium permanganate (1 g per bucket) and granulated sugar (50 g) can be added to the water. Knead the caps in your hands and add them to the water to make a homogeneous mass. It should be infused for about 10 hours. Then strain it. Spores of fungi are contained in water, cake is not needed. Use the caps collected in the forest within a few hours, otherwise they will deteriorate. You cannot freeze them.

To grow boletus at home, you can use the mycelium brought from the forest: having found an adult mushroom in the forest, cut off a layer of earth around it about 25x25 cm. At home, you can completely lay the mycelium in the prepared soil, or divide it into 8–20 pieces.

Buying ready-made mycelium

Growing porcini mushrooms at home is possible with the help of a purchased mycelium. The mycelium of the porcini mushroom can be either dry or already germinated, placed in a substrate. If you intend to purchase it online, choose a trusted and reliable supplier. When buying directly, pay attention: the sprouted mycelium of porcini mushrooms should be red in color with small yellow blotches. The presence of black and green areas, as well as a strong smell of ammonia, indicate that the product is spoiled.

In open areas, planting the mycelium of porcini mushrooms should be carried out under a forest tree. The first harvest can be expected next year. Fruiting from the mycelium lasts on average 3-4 years, but if useful microorganisms (for example, "Baikal EM-1") are added to the water for irrigation, this period can be increased to seven years and, moreover, the yield can be increased.

Selection and preparation of the substrate

To grow mushrooms in the garden, you can use a purchased substrate or cook it yourself. To do this, you need to mix straw, sawdust of deciduous trees, sunflower husks. Other sources recommend alternating layers: one from a mixture of dead leaves with sawdust, the second from the same mixture with the addition of soil. It is important that none of the components contain rot and mold. Before planting mushrooms, the substrate must be properly moistened, and it is recommended to use boiling water or steam - this will at the same time kill harmful bacteria.

Growing features

First, decide where you will grow your crop: in a basement, a greenhouse or on a plot. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages.

First, consider how to grow a porcini mushroom on the site.

The cultivation of porcini mushrooms in a personal plot assumes the presence of coniferous or deciduous forest trees there. Fruit mushrooms will not work - you need to grow porcini mushrooms in the country away from any cultivated plants, be it trees, shrubs or vegetables.

Remove the top layer of earth (about 15 cm) around the selected tree. It is desirable that the roots are exposed at the same time, but in no case should they be damaged. If using a spore infusion, pour it on the ground (approximately 350 ml per 25 cm2). Then cover again with earth and water abundantly - either along the trunk or with shallow irrigation. In this way, you can plant a porcini mushroom in the country in August-September.

To plant mycelium, make a 1.5 sq. m in diameter and 30 cm deep. Place the substrate in it, alternating it with the ground in 10 cm layers. The height of such a bed should be 20 cm above ground level. Plant the mycelium in the substrate in a checkerboard pattern at a distance of 30 cm between the bags. Carefully water the garden bed, cover it with a layer of fallen leaves.

Planting mycelium can be carried out from May to September.

Caring for planted mushrooms consists mainly of abundant watering. For the winter, it is recommended to cover them with a thick layer of foliage, spruce branches or straw.

When growing mushrooms indoors, it must first be sterilized with a 1% chlorine solution, otherwise pests may start, including various types of mold and parasitic insects.

Growing mushrooms in a greenhouse or in a basement implies creating a warm and humid microclimate, since it will not work to grow many porcini mushrooms in dry air. In order for the greenhouse atmosphere to meet these requirements, it is recommended to install several barrels of water or wet sawdust there.

The substrate for the premises is the same as for open areas. In the basement, bags with small incisions are filled with them. Sowing is recommended with mycelium. The bags should be placed no closer than 5 cm from each other.

During the incubation period (until the caps appear), the temperature should be maintained at + 23–25 ° C; a temperature of +30 ° C will destroy most of the myceliums of the grown crop.

Lighting is not required at this time. In the greenhouse, it is advisable to muffle it as much as possible, in the basement it is simply not to turn it on. Airing is not necessary, but the humidity should not be more than 90%, so that mold does not start. Also, for its prevention, disinfection is periodically done with a chlorine solution.

Growing mushrooms need different care: when the caps appear, the temperature is lowered to +10 ° C. Now the greenhouse or cellar should be well ventilated - oxygen is necessary for the normal development of boletus. Lighting is required for 5-6 hours a day. To grow porcini mushrooms in a greenhouse, it must be muted, without direct sunlight. It is advisable to spray mushrooms from a spray bottle 2 times a day: this will make their structure denser. The first crop can usually be taken in 20-25 days.

Moldy bags must be removed from the premises immediately. Mushrooms cannot be grown on them, but they can become a good fertilizer.

Please note: boletus can hardly take root without trees, and the first attempts to grow in the basement may be unsuccessful. But if you intend to start breeding porcini mushrooms in this way, choose the Dutch mycelium: in Holland, a boletus variety was bred, which grows most easily "in captivity".

But having mastered all the subtleties, indoors you can get a harvest of mushrooms all year round or even start growing porcini mushrooms on an industrial scale: since growing boletus is more difficult than champignon or oyster mushroom, it is much more appreciated.

Mushroom picker tips

Finally - small secrets of mushroom growing.

When self-collecting seed, the boletus that grew near the type of tree that is on your site will take root better. When physically transferring mycelium, their appearance must necessarily match.

It is recommended to disinfect the substrate or soil with a solution of tannins 2-3 hours before planting. It can be made from cheap black tea: pour 50-100 g of 1 liter of boiling water and brew until it cools completely. Another option is oak bark. It will need 30 g per 1 liter of water. The bark should be boiled for an hour, adding water to the original volume as it boils. Each "mushroom" tree needs 2-3 liters of one of these solutions.

Video "Self-cultivation of porcini mushrooms"

From this video you will learn how to grow porcini mushrooms on your site.

Many people like to pick mushrooms in the forest. But it is much more pleasant if they grow up in the country or on their own personal plot. If you start growing porcini mushrooms at home, you can get a good profit. We will tell you how to organize such a business from scratch in this article.

Growing conditions

The porcini mushroom is the most valuable of all edible mushrooms. It is distinguished by a thick white leg and a fleshy brown cap. Delicious aromatic soups, sauces and other dishes are prepared from this product. Such a product is highly valued in the market, therefore porcini mushrooms are the most expensive catch in the basket of every mushroom picker.

If you are interested in growing porcini mushrooms as a business, first of all, you need to create the necessary conditions for their ripening.

You can do this business:

• In the greenhouse;
• Basement;
• Warehouse room;
• On an old farm, etc.

The easiest option is to grow porcini mushrooms in your backyard. This is a great business idea for the countryside and the countryside, for the implementation of which you do not need any special knowledge or skills.

The most important thing is a well-ventilated place. Myceliums, like any other living organisms, cannot exist without oxygen. In addition, they emit a large amount of carbon dioxide, so there must be good ventilation in the room.

Another important point that should not be overlooked is the temperature regime of + 8-12 degrees. In the cold season, you can install a small stove in the room or connect heating radiators to maintain a comfortable temperature for growing mushrooms.

The next important factor is humidity. Myceliums dry out quickly, so the humidity level in the room should not be lower than 90-92%. To do this, you need to install containers filled with water in the room.

If you want to start growing porcini mushrooms in the basement, you need to arrange short-term artificial lighting. But it should be borne in mind that these plants do not like bright light. They grow better in the dark. For more information, watch the video of growing porcini mushrooms, which is posted on the Internet by experienced mushroom growers.

Breeding and care

Before starting a mushroom business, you need to familiarize yourself with its main features. This is a difficult and time-consuming process. The traditional technology of growing porcini mushrooms is as close as possible to natural conditions. Boletus grows best under oak, pine or birch, as their roots must intertwine with tree roots to form a complex symbiosis. Therefore, first of all, you need to find a suitable clearing on your personal plot. Video growing mushrooms at home will help you choose the right place for planting.

Many beginners often ask the question of where to get mushroom seeds for growing at home? The easiest way is to break the cap of an adult mushroom into several small pieces and soak it in cold water for a day. After that, in the area where you plan to breed boletus, you need to carefully remove the top layer of turf without damaging the roots of the trees, and pour out the water saturated with mushroom spores. In the southern regions, the seed is planted in late May and early June. In the middle lane - in late August, early September. If you regularly water the crops, the harvest will appear in the second year.

To speed up the process, you can buy porcini mycelium for growing. In order for it to multiply, you need to dig a small pit, 20-30 cm deep and fill it with a substrate. This can be fallen leaves, tree bark, or any other nutrient mixture. The thickness of the layer is 7–10 cm. The second layer is humus or ordinary earth. The mycelium is evenly scattered over the entire prepared area and a layer of nutrient mixture is again spread, 3 cm thick. From above, the entire area is covered with 3-5 cm of soil from the garden.

If you do not know where to buy mushrooms for growing at home, contact the manufacturers of such products. They usually grow mycelium for their own use and for sale. In order to plant a plot of 10 sq. meters, you need 5 packs of compost mycelium.

Now let's talk about growing porcini mushrooms at home in a greenhouse. Seeds are planted in boxes and placed on special racks, in semi-darkness or in diffused light. Lighting can be turned on for 3-4 hours once a day. To humidify the air, containers filled with water are placed between the boxes. In addition, you need to regularly ventilate the room.If you strictly adhere to these rules, you can get a good harvest. This is a great option for making money in a village without investment, which is suitable even for beginners.

Equipment

To ensure that all the necessary conditions are met, you need to choose the right equipment for growing mushrooms at home. First of all, it is necessary to install a high-quality ventilation and air conditioning system in the room. Water heating boilers can be used for heating. Experienced entrepreneurs who grow mushrooms at home install a separate climate control unit in each chamber. This is a very important point, since certain conditions must be created for mushrooms at different stages of growth.

You will need refrigerators to quickly cool finished products. Their number and size depends on the volume of the crop harvested in 1 hour. You can also purchase refrigeration chambers, in which finished products can be stored for 3 days without loss of quality. Their space should be filled with finished products only to 50% in order to maintain air circulation. You will also need racks and seeding boxes.

We should not forget about the packaging of finished products. These can be small plastic boxes, plastic bags, cans, etc. If you plan to produce mycelium yourself, you need to buy an autoclave.

Financial investments and profit

In order to organize such a business at home, you will need about 10-40 thousand rubles. Mycelium can be purchased without any problems in specialized stores or from experienced mushroom growers for 100-700 rubles per 1 kg.

Judging by the reviews, the cultivation of porcini mushrooms as a business is not highly profitable, therefore, amateur mushroom growers are usually involved in this business. At the moment, only Germany and Poland are engaged in the cultivation of mushrooms on an industrial scale. Since the demand for such products in our country significantly exceeds the supply, they are bought abroad at fabulous prices.

With proper care, 200–250 kg of porcini mushrooms can be harvested from 1 hectare per season. One kilogram of fresh produce costs 200-300 rubles. Dried mushrooms can be sold for 2-3 times more. In the capital, their cost reaches 5-7 thousand rubles. If you create all the necessary conditions, you can get a good harvest all year round and earn decent money on it.

Sales channels

In principle, there is always an increased demand for such a product, therefore, there are usually no special problems with the sale of mushrooms. Some wholesalers buy their produce on the vine and wait for it to grow.

If you are growing porcini mushrooms in your country house, you can sell them on the market. Such products are sold fresh, dried, frozen, salted and pickled. Another additional source of income is the cultivation of porcini mycelium. It can be sold through advertisements in local media or on the internet.

Additional sources of income

If you are looking to start your own business in the countryside, the simplest idea is to grow vegetables as a business. But in order to start producing such products, you will have to rent land and special equipment. Novice entrepreneurs who do not have a large start-up capital can, at first, build a small greenhouse on their personal plot and organize the cultivation of dill and parsley as a business. Such products are in great demand all year round. In the cold season, 1 kg of greens costs 300-400 rubles, so you can make good money on this.

You can also build a profitable oyster mushroom business. They grow quickly and do not require much maintenance. The most important thing is to strictly adhere to the technology. To grow oyster mushrooms, you will need plastic bags, plant substrate and mycelium.If you do not have suitable premises, you can start growing mushrooms at home on stumps or logs.

Another lucrative option is truffle growing as a business. It is a very rare mushroom that is highly regarded in the market. It grows in oak and beech forests underground at a depth of about 30 cm. One kilogram of truffles, depending on the species, costs $ 500-5000. Making such products at home is a rather costly business, since for this you need to create the necessary conditions and purchase an expensive mycelium. The first crop can only be harvested after 6 years. If you can wait patiently for that long, truffle cultivation is a huge profit. This is a great option for people who are interested in what kind of business can be opened in the countryside in order to receive a decent income in the future.

If you want to organize the cultivation of mushrooms at home as a business, you must first read the special literature in order to choose the right compost. The amount of mycelium that is needed for laying beds with mushrooms depends on its quality.

The substrate for growing mushrooms consists of the following components:

• Dry straw;
• Fresh manure or chicken droppings;
• Chalk or plaster;
• Ammonium sulfate.

It takes 22-26 days to prepare the substrate. It is laid in layers and watered daily with water. The finished compost is covered with earth and mycelium is planted in it.

Business benefits

• If you organize the cultivation of porcini mushrooms in a greenhouse all year round, such a business will bring a decent stable income. Products that could not be sold fresh can be frozen, dried or canned;
• You can gradually develop your business, depending on the profit made;
• The mushroom production process can be suspended and resumed at any time;
• Experts recommend starting such a business with small volumes. If you have never encountered such a case, carefully watch the video of growing porcini mushrooms at home and read specialized literature. When you gain the necessary experience, you can gradually increase production and expand sales markets.

conclusions

Summing up, I would like to note that growing porcini mushrooms in a greenhouse, on a personal plot or in a basement is quite a profitable business. But it requires a serious and responsible attitude. To get the maximum income, you need to strictly adhere to the technology and use only high-quality raw materials.

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