6 ways to grow mushrooms at home

Honey mushrooms are one of the most popular mushrooms, since they can not only be collected in the forest, but also grown independently in your country house or balcony. Summer and winter varieties of honey agaric are best suited for breeding at home. They are not whimsical and do not require much effort, even for a beginner.

In what conditions do mushrooms grow

It is easy to arrange conditions for the growth of honey agarics both at home and in a summer cottage or garden. The best time for planting planting material outdoors is in April-May or August., and in the house (warm balcony, basement) throughout the year.

With a uniform and high level of humidity, the mycelium develops rapidly, which has a beneficial effect on the growth of mushrooms. The building must be well ventilated, it can be a window or built-in ventilation. Light for the growth of mushrooms is not needed bright, it can be grown almost in semi-darkness. Only then will the mushroom caps be pale, but this will not affect their taste. At the dacha for planting honey agarics, it is better to choose a shady place so that the wood on which the mycelium is located does not dry out.

Methods for growing honey agarics at their summer cottage

You can grow mushrooms using the following methods:

• in the basement on bags;
• on logs;
• in greenhouses;
• in banks;
• on the stump.

In the basement on the bags

The room must be disinfected before planting. The basement should be well ventilated all year round. It needs to be heated in winter.

For soil for sowing mycelium, use:

• shredded straw;
• foliage trees;
• woody sawdust;
• husk seeds;
• ready-made blocks substrate.

All plant components are steamed with hot water for 12 hours for disinfection from pests and mold. After cooling, add honey agaric mycelium (according to the manufacturer's instructions) and mix thoroughly. Then the mixture is laid out in dense polyethylene bags from 5 to 50 kg. Tied bags are stacked on shelves or hung in the basement.

After three days, holes are cut in the bags about 5-6 cm. After 14-20 days, the mushrooms will sprout and become noticeable.

On the logs

They can be used to grow mushrooms both on the street and in the house at temperatures from +10 to + 25 ° С. The larch log should not be rotten, but moist and barked. Length 300-500 mm, diameter 200-500 mm. If it is dry, then it is soaked in water for two or three days. Then they are pulled out and allowed to drain off the water.

You can grow mushrooms on logs in three ways:

1. Holes are made in the logs 1 cm in size, 4 cm long and at a distance of 10-12 cm from each other. Mycelium on wood sticks is inserted into them. At the same time, hands must be absolutely clean. After that, the logs are wrapped with plastic wrap, making several holes in it so that the air can pass inside. Then they are transferred to a damp, darkened room. At 20 ° C the log will be overgrown with honey agaric mycelium within 3-4 months.
2. In the infield on the shady side dig a hole deep 15 cm and water it. Then wood is placed in it with a mushroom stick in a horizontal position. The soil around the planting is sprinkled with wood ash to scare away the snails. Watering is carried out regularly so that the earth does not dry out.Cover with leaves for the winter.

3. You can also prepare a prepared log put in a tub or barrel with soil, and put on the balcony. For normal growth, you need to constantly maintain a temperature from +10 to + 25 ° C and high humidity.

In the greenhouse

Greenhouses and greenhouses are well suited for the temperature and humidity levels for growing mushrooms. Logs, stumps, logs are moistened and placed in a greenhouse. After that, holes are made in the wood and myceliums are laid, or they can be poured with a solution containing fungal spores. The planting is watered regularly to maintain moisture, and also monitor the air temperature. It is also possible to grow mushrooms in greenhouses in jars, bags or on substrate blocks.

In banks

This method of growing mushrooms allows you to do without personal plots. The jar can be placed on the balcony or on the windowsill.

A substrate is made for the growth of the mycelium - a mixture of sawdust (better than larch species) and bran in a ratio of 3: 1. For one day, it is poured with water, then squeezed out and not strongly compacted.

After the mixture has cooled, a depression is made in it with a clean stick to the bottom of the jar and the mushroom mycelium is placed. The container is closed with a lid with holes and covered with wet cotton wool to maintain moisture. The jar is removed to a dark and warm place. As it dries, the cotton wool is moistened.

The mycelium will sprout in a month, and after 15-20 days the first mushrooms will appear. As soon as the mushrooms rise, the container is placed on the windowsill on the north side, or darkened from the sun. When they grow to the lid, it is removed and the neck of the can is wrapped with a wide strip of cardboard. This will help the mushrooms to hold on during growth. To maintain moisture, the mushrooms are sprayed with water. As it grows, the crop is cut off, and the remaining legs are pulled out. In 14-20 days, new mushrooms will grow.

Growing on a tree stump

Planting mycelium on a stump is done in a warm, but not hot season. In the forest, on old stumps or tree trunks, they find mycelium and separate its part along with a piece of wood. For planting, recesses are cut out in the hemp, and pieces of mycelium are laid in size 1-2 cm. Then cover with wet moss or sawdust. The soil around it is watered, preventing it from drying out.

Disputed breeding method

Overripe mushroom caps with a dark brown color underneath are selected. They put them in a container and fill them with clean water on 24 hours. Then, without getting them out of the water, rub them with your hands. The resulting mass is filtered. A solution containing spores is poured over stumps or logs with notches made in them. Thanks to them, the wood is better impregnated. Then they are covered with wet moss or sawdust. Spores germinate for a long time, mushrooms will grow only after 1-2 years. After the mycelium has grown on wood or hemp, it can be propagated. For this, a part of it is carefully separated and transplanted to a new place.

You need to buy mycelium only in specialized stores, since the goods are stored in them in the correct conditions. If, during the cultivation of winter mushrooms in containers, the temperature rises high, then they should be put in the refrigerator for several days. The temperature should be no more than + 8 ° С, but not less than + 4 ° С.