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- To grow mushrooms: In the garden or in the house
- The life cycle of ready-made biophilic cultures
- In the winter it goes off in the cellar
- Make nutrient media for mushroom substrates yourself?
- But is it worthwhile growing mushrooms in the garden?
In the fall is mushroom time: Whether in the woods, in the garden or on the terrace
To grow mushrooms: In the garden or in the house
Growing delicious mushrooms in the garden requires a surprisingly small amount of material. Temperatures of more than 10 ° C are sufficient for an average good harvest, but the only sticking point is that you should bring a little patience to the substrates that are even inoculated with mushroom spawn. Ready-to-use mushroom cultures require far less effort because they are already ready to go and, thanks to their yield-optimized professional special substrate, enable first yields within a few weeks.
The most diverse types of mushroom cultures are supplied in a box, which, covered with foil, in a few steps becomes a small greenhouse. If the optimal temperatures and humidity values are met, which naturally fond of mushrooms, the prefabricated cultures are extremely easy to care for. CONTINUE READING. Here is a brief overview of the popular with gardeners mushrooms:
The life cycle of ready-made biophilic cultures
The substrate blocks, which have already been completely streaked, are already stimulated by the unavoidable vibrations during transport and thrive even at the current autumn temperatures of 18 degrees, so that the first forming fruiting bodies can be perceived after just a few days. Harvest ripe mushrooms in a size of eight to twelve centimeters are now simply carefully turned out or cut clean with a sharp knife. Nothing should remain visible from the stump, as moisture bacteria could settle in such places. After the first harvest, the mushrooms develop by a 20-day rest period before their growth begins anew. This cycle repeats, depending on the variety, between four and five times before the finished substrate is exhausted enough to be placed on the compost.
In the winter it goes off in the cellar
At the latest, when the nighttime outside temperatures fall below the 10-degree mark, the growth can continue in the cellar, because on cold or even frost, the sensitive fungus cultures are not at all. The faint light that penetrates through the cellar window suffices for unrestrained growth, you just have to always provide sufficient moisture. A disused spray bottle is well suited, but it must always be filled with fresh, day-fresh water, as stagnant liquids can rapidly form a harmful bacterial strain that does not do your mushrooms any good.
Make nutrient media for mushroom substrates yourself?
Anyone wishing to be successful must first of all deal with some specific peculiarities of mushroom cultivation. In particular, the following questions should be noted:
And even if all conditions are taken into account with the utmost care, it can come to crop failure, especially for beginners, due to an unfortunately often inevitable wild mushroom infestation.
But is it worthwhile growing mushrooms in the garden?
Clear YES, he certainly does! Why this is so, especially the gourmets among you will discover very quickly, if you have covered your previous fungal needs mainly through the supermarkets. You will be astonished how fine, intense but also versatile even home-grown mushrooms can taste. Of the naturalness of the various organic varieties, which are actually completely free of chemical stress, quite apart. And also with the costs it is very account-friendly. The (almost) carefree packages with ready-made Biopilz cultures for self-cultivation in the garden cost on average between 15.00 and 25.00 euros and are not only a special culinary hobby, but certainly a very unusual gift idea.