How to grow mushrooms in the country
Ginger - mycorrhizal agaric. In many countries he is considered a delicacy and is preferred to cep. There are many different types of fungus: common saffron, delicious saffron, spruce mushroom, pine saffron.
What do mushrooms look like and where do they grow
The cap for saffron mushroom is funnel-shaped, lamellar, slightly mucous, smooth. The edges are first wrapped and then straight. The color of the hat varies: from orange and orange-red to grayish-olive and green-ocher. The hat has dark concentric circles. The plates are orange or orange-yellow, thick and frequent. On kink or when pressed, they turn green or brown. The leg of the mushroom is hollow and smooth. Usually it is the same color as the mushroom, or slightly lighter. The pulp is orange, with a pleasant resinous aroma. At the site of the cut, it turns green. Spore powder is white, sometimes yellowish pink.
This mushroom is affected by insect larvae from an early age.
These photos show how mushrooms look:
This mushroom grows in coniferous forests - spruce and pine. It can often be found in lighted areas, edges, clearings, in a young forest, on glades, elevated places, roadsides of forest roads. Prefers sandy soil. Grows in groups, can form a “witch circle”. In our country, it is common in the central and northern regions. Ginger can be found in the center of the European part of Russia, in the Urals, the Far East, and Siberia. The camelina begins to bear fruit in June, and ends in October.
It is used for frying, pickling, pickling. Very young mushrooms can be eaten raw, without heat treatment. Before salting, saffron milk can not be soaked, otherwise it will turn green. Salted mushrooms are superior to beef in calories. Ginger can be eaten fried, salted, pickled. When salted, they are not soaked, not boiled, but simply washed and wiped. In ancient times, they were salted in special oak dishes without any spices, so as not to interrupt the natural smell and taste of mushrooms.
How to grow mushrooms in the garden
Ginger can be grown only in natural conditions. For them, you need to choose a place that, by its conditions, does not differ from the place of natural growth of mushrooms. It should take into account the illumination, humidity, soil condition, breed and age of trees. For mushrooms, it is better to choose shaded, but not dark places with free air movement. The soil should be moist and slightly acidic, contain a lot of rotting leaves, needles. But at the same time in the spring it should not be flooded. It can be specially planted for this purpose on a plot of pine or spruce.
Ginger in the country can be sown in the same way as porcini mushrooms, in several ways. Collect hats of old overripe mushrooms in the forest and chop them into pieces.Dry a little on a thin cloth (gauze is suitable for this purpose), periodically turning on the other side. In the selected area, raise the topsoil and lay pieces of a hat under it. Seal well and pour with warm water. Or put pieces of the hat on loose soil and also water it.
The second technology for growing saffron mycelium is to soak old hats in rainwater with added sugar. The next day, mix the mixture well and pour it under the selected trees.
As practice shows, it is possible to grow saffron mushrooms in the garden by transplanting forest mycelium. Why should it be carefully, without damage, dug in the forest in the form of layers measuring 30 x 30 cm and a thickness of 25 cm and brought home. Moreover, it is necessary to ensure that the earth does not shake, otherwise the mycelium will be damaged. Strata of the earth, without waiting for their drying, you must immediately plant under the same trees under which they dug. To do this, dig holes in the right size in advance and carefully transfer layers of earth into them. Then pour rainwater. It is better to transplant mycelium in the morning or in the evening.
You can also lay out old hats in a selected area and cover with moss. In dry weather, they should be watered. After 2 weeks, the moss will rise and underneath it will be possible to see the greenish-purple filaments of the mycelium.
Proper care when growing saffron mushrooms is to water in dry weather. It should be watered either with rain or well water. The first mushrooms will appear only the next year after the landing of the mycelium. When harvesting, mushrooms must be carefully cut with a knife, otherwise the mycelium can be damaged.
