Mushrooms are rich in protein, various vitamins and microelements. Mushrooms can be used to prepare both first and second courses. However, to prepare dishes it is not at all necessary to go to the forest or to the store for this product. Mushrooms can also be grown on stumps. This method allows you to always have fresh mushrooms in stock or make preparations from them.
What mushrooms can grow on stumps
There are several types of edible mushrooms that can grow on old stumps:
- Honey mushrooms. These mushrooms have a long stalk, a membranous ring and a light brown or reddish cap. Such mushrooms can be grown on the stumps of pine, poplar or spruce trees. The color of their cap depends on where they are grown.
- Oyster mushrooms. These mushrooms have several varieties. Oyster mushrooms are distinguished by the presence of a light cap and a curved stem. Young specimens of orange oyster mushrooms have excellent taste. Oyster mushrooms are resistant to frost. Their cap is dark gray.
- Tiger sawfoils. Such mushrooms usually grow from mid-summer to mid-autumn on the stumps of deciduous trees. They have excellent taste and aroma.
How to grow mushrooms on stumps
The process of growing mushrooms on stumps consists of several stages:
- Organization of the process.Preparations for growing should begin closer to spring. It is important that the stumps are in a shaded area. There should be no mold on the wood. It should also be damp.
- Inoculation of mycelium. Sowing stumps with planting material is usually carried out in April, after warm weather sets in. The mycelium can be colonized in specially created holes on the side of the stump or around the circumference. Planting material must be placed in the middle of the holes and covered with sawdust or moss.
- Growing. Stumps with mycelium should be placed in a humid and well-ventilated area. The stumps should be located at a short distance from each other, and the spaces between them can be filled with straw. The top of the stumps must also be sprinkled with straw. It is important to moisten the top layer from time to time. The appearance of a white coating indicates the emergence of a fungus. The stumps should then be placed outdoors in a shaded area. Stumps should be planted in a shallow hole, the bottom of which is lined with wet leaves.
The soil around the stumps needs to be moistened periodically. With proper care, the first harvest can be harvested in the fall.
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