How to grow mushrooms outside

Portobello, Shitake, White Cap, Oyster. These are just a few of the many species of mushrooms offered in your market. True that you buy most mushrooms in the market but would it offer you higher enjoyment when you grow them yourself?

Taking a look at those white globs would make you believe that it might be too tough to grow, much more cultivate mushrooms. But then again, looks can be tricking. And it sure does! Mushrooms are among those things that can undoubtedly capture your creativity. They might seem fragile to look at, but no expert hand is really required to grow these children.

What kind of mushroom do you want to grow?

This is a vital part of the procedure if you want to cultivate your own mushroom garden. The reason that you need to know the kind of mushroom is each mushroom has different requirements. Some mushrooms are better used as dowels and other need to be generates. But for beginners, it is suggested that you use mushroom growing packages so it would be easy to do, plus, this can end up being a small job over autumn or spring.

Another element that you need to consider is the substrate where you are going to "plant" your mushroom generates.

Log Substrate

Some mushrooms are much better planted on logs such as willow, oak and beech. These consist of the oyster mushroom and the shitake mushroom. You do not plant directly onto the logs, really. You need dowels for that. These dowels are saturated with the mycelium, the part of the mushroom from where the mushrooms that we consume spring out. These dowels are then inserted into the log, sealed with some wax to prevent any contamination, saved in a dark and dry place up until the mushrooms are ready to be harvested. The logs should be safeguarded from direct sunlight as well as strong winds. So, better cover them in a black polythene bag. It would take around a year and a half for the fungis to colonize the entire log.

Straw Substrate

Perhapsone of the easiest substrate to deal with is the straw. First, you need to decontaminate the straw. Do this by putting boiling water on the straw. When the straw has cooled sprinkle the generate, which is consisted of in the mushroom package. Ensure that you shake the bag with the straw and the spawn to spread the spawn evenly. Seal the bag. Place this is a dark and moist place. The mushrooms can be gathered in about 6 weeks.

How to Growing Mushrooms Outdoors

This is one of the conventional ways of growing mushrooms. You use grain generate to inoculate the mushrooms into the manure or soil substrate.