Mycelium Spores Spawn Dried Seeds
Weight: about 10 g Royal Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii)
Royal Oyster, almost the most delicious mushroom among the Royal Oyster, as its name says. Oyster mushroom is popular in Europe. It is a fleshy, thick fungus, it is easily grown and grows well on solid wood species. Hat. Diameter 3-12 cm, in young mushrooms it is round, convex, it widens with age, it looks like a funnel, the edges of young mushrooms are wrapped inside, with age the edges unfold. Leg. 3-7 cm long, thick, located in the center, tapering downwards.
GROWING INSTRUCTION Oyster Blue stocking (Colombian)
Growing of mushrooms on wood (extensive method)
Oyster mushrooms are grown on tree stumps in greenhouses or cellars, in shady places on the plot. Freshly chopped aspen, poplar or oak trunks are cut into chunks 30-40 cm in length and 15-25 cm in diameter. In the prepared sections, holes with a depth of 4-5 cm are drilled. And a diameter of 2 cm. Or make the notches over the entire area, or the notches with an ax. In these holes put a little mycelium, then cover with pieces of bark, chips, sawdust or moss, so that the mycelium does not fall out of them. The air in the room should not be dry, with a relative humidity of 90%. At lower humidity, water can be sprayed. In 2-3 months the mycelium of the fungus permeates all the churks. In the future, the chocks can be taken out of the room and each chuck is buried in the ground at 10-15 cm deep in a shaded place, where direct sunlight does not reach. And you can land at once in the garden, moreover, at any time of the year, even in winter. Winter mycelium is not afraid. During this period it is necessary to water chocks. Mushrooms, planted on wood, grow 5-6 years.
Consumption rate: one package of mycelium is enough for 5.0 kg of wood.
Growing mushrooms on plant residues (intensive method)
Substrate
Straw or sunflower husks are used as a substrate. Straw and husk should be of good quality, with no signs of rot and mold. Before processing, it is desirable to chop the straw, at home it will be sufficient to grind to 3-7 cm. Grinding makes the straw compact and more accessible to the enzymes of the mycelium.
Substrate preparation
For home use, simple pasteurization options can be used, for example, with boiling water. The substrate is poured with water at a temperature of 80-90 ° C and held for 3-4 hours for husks or 7-8 hours for straw. Then the water is drained, and the substrate (straw or husk) should cool to a temperature of 20-30 ° C. Before sowing the mycelium and packing, the moisture content of the substrate is approximately determined: if the substrate is compressed in the hand, water droplets should appear between the fingers, which corresponds to the optimum humidity of the substrate-70%. In case of waterlogging, water will flow down in trickles.
Formation of substrate blocks
Then, the well cooled and wrung out substrate is mixed with the mycelium. Put the compost in a transparent plastic bag. To tie. For air exchange, make several incisions 3-5 cm across the entire area of the package. A ready-made mushroom block was obtained.
Fruiting
Germination of mycelium lasts 15 - 18 days at a temperature of 14 - 28 ° C. When fruiting, natural and active ventilation is used. Illuminate substrate blocks only during fruiting, and in open areas and in rooms with windows, normal day-night mode is considered. In those places where the rudiments of fruiting bodies appeared, they carefully cut the film. Fruiting takes 2-3 weeks. In 5-7 days between the waves. The first three waves bring the greatest harvest.