The dacha can become a place for harvesting not only garden crops, but also mushrooms, for example, veshenok . For this purpose, not only basements, but also stumps in the garden or in the garden are suitable. Those who first decided to start creating such a mycelium, it will be interesting to learn how to grow oyster mushrooms on stumps at the cottage?
How to grow oyster mushrooms on stumps?
To carry out the process of growing oyster mushrooms in the country and in the garden you will need the following components:
- Logs with a diameter of 15x30 cm and 30x50 cm. Oyster can grow on the stumps of fruit or deciduous trees. You can use such breeds: aspen, poplar, acacia, birch, beech, hornbeam, pear, apple tree and other types of trees. On the stumps there should be no branches and signs of decay, they must be felled a month before the mushroom mycelium is planted. Logs should contain at least 40% moisture. If they are dry, they are soaked in water for 2-3 days and air for several days, placing in a shady place.
- A ready mycelium of oyster mushroom, which can be purchased at a specialized store.
Planting of mycelium on stumps can be made from April to June and from August to September. There are three ways to grow mushrooms: In stumps with a drill to a depth of 5-6 cm, holes with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm are made in staggered order. Then a mycelium is planted in them and covered with duct tape or moss.
From the hemp it is necessary to saw off a small disc (2-3 cm). On the butt of the hemp fill a layer of mycelium 1-2 cm thick. From above it is covered with a sawn-off disc and nailed.
On the hemp slice, a layer of mycelium is poured in 1-2 cm, on top of it another stump is placed on which the mycelium is poured, and the next stump. In this way, you can build a whole column of stumps.
The ends of stumps are covered with a film from above. Once a week, watering stumps (1 square meter about 5 liters of water), the air is periodically moistened, the premises are ventilated. In the room stumps are held for 3-4 months. Then you can harvest.
Having mastered one of these methods, you will know how to mushroom oyster mushrooms in the country. Mushroom will yield for 3-4 years.