Homesteading (23) Homegrown porcini
Magda bought a tube of mushroom roots in gel from a Polish firm in Spring 2009. She squeezed about a teaspoon into each individual hole and then covered the …
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Hey, that’s a good idea!
Sympractic
February 17, 2014 at 4:24 pm
The key thing is that the boletus has a mycorrhizaic (symbiotic)
relationship with hardwood trees so the mushroom roots have to be inserted
into the soil at the edge of the foliage umbrella. I think planting on a
lawn would be too difficult because of the mowing – would be better in a
more semi-wild location.
Ivan Kinsman
February 17, 2014 at 5:18 pm
No, we just bought the boletus (porcini). I know – the site should have an
English translation for non-Poles. You can always use Google translate for
some of the Polish text.
Ivan Kinsman
February 17, 2014 at 5:34 pm
can they grow under the nut, hazelnur or pine?
krunoslav hajdarović
February 17, 2014 at 5:41 pm
@erfrye See the blurb describing the video.
Ivan Kinsman
February 17, 2014 at 6:15 pm
They prefer hardwood – oak, beech and some grow near silver birch. However,
when we pick wild ones we find them among the pine trees so I think it
could work.
Ivan Kinsman
February 17, 2014 at 6:52 pm
That is very interesting I wish there was something like that available
over here.
Dale Calder
February 17, 2014 at 7:02 pm
Was the product a blend of eight different mushrooms? I don’t speak polish,
so I’m having a difficult time figuring out which product to buy.
smile andsing
February 17, 2014 at 7:54 pm
Thanks for sharing they look just like king boletes. Can the spores be
spead out in a lawn? If they sprout fast enough maybe the mowing can be
delayed until they are ready for picking ? Must they be grown near an oak
tree ?
trentontrading
February 17, 2014 at 8:07 pm
Thanks werry much!!! 🙂
krunoslav hajdarović
February 17, 2014 at 9:02 pm
how do you plant them?
1/4 Acre Homestead
February 17, 2014 at 9:29 pm