The porcini mushrooms are one of the most popular in the kitchen, much loved for his versatility and for its unique flavor.

With the name of Porcini is usually referred to a fungus of the genus Boletus, a squat appearance, and often large. It 'a symbiotic fungus and gregarious, common in woods of chestnut and oak, fir and beech in.

The collection of fungi in the woods is an praticatissima and therefore regulated in many areas by regular controls to prevent the depletion or defacement of the environment.

Not all of course have the opportunity to go personally to collect their own mushrooms. And even the skills: the research requires some skill, experience and knowledge of the area.

The sorting is then done with care, since the risk of poisoning if the consumption of edible mushrooms is very high and can have serious consequences.

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of shesparticular (aka Kate Jackson)

shiitake mushrooms

Mushrooms provide a good source of protein and other nutrients, as well as being tasty. I chose to cultivate my favorite qualities: Shiitake and Oyster. These fungi are very different from each other as in taste and appearance.

Obviously there are lots of varieties to choose from, most of which can be grown without any major problems following the same criteria. It will be enough to inform the type of substrate from your favorite mushroom and you'll be fine.

The growing medium is also chosen based on the space available, in addition to the variety of fungi to grow.
For example, I live in a studio in the city without outdoor space, and I have so much space to devote to growing in my apartment.

You can find many online kits fully prepared to start cultivation.
The substrate is composed of sawdust, wood chips or corn in bags or boxes, or there are old wooden logs preinoculati with the spores. With time and space and the possibility of obtaining pieces of cherry or oak can also try to be inoculated if 'spores.
I decided to do some 'my way and, as you will see, using a roll of toilet paper.

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of Noucetta Kedhi

The roots usually do not receive the attention they deserve.
This happens in almost all the techniques of cultivation, but it is a problem particularly relevant where hydroponics is very exposed and vulnerable to the health of plants and the success of the harvest depends in large part to the roots of the attention.

The plants usually know to look after 'themselves and have a certain factor of self-sufficiency in optimal conditions. If the environment degrades every living creature as the plants become subject to attack.

The good grower will then do everything to keep the parameters surrounding ideal: this is by providing a rigorous cleaning of the growroom, oxygenation of the water, setting a constant temperature and humidity, excellent drainage of the substrate, and a efficient ventilation. ... Read more

of prof. Giuseppe Lanzi

In the cultivation of mushrooms distinguish two important operational: the preparation of substrates cultivation and production of mushrooms.
Companies that implement both of these operating times are described as "mushroom closed-loop" and are usually of significant size and occupy tens (and hundreds) of people. The plant for the preparation of the substrate is in fact very sophisticated and expensive and, for shock absorbers, and a maximum continuous use of its facilities and production capacity: this thing that can not be implemented on a small mushroom.
And 'why in Italy, as indeed throughout Europe, it has become increasingly differentiating the activity of the preparation of the substrate from the production of mushrooms. ... Read more