How to grow Portobello Mushrooms
Portobello mushrooms have put their hands up on restaurant menus around North America. And why not? They’ve got excellent nutritional value and, making use of their large size, Portobellos are hearty enough to get a low fat entre. I usually have Portobellos on hand during barbecue season because they are positively delicious when grilled. Since [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] i have eat so many of them, I wondered if I should start growing them myself. I did a little digging, and here’s what I learned about growing mushrooms.
Mushrooms, being fungi, tend not to grow like a regular garden vegetable. These are generated [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] from spores, not seeds. They contain no chlorophyll. When growing, their nutrients are delivered from your medium they are grown in and absorbed through the root system supporting the mushroom, which is sometimes called the mycelium. The fruit with the mycelium is the mushroom cap and stem that we are used to seeing in food markets.
The medium varies, depending on the type of mushroom. Sawdust, manure and compost are commonly used as substrate in mushroom farming. To ensure mushrooms to grow, the medium must contain mushroom spores. But getting the spores [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] in there is not always easy. The spores from a mushroom have to be collected and then accustomed to inoculate grains or seeds to create spawn (the *****alent of seeds). The definition of "inoculate" has connotations of the doctor’s office, and the comparison is a reasonable one: in commercial mushroom farming, the operation of collecting spores and growing spawn is completed in a sterile lab. As such, growing mushrooms on your own may not be the best option for either the casual gardener or the hardcore green thumb.
Mushroom Growing Kits
If you are interested in growing your personal mushrooms, you can order kits which contain pre inoculated media or which need you to do the inoculation yourself. There are numerous sources available online a simple Google search for mushroom growing kits can result in many vendors. The kits add some low end box of mycelium and medium for indoor growing (about $30 $40), to higher end (and more complicated) "systems" that let you inoculate your own substrate, for which range from $300 and $500.
A look at the low end kit demonstrates the overall growing process. After receiving your kit, you have to maintain a proper temperature and moisture level throughout the incubation period that’s required for the mycelium to colonize the substrate. This process usually takes a week to 10 days. The next step is to make the fruiting of the mycelium by keeping the kit moist and, in the case of Portobellos, dark. (The requirement for darkness, often regarded as common to all mushrooms, is really unique to Portobellos and their relatives the White and Crimini mushroom. Other varieties, like Shiitake and Oyster mushrooms, require some light.)
Most kits use a tent to retain moisture, but you do need to spray regularly. So you need to use the right kind of water chlorine is a no no, so if you must use regular faucet water, you need to let it [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] sit overnight therefore the chlorine can evaporate.
Most kits produce mushrooms in a couple of weeks. Each harvest is known as flush and you can expect about 2-3 flushes per kit. Portobello kits yield about 3 6 pounds of mushrooms over ninety days.
If, after trying an indoor kit, you decide to get sincere about about growing your own gourmet mushrooms, you can attempt the even more labor intensive outdoor mushroom log. I, conversely, will continue to harvest my Portobellos in the crop at the local supermarket.
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