Posted by Steve Peek on January 8, 2010, 11:45 am
>>
>>>
>>>>I know of a good many people who have tried the morel
>>>>kits and have failed
>>>
>>> Why is that? Is it the quality of the kit, the difficulty of starting
>>> this variety, or something else?
>>
>>There are about 70 different species in the genus Morchella. Many are
>>symbiotic with other plant species. The only one that I know of that is
>>not
>>{and consequently reasonably easy to grow to fruiting (at least for 1
>>season)} is the burn site morel. Kits have been sold for many years, but
>>I'm
>>still doubtful of the success rate. The average gardener should pick
>>something easy and proven like oyster mushrooms, etc., etc...
>>Steve
>>
> Thanks Steve, (good name BTW). I have been on the mushroom journey for
> a short time and the info is appreciated.
> I to had a failure of morels and didn't quite understand what to
> attribute it to.
If you have the interest you should look for the website for the North
American Mycological Association (NAMA for short). There are clubs all over
the country.
Steve
Posted by Steve on January 8, 2010, 1:49 pm
>If you have the interest you should look for the website for the North
>American Mycological Association (NAMA for short). There are clubs all over
>the country.
Thanks again!
Posted by Pavel314 on January 8, 2010, 8:29 am
> >>I know of a good many people who have tried the morel
> >>kits and have failed
> > Why is that? Is it the quality of the kit, the difficulty of starting
> > this variety, or something else?
> There are about 70 different species in the genus Morchella. Many are
> symbiotic with other plant species. The only one that I know of that is not
> {and consequently reasonably easy to grow to fruiting (at least for 1
> season)} is the burn site morel. Kits have been sold for many years, but I'm
> still doubtful of the success rate. The average gardener should pick
> something easy and proven like oyster mushrooms, etc., etc...
> Steve
That's encouraging. The morels I bought are supposed to grow best on a
burn site according to the booklet that came with the spawn, so that's
probably what I have. I worked a lot of ashes and oak chips into the
soil before innoculating, as advised by the booklet and various
Internet sites.
Paul
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>>>
>>>>I know of a good many people who have tried the morel
>>>>kits and have failed
>>>
>>> Why is that? Is it the quality of the kit, the difficulty of starting
>>> this variety, or something else?
>>
>>There are about 70 different species in the genus Morchella. Many are
>>symbiotic with other plant species. The only one that I know of that is
>>not
>>{and consequently reasonably easy to grow to fruiting (at least for 1
>>season)} is the burn site morel. Kits have been sold for many years, but
>>I'm
>>still doubtful of the success rate. The average gardener should pick
>>something easy and proven like oyster mushrooms, etc., etc...
>>Steve
>>
> Thanks Steve, (good name BTW). I have been on the mushroom journey for
> a short time and the info is appreciated.
> I to had a failure of morels and didn't quite understand what to
> attribute it to.