Country Life in Japan: 田舎暮らし/二拠点生活

Country life in traditional Japanese house

原木椎茸 / Shiitake mushroom

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ご近所の方にお声掛け頂いて、原木椎茸の菌付けに挑戦しました。
500円ほどで種菌を購入し、栗の木を剪定した際の廃木を分けて頂き、それに穴を開けて植え付けました。
春まで日陰で乾かさないように置いておき、その後、日陰で壁などに立て掛けて3年ほど経てば、栗の木の養分を吸って椎茸が育つみたいです。
気の長い話ですが、数年後が楽しみです。

We tried Shiitake mushroom cultivation as our neighbor asked us if we were interested in.
We bought the fungal thread for just about 500 yen, made some small holes on the surface of cut chestnut trees, and put the fungal in each hole.
We placed them on the ground in the shade to keep them not drying out until spring, and then will lean them against a wall in the shade for a few years. Shiitake mushrooms will grow by taking nutrients of the trees.
This takes time but is fun, and we are looking forward to having Shiitake mushrooms a few years later!

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