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GROWING GOURMET - Anto2ni.it

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394 GROWTH PARAMETERS<br />

Hericium erinaceus grows aggressively on<br />

hardwood sawdust enriched w<strong>it</strong>h bran. Incubatfon<br />

proceeds for two weeks, after which<br />

primordia occur spontaneously. Since fru<strong>it</strong>ings<br />

off vertical faces of the plastic bags are more desirable<br />

than top fru<strong>it</strong>ings, <strong>it</strong> is essential that<br />

holes be punched into the sides of the bags directly<br />

after colonization. Should primordia<br />

form unabated w<strong>it</strong>hin the confines of the sealed<br />

bag, the number and qual<strong>it</strong>y of spines are adversely<br />

affected. Under these cond<strong>it</strong>ions, the<br />

spines elongate, are loosely arranged, and<br />

when they fully develop the mass of the harvested<br />

mushroom is only a fraction of what <strong>it</strong><br />

would have otherwise been.<br />

Few studies on the cultivation of this mushroom<br />

have been published. Most are in<br />

Japanese or Chinese. For further information,<br />

please consult Huguang (1992).<br />

Figure 350. A one pound specimen often develops<br />

when only one primordial s<strong>it</strong>e is allowed per 5<br />

pound bag of supplemented sawdust/chips/bran.<br />

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