Hi all,
This site looks excellent. I should hopefully get my new allotment on Saturday, my back yard is also turned over to more herbs, veggies and fruit you can shake a stick at.....but I need more room!
Anyway just thought I would say hi to everyone. Also, I'm trained plant biologist so hopefully I can also contribute to the site....
Anyway, hi again!
Truffle
Welcome truffle.
Hey Truffle and welcome. Lottie
Big welcome, make yourself at home. Lorna
Hello truffle, great name, and welcome :)
Hi and welcome!!
So....silly question...how do we grow truffles???? :-[
Thought you might know!!
Quote from: katynewbie on August 24, 2005, 17:50:45
Hi and welcome!!
So....silly question...how do we grow truffles???? :-[
Thought you might know!!
Definately a silly question: don't you know all the good truffles are made...chocolate, lashings of rum, chocolate strands yum yum ::)
;D Iain
Yum truffles. Hello ;)
Welcome aboard
;)
Hello truffle - I had to turn my back garden over to flowers when I go a lottie. This year, my OH has killed off the herbs I have had for about 7 years. Looks like I will have to start kleeping these at the lottie too.
Loads of biology pleeeeease.
WElcome to A4A Truffle ! ;D ;)
;) Hi Truffle and welcome aboard ;D do you grow truffles? if so are they easy to grow and what do they taste like? ;D ;D
Don't you need a pig and a forest to find them? Or a Thorntons..... ;) Lottie ;D
Hi everyone, thanks for the replies!
Yes I do indeed grow truffles! I developed some technology a couple of years ago and am currently in the process of getting finance and working with partners to establish 'truffle-plantations'.
They are actually really cool things, they grow in symbiosis with the roots of some trees. The fungus covers the root surface and provides the tree with nutrients and water and adds to the general health/vigour of the tree, in return the tree gives the fungus carbon. These types of fungus are called mycorrhizal by us scientists. Theres even some research to suggest that massive trees can 'feed' saplings through the connection formed by the fungus, much in the way that a mother feeds a child......really weird stuff. ;D
They are also notoriously hard to grow, but we think we've cracked it ;) Just gotta wait around 5-6years before we see a return.
And yes undercarriage plan, your right, we do search for them with pigs (they give off a scent similar to a mating pig) or more usually trained dogs. As for their taste, they are awesome! Very pungent and powerful rich fungi taste, unbelievable, you gotta try em!
Anyway our website is www.MycorrhizalSystems.com and theres some basic info on there if anyone wants to know anything else.
Thanks again and I really glad I found this website!!
Truffle
Hi and welcome,
Do you also know how to grow mushrooms?
Regards
MikeB
Thanks MikeB,
It depends on what kind of mushrooms your talking about. Theres a massive variety that you can grow on decaying logs on your allotment (oyster mushrooms etc) and supermarket-mushroom's you can grow in a cellar. I've grown then successfully in the past and the best way to start is to order some mushroom spawn, theres loads of companies online that sell the kits for growing these kind of mushrooms. I've even grown oyster mushrooms on toilet rolls! Its a lot of fun watching them develop.
What kind do u want to grow?
Truffle
Hi
I was thinking of Shiitake and oyster,
I've tried the kits, get the first 'flush' then everything just dies off.
Regards
MikeB
Hi Truffle/Paul ;D Saw you on Telly in "The Dragons Den" How brave you were to face up to those Dragons and well done for winning over Simon Woodroffe, hope all goes well in your truffle business, good luck. ;)
I do hope that programme returns as I was addicted to it when I first discovered it. 8)
Here's a link to the TV Show...http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/about.shtml
Hi Truffle. Hope you have fun here.
MikeB: Did you use the kits indoors or outdoors on logs? Both mushrooms fruit in the winter, so if they are outdoors on logs you just need to wait until jan/dec for a fruiting.
Roy: Thanks for your kind words, and theres another series this Autumn....i cant wait ;D
ellkebe: cheers!
Hi Truffle ;D
Warm A4A Welcome......Everything sounds so interesting
Welcome on Board.....keep us posted over the Truffle
developement in the Future 8)
Your amongst good friends here 8)
hello there dont spose you know of any wild mushroom hunting,learning etc trips in the London area? Having a little trouble finding one.
Hi Truffle
I guess I'm just being impatient then. O.K. I'll wait until Jan/Dec (on logs outside)
Regards
MikeB