Dry mycelium of the mushroom "Giant Puffball"
Giant Puffball / Leucopaxillus giganteus — an edible mushroom of the family Tricholomataceae. The cap is fleshy, convex or funnel-shaped, white-cream-colored, with cracked edges. The flesh is thick and dense, white or cream-colored. The gills are numerous, white or cream-colored. The stem is stout, short, covered with white hairs.
Giant Puffball produces the antibiotic clitocybin, active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Cultivation of Giant Puffball on a homestead plot: in a shaded area, on a 2.5-3 m² plot, dug 30 cm deep, and filled with nutrient mix.
First layer: (spread on the bottom) fallen leaves, grass, or tree bark (10 cm).
Second layer: forest compost or soil under trees (10 cm). Then evenly spread dry mycelium previously mixed with 1 liter of dry soil over the entire area.
Third layer: plant residues, like in the first layer, but 3 cm thick.
Fourth layer: garden soil (3-5 cm). After sowing, water by drip method.
The first mushrooms will appear in 1.5-2 months, then every 1-1.5 weeks.
In indoor settings, cultivate the same way, but plant in containers. The mycelium can live up to 5 years. Cultivation can be done any time of the year.
