We offer the chanterelle mycelium to all mushroom pickers and those gardeners, who love the excellent taste of forest mushrooms, yet have no chance (or do not like to) to pick them. The biological spawn of the magnificent chanterelle offered in our store is intended for planting in the garden in the soil under the trees. One package enables you to harvest rich crops of healthy fruit bodies for over five years!
Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) is a culinary delicacy, whose intensive taste and pleasant aroma cannot be matched by any other mushroom. A relatively small fruit body that grows 3 - 6 cm tall consists of a flat or funnel-shaped cap with rolled down edges, a hymenophore with characteristic lamellae and an erect stem that narrows downwards. All parts of this fungus take on an attractive, yellow-orange or yellow colour, that resembles the yolk of a hen's egg. The flesh with an appetizing, peppery flavour and pale green colour is firm, hard, crunchy and delicious. The fruit bodies may be harvested from early summer to early autumn and then preserved, steamed, fried, served with roasted meat, potatoes, eggs or in soups and cream soups.
High productivity belongs to one of the chanterelles biggest assets. Large clusters of the golden-yellow fruit bodies may be found in coniferous, broad-leaved and mixed forests on permeable, sandy soils. These hard mushrooms are resistant to pests, hence are very popular among mushroom pickers what makes them hard to find in the populated areas. You may plant them easily in your own garden - you only need to dig a few small holes and fill it with the ready-made soil mixed with peat and then with mycelium. One package is sufficient to plant three holes 30 - 40 cm wide and 15 cm deep. After covering the spawn with the remaining peat soil you need to tamp it down, water and cover with mulch. Chanterelles grow well in moss and among needles in acidic soil, so you will achieve the best results after covering the cultures with a layer of forest humus. You should also remember that chanterelle is mycorrhizal, what means that it lives in symbiosis with certain tree species. It bears richest crops in the neighbourhood of spruces, pines, oaks, beeches and hornbeams.
The package contains ground biological spawn (mycelium) on grain. Detailed growing instructions have been included in the package information. You may plant the mycelium all season long, from mid-April to October. The producer estimates the probability of successful chanterelle development for 85 - 87%. The emergence of mushrooms depends on the environmental conditions and proper site preparation: please remember that chanterelle lives in mycorrhizal symbiosis with coniferous trees and some broad-leaved species. It also needs watering in the longer summer drought periods.
GardenSeedsMarket - has been in business for more than a decade and from the very beginning we have made the quality of our products the top priority. Throughout the years we have delivered the best quality goods to tens of thousands of customers from all over the world. Their satisfaction proves that we had chosen the right way.
All seeds we sell are subject to a multi-level quality control checks and only then are carefully packed and dispatched. Our products have been awarded numerous certificates and comply with the highest standards of the European Union. Our employees are experienced gardeners who are more than happy to answer your every question.
Where do our seeds come from?
All of the seeds sold in our shop come from the best producers from across the European Union. Thanks to a long-standing cooperation with them we were able to develop the most adequate storing and dispatch conditions, guaranteeing that you always receive fresh and carefully tested batches of seeds. Exclusion of the middlemen from the whole process not only makes it possible for us to avoid sending out-of-date seeds that might have been lying too long on a warehouse shelf, but also ensures the most attractive price for top quality products.
The quality control process
All our seeds must pass a four-stage quality control process.
Stage one begins with a careful selection of the suppliers. Than we proceed with controlling their crops, foreign producers are not excluded from the quality control process. Plants are checked at every stage of their development: when they start to grow, during blooming and when they start bearing fruit (seeds). At this stage the most important thing is to ensure proper spacing of the plants. Thanks to that obtaining the desired morphological characteristics of each particular species or variety, such as colour, height and shape, can be ensured.
Stage two consists of a detailed verification tests in laboratory conditions. With the use of the highest quality equipment by the highly qualified staff, our suppliers perform more than 30 000 quality checks annually. The seeds that do not meet our requirements are subject to technological refining processes, including drying, cleaning, upgrading and testing again.
Stage three starts with sowing seeds in selected control plots. That way we obtain valuable, exact information concerning their germination that must be maintained at an appropriate level. Simultaneously, the varietal identity of each species is checked at this stage.
Stage four takes place in our warehouses and consists of eliminating seeds that have been stored for too long on our shelves and replacing them with new batches. Each package is stamped with a unique batch number and also with the sow-by-date.
All four stages combined allow us to state with confidence that the seeds we deliver comply with the highest standards and have completed all required control stages with flying colours.
Prizes and awards
The seeds we sell are widely recognized for their quality and have won many awards. Our seeds won numerous gold medals and distinctions for their high quality. The World of Flowers was also honoured for its innovative approach.
Among those awards there were: TOP INNOVATION (June 2015), GOLD MEDAL AT THE POZNAN INTERNATIONAL FAIR (2015), CONSUMER QUALITY LEADER (2014), FARMER OF THE YEAR (2014).
In addition, we have also been awarded the “IDEAL BUSINESS” certificate for two years in a row.
Germination
We are committed to selling only the highest quality seeds. Taking into consideration the efforts we make daily, please also note that plants are living organisms and their germination and growth depends on many factors, such as temperature, soil type, humidity and the frequency with that they are watered, sowing time and conditions, use of fertilizers and plant protection agents (pesticides), as well as weather and climate conditions. We provide help by sharing the accurate and up-to-date sowing and growing information, however, we cannot bear any responsibility for the plants that were not cultivated in conditions appropriate for given species.
