Parasol Mushroom
Macrolepiota procera
Available as
Mother cultures (Petri dish)
Grain spawn
Sawdust spawn
About this strain
The parasol is one of the most prized woodland and meadow mushrooms. It has an impressive scaly cap that reaches 20–30 cm across in mature mushrooms, and a tall, slender stem with a movable ring. Only the caps are eaten — fried in breadcrumbs like a cutlet, they are a classic of Polish cooking.
The parasol is not a typical commercial crop, but it can be introduced into a garden: in nature it grows in grass at woodland edges, so it does best in a bright spot at the edge of a lawn, near trees or shrubs. Mushrooms appear from July to October, often only in the year after the patch is set up. Caution: the parasol can be confused with the deadly death cap (Amanita phalloides) and the poisonous panther cap (Amanita pantherina) — only pick mushrooms you can identify with certainty.
How to grow it
Preparation
- Substrate
- garden bed: hardwood chips and sawdust covered with 3–5 cm of soil; the species likes calcium-rich soil — the spot can be dusted with feed chalk or agricultural lime; a bright, grassy spot
- Spawn rate
- approx. 1 kg of spawn per 1–3 m² of bed
Harvest
Mushrooms from July to October. The mycelium needs about 3 months to establish, so the first mushrooms often appear only the following year; fruiting can be irregular.
Please note: these growing parameters bring together the experience of practising growers — a starting point, not a guarantee of results. Every grow has its own substrate, climate and equipment, and even small differences can noticeably change the yield. Adjust these values to your own conditions.
Available products
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Mother cultures (Petri dish)
- 1 pc.
Grain spawn
- 5 l
Sawdust spawn
- 5 l
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