A Morel Dillema: Part One
While I’ve never had a morel myself (it’s a mushroom, for those who don’t know), I have a good friend who absolutely raves about them. These little guys go for upward of $30 per pound, because they’ve never been successfully farmed in any significant quantity.
When I heard this, I took it as a challenge. I refuse to believe that with all our advancements, we don’t have the technology to farm morel mushrooms. A friend of mine pointed out that smarter men than use have tried and failed, but I figure it’s worth a shot.
Stage one is research. According to Wikipedia, “The morel grows abundantly in the two and sometimes three years immediately following a forest fire. However, where fire suppression is practiced, they may grow regularly in small amounts in the same spot year after year.”
I think that’s as good a starting place as any. No forest fires nearby, so I’ll try to figure out things liked soil composition and pH following a forest fire. Ninth grade biology, don’t fail me now!
Updates to follow.
Keep us posted on this project. I love morels, but not the cost!