>>2193439>>2194273>>2193550>Also, I got the idea from a lady who poured out the water she rinsed her mushrooms with and had morels growing in her yard later.Yeah people thought morels were saprophytic for the longest time which is why they kept trying to cultivate them, but failed each time.
As it turns out, there are certain species of morel in china that are saprophytic, which is why they're able to successflly cultivate them in China. But other north american/european species are partly saprophytic, and still require mycorrhizal symbiosis to grow. Which is why you never see any morel farms in USA.
Here's a good article if you want to read about cultivating morels:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317369904_Artificial_cultivation_of_true_morels_current_state_issues_and_perspectives/link/59cdb0e0a6fdcce3b3463e26/downloadOn the other hand, chanterelles are purely mycorrhizal (they live in symbiosis with tree roots), which is why you always find them growing in association with certain trees. That's also why it's impossible to farm them.
