How to grow truffles in our backyards.

Good morning folks! Like to find out how we grow truffles in our backyards since they a rare commodity these days. Where can we find them locally in our hometowns? What conditions need to be in order for them to thrive in our backyards? I've been to Paris a few years ago and had some on my pizza and was very good. Please let me know your experiences in growing truffles and how they're taken care of. Take care!

Truffles are mycorrhizal and grow in symbiosis with oak and hazel nut trees.

They need a specific climate, ph and soil type to grow successfully.

The tree roots are inoculated when they are seedlings and can take up to 15 years before they produce any fruit.

There are several truffle farms in NZ producing both black and white truffles.

There are several threads about growing truffles in the US -

https://permies.com/t/280880/Planting-Truffle-Tree-Orchard-Blog

https://permies.com/t/274395/Growing-Truffles-commercially-good-intro

https://permies.com/t/164594/Truffles-Wyoming

Greetings! Wanna find out which type of oaks develop truffles in America and how we produce them in our backyards. I'm from Zone 6 in the Midwest and wanna find out how can truffles thrive in Midwest climates. Anybody tried to produce truffles in the Midwest? Thanks!

Here's a thread I started a few weeks ago about this very same topic. By the way, Field & Forest is located in your region, so they would be the folks to consult. They are always very helpful and Joe will even answer your questions over the phone:

https://permies.com/t/280880/Planting-Truffle-Tree-Orchard-Blog

Truffle growing usually requires a field where there are no trees or preexisting mycorrhizae. Lots of lime is added to the soil to raise the pH, then the inoculated trees are planted. Success is never assured, but some people do succeed.

BTW, there is also a book about truffle growing, it's called Taming the Truffle, by Ian Hall, Gordon Brown and Alessandra Zambonelli- highly recommended.

Edit- I just noticed that Megan already listed my thread. Anyway, good luck with your truffle project!

Thanks! How we harvest truffles and store them for the fall or winter for the next growing season or eating? Are there any places we could harvest for them in the Midwest?

Please read the blog and watch the videos linked in the threads above.

Truffles are fungal fruiting bodies and ideally need to be consumed within a week. Truffles are consumed as a flavouring as opposed to above ground fungi that can be a food source.

They can be frozen and vacuum packed for long term storage and/or preserved in oil.

There are native species of north american truffles and the most reliable source of where to find them would be through observation reports in apps such as Inaturalist.

You would need to learn the tree species that the truffles grow in association with.

Since they grow underground, they are difficult to locate unless you have a specially trained dog or know someone who is willing to share their knowledge with you.

It is highly unlikely that strangers will share their truffle foraging spots with you, even my closest friends will not share their edible fungi foraging locations with me - they will happily share the actual fungi, just not the locations.

Sure will! Anybody know of any places that I could find truffles locally in Chicago if anybody's from there. Don't wanna go too far to find truffles as I enjoyed them a few years back in Paris when I had them with pizza. Which videos are best for finding and harvesting truffles? Good night!