mycology

For my conditions, it seems that 50/50 hardwood saw dust/wheat bran is performing better than standard masters mix. It’s probably a hair too humid for it in my tent, but it’s gotta be higher for the oysters that are fruiting now....

Quite new to foraging, how come these mushrooms grow in a circle?

On Thursday, Montana health officials published an outbreak analysis of poisonings linked to the honeycombed fungi in March and April of last year. The outbreak sickened 51 people who ate at the same restaurant, sending four to the emergency department. Three were hospitalized and two died. Though the health officials didn’t...

I had a bit of grain left during my last run, so I mixed the bits I had left....

I've been posting this on reddit, so forgive me if you've already read about it......

A week ago or so I posted a tan colored cutie that popped up in my garden. Wasn’t quite sure of what it was. I think now it’s pretty clear - and also has 5 friends all within few feet of each other.

Sauce: rosemarymosco.com/comics/…/types-of-mushrooms...

Edit; The community seems to be really gone, here is a new one! /c/foraging...

I have some pink spawn which was being expanded out in jars of rye berries and popcorn kernels. There’s been good growth and since a couple weeks ago the jar appeared to be completely colonized (at which time I left one jar sitting and moved another jar to a couple fruiting bags). It’s been sitting on the basement floor...

Of course you want Björk to talk to you about fungi. That’s like, a basic human need....

I’ve lost track now of how long since I started on this, but I think it’s been 2-3 weeks since I transferred my original spawn to grain jars? All of the jars have been fully colonized except for one jar of pink oysters, which fought against some kind of contamination but seems to have gotten going again. It had some good...

cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/7458945...

TL;DR: Urea is a great supplement for substrates and culture media!...

Ophiocordyceps clavulata is a fungi parasite of scale insects feeding on trees including Pignut Hickory and American Hazel. It grows up to 4 mm...

These are popping up on our property in Eastern Oregon.

My first oyster pins appeared today and I’ve been thinking about humidity control. I have this big tub I made my still air box from and I’ve been wondering about using it to hold the two fruiting bags I have. I was concerned that maybe the X slices wouldn’t get enough fresh air if I covered them, but then I’ve been...