Armchair Foray – Middle Fork Snoqualmie
Here is a selection of some of my finds from a day in the central cascades on Oct 8…
Here is a selection of some of my finds from a day in the central cascades on Oct 8…
This week we review some of the mushrooms covered previously, discuss some new species including Amanita and deadly Galerina. We also talk a little bit about the cultivation process.
How do mushrooms eat? Most of us understand mushrooms to be decomposers though many of the mushrooms we see are found on soil or even living trees. You might be surprised to learn that fungi get nutrition in a variety of ways, and understanding how it is getting its nutrition can be a great way…
You find a mushroom and notice two key features on the underside of the cap. The gills are white, and they are detached from the stem. Surprisingly this is enough to significantly narrow the possibilities of this mushroom’s identity
Morel Season Morels are a spring mushroom but spring can be loosely defined and it depends largely on where you’re looking. This post is written from a PNW perspective. Here are some of the ways one might estimate the right timing for morels Seasonality in your area Searching for “Morchella” or “morels” on iNaturalist then…
Some mushrooms are decomposers and can be grown relatively easily at home. Here is a short overview of how the process works. Make some noise if you would like to learn more and I will add a more in-depth cultivation talk to the calendar....