The recent heavy rains and at times warm weather have transformed the appearance of the woodland – the trunks of the trees have assumed a variegated green appearance.
On closer examination these are lichen – a symbiotic alliance between photosynthesizing green alga and fungi.
Other growths are more intricate.
And there are the long reaching arms.
And finally some regular mushroom growths at work decomposing the end of a tree trunk.
when we talked at the running party at my mothers house, i know that you said that you were collecting the leaves from your neighbors and turning it into fertilizer. have you heard about this. if not i would love to know your thought, email me bacak
http://grist.org/list/how-two-guys-turned-recycled-coffee-grounds-into-a-gourmet-mushroom-empire/
I have not heard of these two guys but have read about using coffee grounds. Thanks for the link. Lots of opportunity in the world of fungi. I successfully grew shitake mushrooms on oak logs a few years ago. My neighbor had to have her maple tree cut down (it was leaning on her house) and she gave me the trunk sections and woodchips from the branches. I am going to grow oyster mushrooms on the maple logs, will also try it on the woodchips and will also incubate on logs of a poplar which I have to take down. Hoping to get a nice flush of mushrooms – will let you know.