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 Topic: What are these? |
Zarza
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 Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Aug 09, 07 8:31 am Subject: What are these? |
| As weird as it may sound, no spore print was yielded after a day laying. wtf? |
| Topic: What are these? |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Aug 08, 07 1:35 pm Subject: What are these? |
Hi
I took this pictures today. Any idea what they are?
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http://www.downsizer.net/gallery/6693/CRIM0001.JPG2.
http://www.downsizer.net/gallery/6694/CRIM0002.JPG3.This boletus change very quic ... |
| Topic: Plenty of Horns |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Aug 08, 07 9:39 am Subject: Plenty of Horns |
Pete I also have noticed lots of Bitter Boletes, must be just right for them.
http://www.downsizer.net/gallery/6689/downsizer008.jpg
That sort of things is what I need to get my wife into foragi ... |
| Topic: Mushroom ID request |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Aug 06, 07 11:10 am Subject: Mushroom ID request |
Cab,
I think the violet stains are part of the original colour. When I cut the mushroom in half, they were already there.
The spore print is brown.
Maxwell,
No, there wasn't any rusty coloured v ... |
| Topic: Mushroom ID request |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Aug 05, 07 6:04 pm Subject: Mushroom ID request |
Zarza, have a look at Cortinarius purpurascens. What do you think?
Cab, according to Rogersmushrooms website, the Cortinarius purpurascens becomes purple when bruised or cut. The one I found remain ... |
| Topic: Mushroom ID request |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Aug 05, 07 2:05 pm Subject: Mushroom ID request |
Hi all
Found this while foraging. I don't know what it is.
The cap is a mix of gold/silver, dull.
The stem is white/pale violet.
The gills are grey.
It doesn't stein when cut.
It doesn't smell ... |
| Topic: Hi all. I'm back. |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Jul 15, 07 10:47 pm Subject: Hi all. I'm back. |
Hi all and thanks for the welcome.
The Agaricus, does it stain at all after cutting? And what does it smell like?
No, it doesn't stain. It smells of mushroom, very soft, almost imperceptible. I ... |
| Topic: Hi all. I'm back. |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Jul 15, 07 3:24 pm Subject: Hi all. I'm back. |
Hello all foragers.
I've been very busy the past months, and I couldn't go out foraging. But now it seems that everything is going back to normal, so I expect to spend more time in the wild.
Tod ... |
| Topic: Bingo and JP's foray pics |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 9:21 pm Subject: Bingo and JP's foray pics |
Cunning plan, Bingo, to put the oak leaf in the basket - knew it would fool them
LOL  |
| Topic: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 6:32 pm Subject: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
That means that there are some pockets with wierd genetics that have survived well
Does it mean that those elms are somehow "immune"? |
| Topic: Can anyone tell me what these are |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 6:21 pm Subject: Can anyone tell me what these are |
| LOL bingo. That picture reminds of me when I try to think. |
| Topic: Bingo and JP's foray pics |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 6:10 pm Subject: Bingo and JP's foray pics |
There is only one word that comes to my mind: JEALOUSY.
I hate you and jp deeply 
they seem to like coniferous
Deceiveing tactic. I can see ONE oak leaf in your basket. We'll find th ... |
| Topic: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 6:04 pm Subject: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
well in all my books they say the same the like oak,beech but predominatly elm i hope that helps
Thanks skedone. There are quite a few oaks over here. Luckily (and after last night snow), oyster mush ... |
| Topic: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 11:26 am Subject: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
Bingo,
We used to "rice fighting" in the classroom. The hollow case of a Bic ballpoint pen was a perfect gun to shot rice grains to your enemies.
The harder you blew, the more painfull the shell w ... |
| Topic: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
Zarza
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 9:08 pm Subject: Missing: Oyster Mushrooms |
More bad news for me.
To add insult to injury, I've checked the Forestry Commission Scotland web site to gather more information about Beech trees in Scotland. Read the first paragraph. Link: , wit ... |
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