Ellie Kennard

The oyster mushrooms are going wild here this year with the mild, damp weather.

And spore prints are so lovely, as well as handy for helping identify different varieties. I only had an old shoe box to make this one.

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Nov 22, 2024 at 9:14pmWeb
Show threadMs. Que BanhNov 22, 2024
@elliek This is magnificent!
Show threadEllie KennardNov 23, 2024
@PhoenixSerenity
Imagine the feast!
Show threadMs. Que BanhNov 23, 2024
@elliek I'm growing some chestnut mushrooms at home & plan on growing oysters too 😊
Show threadEllie KennardNov 23, 2024
@PhoenixSerenity
That is great!
These mushrooms I posted the other day on the post below were, I think from an oyster mushroom kit I bought last winter. The kit was a little disappointing, but when it seemed finished I put the growing medium with mycelium into various dead stumps around us. It seems that these grew from that! So it keeps on giving!
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Ellie Kennard (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Question for anyone who might know, thinking in particular of @[email protected] But there are many more who might know... Are these oyster mushrooms, do you think? They are growing where an old tree stump was, but it has now disappeared. #fungi #askfedi #identify #EllieKPosts

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Show threadMs. Que BanhNov 23, 2024
@elliek That's great to see!
Show threadeighthourlunchNov 23, 2024
@elliek Score!
Show threadEllie KennardNov 23, 2024
@eighthourlunch
I feel so rich!
Show threadMCDuncanLabNov 23, 2024

@elliek

Wow! I've never seen oysters in the wild. We've got a lot growing in logs. Is that a dead tree? Did they colonize naturally?

Show threadEllie KennardNov 23, 2024
@MCDuncanLab
That is a dead tree, and there are more growing on a rotting fallen branch not far from that tree. They must have colonized naturally. I've seen them in previous years but not known what they are. They just get old and die, not collected. It's not on my property, sadly. I should ask if I can pick some, but I never see the house owner except once when the wife was rather rude to me, accusing my husband of kicking our dog in front of their house. I can tell you THAT never happened!
Show threadMCDuncanLabNov 23, 2024

@elliek

Ah, well you know they love your environment!! You can always plant your own on your own property.

Look for recently felled hardwood trees after storms or if utility crews come through and then buy some commercial spawn.

These are golden oysters we inoculated in 2020. The logs are getting spent so it's time to do more. This is a summer fruiting variety; our cold weather varieties do ok but not awesome.

Show threadEllie KennardNov 23, 2024
@MCDuncanLab
These look great!
Good tips, thank you.