Monthly Archives: January 2009

Dried Mushrooms

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dean

Dried mushrooms are a great way to store your bounty, and eat mushrooms through the off season. I have always dried morels through the years. It seams like you could never get too many, but when they are flushing, you … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Dean

“All That the Rain Promises and More…” by David Arora, is a great book for learning the identification of mushrooms. If I could only buy one book to learn the world of  mushrooms, this would be it. This book is … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms in Bolivia

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Dean

Just heard from my fungal friend Larry Evans. He is in Bolivia picking mushrooms for the National Herbarium there. He said the weather is great and the mushrooms even greater.  I would like to join him one of these winters. … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Dean

If April Showers bring May flowers. Then what does January snow bring? Spring Mushrooms…stupid question! Won’t be long now my fellow mycophiles! We will be picking and eating Oysters and Morels before you know it.  I can not wait!

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Conifer Coral

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Dean

The Conifer Coral, Hercium abeitis,  grows on pines and would be a good candidate for inoculating pine stumps. I have seen this mushroom growing from partially submerged logs. The fact that it enjoys this habitiat leads me to believe it … Continue reading →

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