Wow. The thread's taken off this weekend. Some good results above.
I've been looking for a few years. The hot, humid conditions we had a week ago, which made cheap waterproofs look like poor value, seemed to have been ideal for growth. There were lots of mushrooms around, but the things I'd normally expect to find are being a bit shy.
I've got either lazy or cautious about which ones I go for. There were plenty of Bay Boletus about, but although the Roger Phillips book says that it is edible/good, they don't move me, so its chanterelles, shaggy ink caps, field and horse mushrooms, and the ceps I've never found until now;
Wow. The thread's taken off this weekend. Some good results above.
I've been looking for a few years. The hot, humid conditions we had a week ago, which made cheap waterproofs look like poor value, seemed to have been ideal for growth. There were lots of mushrooms around, but the things I'd normally expect to find are being a bit shy.
I've got either lazy or cautious about which ones I go for. There were plenty of Bay Boletus about, but although the Roger Phillips book says that it is edible/good, they don't move me, so its chanterelles, shaggy ink caps, field and horse mushrooms, and the ceps I've never found until now;
Huge, heavy, and on my manor. God I was happy.
Pasta for the kids, on toast for grown ups.
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