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Post by Reagan on Sept 24, 2017 6:18:50 GMT -6
This is the root of all lost mushrooms. Slugs. I found these two bastards making more on top of my stump.
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 9, 2017 3:22:24 GMT -6
I went to check my mushrooms at camp and a woodcock flushed up right next to them. There were two new mushrooms ready to pick. They were heavy. I let my brother have them. I'm guessing with the 1" of rain due today there'll be a new batch by the weekend. Some more shiitakes are starting to pop at home. upload image to url
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Post by Reagan on Oct 9, 2017 4:58:44 GMT -6
Those buds will be mushrooms in a hurry as long as they have moisture.
I'd check them daily.
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 9, 2017 8:08:20 GMT -6
Those buds will be mushrooms in a hurry as long as they have moisture. I'd check them daily. I bought a couple thick ribeyes to go with them. I'll slice the mushrooms and sauté them in a red wine blue cheese reduction.
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 11, 2017 5:04:02 GMT -6
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Post by Reagan on Oct 11, 2017 11:54:52 GMT -6
The smaller one above the big one has a white spot. Was it eaten by slugs?
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 11, 2017 14:05:21 GMT -6
The smaller one above the big one has a white spot. Was it eaten by slugs? I believe so. I killed a slug on the side of the log. It was either a slug or bird? The spot wasn't there yesterday. I moved them inside the fence with the apple trees for now. Anything else eat them.
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Post by Reagan on Oct 11, 2017 18:01:10 GMT -6
Slugs are my big problem. They appear from nowhere and will do a lot of damage.
Logs sitting where a slug has to cross crushed seashells may be the only defense.
When my logs were at peak production, I tossed the slug shrooms and still had pounds to eat. Now that my first logs are about finished and my new aren't producing yet, I don't have enough to share with the vermin.
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 11, 2017 18:13:23 GMT -6
Ok. I'll kill any slugs I see around here. That's good to know.
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 17, 2017 13:10:26 GMT -6
Sliced up the shiitakes. Sautéed them and added red wine and mixed in some blue cheese. Went well with some grilled strip steaks.
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 31, 2017 11:10:40 GMT -6
I picked another batch of 8 shiitakes yesterday morning. I think the rain and then the cooler temps made them pop. I'll be sautéing them up tonight. I'm impressed with the size and weight of these home grown shiitakes. Much more dense than store bought. Almost like a portabella.
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Post by nhmountains on Jul 26, 2018 18:31:21 GMT -6
Picked a batch of shiitakes tonight. We've been so dry they haven't done much this year but we've had rain all this week and these guys showed up what do you do if there's tiny little midges on them in the gills? I rinsed them but, is there anything else to do?
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Post by Reagan on Jul 26, 2018 20:53:29 GMT -6
I picked 3 today. First ones from logs that I set up spring of 17. The first time I did them years ago they came much quicker.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 26, 2018 21:06:57 GMT -6
How much work is it to grow mushrooms like that? That looks pretty cool.
What's a midge? I'm guessing a bug. If that's the case, don't eat bugs.
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Post by nhmountains on Jul 27, 2018 2:29:58 GMT -6
How much work is it to grow mushrooms like that? That looks pretty cool. What's a midge? I'm guessing a bug. If that's the case, don't eat bugs. You get some fresh cut oak logs and drill holrs in them. The kits come with small wooden dowels. You drive those in and set the logs in the shade and keep them wet. In 6 months they'll produce their first crop off mushrooms. They keep producing each until the log breaks down and rots.
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