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    • BrockB
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      Damn, you've got quite the brown thumb Brock. That's more luck than I ever had growing any cubes. But I think the kind I had wear not really suited for the climate I'm in. I was shopping for potency and not viability back when I did that the one summer. I never got more than maybe two flushes, like enough to give to my friends.

      Thanks man. This was my first go at it and I think I lucked out. Especially since I went from multi spore syringe (MSS) straight to grain instead of using agar. It’s all about keeping it sterile until you have colonized substrate. But I’m still a major noob and I’m excited to try cultivating gormet mushrooms!

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      • BrockB
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        Didn't know you were such a … fungus fiend, @Brock  😃

        Lovely photos and your kids look like they're having a riot. Such natural beauty dude! Is that closer to the coast?

        Thanks Luke! A lot of these pictures are from the coastal range here but some are on the foothills of Mt Hood. My kids absolutely love mushroom hunting! It’s so fun to get into a large patch and pick live food off the ground!! It’s pretty incredible really

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        • BrockB
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          Those mushrooms look amazing.  I'm not brave/knowledgeable enough to hunt for mushrooms but I love eating them.  I keep coming back to Gennaro Contaldo's take on funghi misti saltati: sweat chopped garlic and red chilli in oil, increase the heat and add mushrooms, after a minute add a little vegetable stock and reduce slightly, then add parsley and salt.  Works as a side, a starter with good bread or with tagliatelle.

          You gotta start somewhere… pick up a local mushroom book and head out Into the woods. Use your book to ID various mushrooms and then start targeting the edible mushrooms that grow in your area. For me the major mushrooms are chanterelle, Morel, king Bolete, lions mane, bears head tooth, chicken of the woods, and some other medical ones.

          Sounds like a delicious recipe! Thanks

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          • BrockB
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            Wow! [mention]Oaktavia [/mention] super cool finds! I love chicken of the woods! I’ve only found it one time but I hope to get into more of it this spring. The morels we found last year were from a recent burned area and were bigger than any I have ever seen! I’m sure you can imagine the excitement my kids experienced!

            That’s awesome you found lions mane, I’ve yet to find one big enough to eat yet but hopefully this year that will change.
            Spring is coming, hope you find a good morel patch!
            Do chanterelles grown around your area?

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            • BrockB
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              Agreed, cool thread. Did some cultivation during lockdown 1.0

              Nice! Epic little mini grow!! Cubes are such a gorgeous mushroom.

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              • BrockB
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                Ok I will 1000000% be following this thread closely!

                Holy shit those morels are as big as your kids!

                Glad you’re in on it! Hope to see some cool mushroom finds.

                That spot was an epic find! Definitely going back there this spring [emoji1694]

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                • BrockB
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                  [mention]adam313 [/mention] I know you’re a mycophile!

                  Let’s see some of those beautiful boletes you found last year!

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                  • BrockB
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                    Haha that’s awesome… One of my favorite things to do… around where I live…

                    Wow! So cool that you have so many good species around where you live! I hope to find some kings as beautiful as those this year!

                    Tell us more about those truffles! Did you rake them? Or use a pig or dog? Very cool!

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                    • ChapC
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                      Haha that’s awesome… One of my favorite things to do… around where I live…

                      Wow! So cool that you have so many good species around where you live! I hope to find some kings as beautiful as those this year!

                      Tell us more about those truffles! Did you rake them? Or use a pig or dog? Very cool!

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                      Thx @Brock that‘s been a pretty good year. There are years you see almost none and then there are years you get the whole range. Season here usually starts in June with Chanterelle, Porcini in August and September. Parasol can be found from early spring to late autumn. Truffles in November and December. Black Truffles can be found in Southern Austria almost everywhere but you need a trained dog to find them. Better qualities and White Truffles are from Istria in Croatia, that’s about a three hours drive. White Truffles are super expensive, if you want to go for them you usually need a guide with a dog there.

                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                      • ChapC
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                        I like those a lot, I think their English name is Witch Boletus. If you cut them they turn blue and yellow again when cooked.

                        God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                        • OaktaviaO
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                          Good fecking lord the abundance! Teach us your ways.

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                            Wow! That looks like a delightful pan of food!

                            There’s plenty of truffles that grow here in Oregon too. I have never found any but I think the majority are in southern Oregon. There used to be a reality TV show that was based in Oregon, I think it was called Truffle Hunters?

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                            • OaktaviaO
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                              Do chanterelles grown around your area?

                              My younger brother has found a couple of chanterelle varieties in his neck of the woods a big further east into Maryland. He apparently has a spot in a state park he frequents when the time is right. I have yet to find or try any.

                              I was kinda bummed about the lion's mane I found because it was too old, but I went back out the next day to the same tree and looked closer and found more small ones. So hopefully I can catch them when they are ripe at a different time. Still much to learn.

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                              • BrockB
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                                Very cool! Let us know if you do catch that lions mane at a better time

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                                • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                  Damn, you've got quite the brown thumb Brock. That's more luck than I ever had growing any cubes. But I think the kind I had wear not really suited for the climate I'm in. I was shopping for potency and not viability back when I did that the one summer. I never got more than maybe two flushes, like enough to give to my friends.

                                  Thanks man. This was my first go at it and I think I lucked out. Especially since I went from multi spore syringe (MSS) straight to grain instead of using agar. It’s all about keeping it sterile until you have colonized substrate. But I’m still a major noob and I’m excited to try cultivating gormet mushrooms!

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                                  I saw an interesting vapor lock device that is dry autoclavable (oven) that goes on the top of a mason jar. But I guess you do the agar thing and inject the spores into a liquid, then put it on birdseed, then into your fruiting chamber. Google PF TEK to see the procedure I used. Like I said, I think I should have just gotten some easier to grow spores and I probably would been fine.

                                  I have the death cap mushroom that grow around my house. One bite of them and you'll be needed a kidney transplant in a month… But by the time you realize you're sick it's already too late. 🤷

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    • OaktaviaO
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                                      https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81183477

                                      Fascinating stuff

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                                      • goosehdG
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                                        Ran across one in the yard/garden that I haven’t seen before.  95% sure it’s called “Dead Man’s Fingers”

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                                        • BrockB
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                                          https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81183477

                                          One of my favorite docs! I read the book too. It’s even better

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                                            Saw this Fungi today.

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