koods said:

I decided against the freezer because a freezer is far colder than the weather has ever gotten around here.

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Probably a good choice as I killed a bucketfull of mycelium after putting it in the freezer overnight.  Thankfully it wasn't one of my better buckets of mycelium (which have now been mixed into a few mulchbeds in my area and seem to be growing.    ).

doodler said:

is there any chance that the mushrooms could feed off the other bamboo looking plants?

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Yes.

There is no Japanese knotweed where I have found mine. 

All they need is something to keep the humidity high in the microclimate that they grow in.  It's just that Japanese knotweed produces this microclimate very successfully but it is not a prerequisite to finding them.

Most of my finds have either been under a bush, out in the open in grassy areas or right in debris piles.

BTW...I love my new avatar.
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It's exactly how I feel when I'm out hunting. 

mycomagic said:

Once again........90% of this haul came from a single debris pile! Ya gotta really look cause the fucker's like to hide sometimes. check out this little fucker n the crazy mycelium growth!

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CHRONICxPAYNE said:

is this species in ontario by any chance?

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mylfgur said:

that's a cute pin, koods!

I'm checking my PA patches this weekend./

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I'm heading out to check things out. Haven't ventured a look since I found that one pin. had lots of rain over the past two days, possible too much with some of the lower patches no doubtably innundated.

Here's that pin again. It's grown a bit in three days. Surprised considering how damaged the myc network must have been after pulling the piece out of the ground and walking around with it in my pocket for an hour:

CHRONICxPAYNE said:

is this species in ontario by any chance?

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Hasn't been documented in Ontario or Quebec (yet), but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist here.  I started looking for suitable streams this year, but I haven't had much luck.  Could just be that I suck lol!  Some people seem to have a knack for it, but I'm not there yet.

I was encouraged by mycomagic's post a little while ago, where he said that he was finding all his finds along the Susquehanna river; he said that he hasn't been having any luck on anything smaller than the river.  I Googled it, and it is a sizable river.  I'm encouraged by this because it's easy to find large rivers, and when they inevitably flood when the ice melts each spring, the flooded areas (i.e. floodplains) are often announced on the daily news.  Floods on small streams and creeks usually don't make the news, lol!  So next spring, I'll pay close attention to news reports about flooding along the major rivers, and go check them out.  I hope that I'll have better luck.

Btw, if you're able to find the right habitat for ovoids (i.e. sandy floodplains), then even if ovoids don't exist this far north, you could very well find Psilocybe quebecensis instead, which grows in the same kind of habitat.  And you'd get mad props from everyone here, because quebecensis is a species that hasn't been documented very much. I believe it's the northernmost Psilocybe too, which would make your find quite unique. And who knows, maybe you'll be able to find both ovoids and quebecensis in the same habitat!  That would be cool because you'd have ovoids in the spring, and then quebecensis in the late summer and fall, in the same magical place.  Here's hoping 

CHRONICxPAYNE said:

is this species in ontario by any chance?

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koods said:

mylfgur said:

that's a cute pin, koods!

I'm checking my PA patches this weekend./

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I'm heading out to check things out. Haven't ventured a look since I found that one pin. had lots of rain over the past two days, possible too much with some of the lower patches no doubtably innundated.

Here's that pin again. It's grown a bit in three days. Surprised considering how damaged the myc network must have been after pulling the piece out of the ground and walking around with it in my pocket for an hour:


That's one hardy mushrooms

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NoBeginningNoEnd said:

CHRONICxPAYNE said:

is this species in ontario by any chance?

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Hasn't been documented in Ontario or Quebec (yet), but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist here.  I started looking for suitable streams this year, but I haven't had much luck.  Could just be that I suck lol!  Some people seem to have a knack for it, but I'm not there yet.

I was encouraged by mycomagic's post a little while ago, where he said that he was finding all his finds along the Susquehanna river; he said that he hasn't been having any luck on anything smaller than the river.  I Googled it, and it is a sizable river.  I'm encouraged by this because it's easy to find large rivers, and when they inevitably flood when the ice melts each spring, the flooded areas (i.e. floodplains) are often announced on the daily news.  Floods on small streams and creeks usually don't make the news, lol!  So next spring, I'll pay close attention to news reports about flooding along the major rivers, and go check them out.  I hope that I'll have better luck.

Btw, if you're able to find the right habitat for ovoids (i.e. sandy floodplains), then even if ovoids don't exist this far north, you could very well find Psilocybe quebecensis instead, which grows in the same kind of habitat.  And you'd get mad props from everyone here, because quebecensis is a species that hasn't been documented very much. I believe it's the northernmost Psilocybe too, which would make your find quite unique. And who knows, maybe you'll be able to find both ovoids and quebecensis in the same habitat!  That would be cool because you'd have ovoids in the spring, and then quebecensis in the late summer and fall, in the same magical place.  Here's hoping  [/qote]im glad i helped ya out. I should do a bit of reading up on these quebecensis. Ive picked qubensis down south before, but ive just recently started hearing about these quebecensis.    And by the way, the weather for the next week here in pa is gonna be absolutely perfect for ovoids! So get out there!!

mycomagic said:

NoBeginningNoEnd said:

CHRONICxPAYNE said:

is this species in ontario by any chance?

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Hasn't been documented in Ontario or Quebec (yet), but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist here.  I started looking for suitable streams this year, but I haven't had much luck.  Could just be that I suck lol!  Some people seem to have a knack for it, but I'm not there yet.

I was encouraged by mycomagic's post a little while ago, where he said that he was finding all his finds along the Susquehanna river; he said that he hasn't been having any luck on anything smaller than the river.  I Googled it, and it is a sizable river.  I'm encouraged by this because it's easy to find large rivers, and when they inevitably flood when the ice melts each spring, the flooded areas (i.e. floodplains) are often announced on the daily news.  Floods on small streams and creeks usually don't make the news, lol!  So next spring, I'll pay close attention to news reports about flooding along the major rivers, and go check them out.  I hope that I'll have better luck.

Btw, if you're able to find the right habitat for ovoids (i.e. sandy floodplains), then even if ovoids don't exist this far north, you could very well find Psilocybe quebecensis instead, which grows in the same kind of habitat.  And you'd get mad props from everyone here, because quebecensis is a species that hasn't been documented very much. I believe it's the northernmost Psilocybe too, which would make your find quite unique. And who knows, maybe you'll be able to find both ovoids and quebecensis in the same habitat!  That would be cool because you'd have ovoids in the spring, and then quebecensis in the late summer and fall, in the same magical place.  Here's hoping  [/qote]im glad i helped ya out. I should do a bit of reading up on these quebecensis. Ive picked qubensis down south before, but ive just recently started hearing about these quebecensis.    And by the way, the weather for the next week here in pa is gonna be absolutely perfect for ovoids! So get out there!!

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Well a big river wont be hard to find i live on the st. lawrence! I'm only about an hour away from Quebec so i might just see if i can find a friend to go out picking with... since Im new to the area. mushrooms grow like crazy up here though many more varieties than just cubes and pans. although a good cow field may be a little less common, there are alot more of the trees that woodlovers prefer (and no venomous snakes! (:) Id say the NE coast is on par with the PNW as far as picking goes, although the winter is going to suck satans icy balls ):

MacMerdin said:

doodler said:

is there any chance that the mushrooms could feed off the other bamboo looking plants?

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Yes.

There is no Japanese knotweed where I have found mine. 

All they need is something to keep the humidity high in the microclimate that they grow in.  It's just that Japanese knotweed produces this microclimate very successfully but it is not a prerequisite to finding them.

Most of my finds have either been under a bush, out in the open in grassy areas or right in debris piles.

BTW...I love my new avatar.
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It's exactly how I feel when I'm out hunting. 

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