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glenzilla31
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Questions about Conocybe apala and Liberty Caps in MA.
#18827898 - 09/11/13 01:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I live in Massachusetts. My neighborhood has many well maintained lawns (i.e., sprinkler systems, lawns that are still extremely/totally green when most others are browning). One of these lawns belongs to a newer home and is made up completely of sod squares.
There has been very little rain here lately, though the humidity has been conducive to decent quantities of morning dew.
Another yard belongs to a new home and is currently being seeded and watered into existence. Most of the this lawn has already sprouted.
It should be noted that I've read on this forum that it helps if the developed lawns that are searched have "soft grass", i.e., pleasant to walk on with bare feet and soft under foot. All the lawns in question except the newest meet this criteria.
I'm finding many Conocybe apala on these lawns, and it hasn't really rained much in the last month. From what I'm reading of the species, Conocybe apala prefers "rich" soil.
My question is, will the areas where I'm finding the Concybe apala be suitable for Liberty Caps or any other lawn growing regional psilocybe? Are they in anyway an indication of environments suitable for psilocybe growth as the Fall begins and the rains come?
Also, will this lawn currently being fertilized and developed have any decent chance of yielding psilocybes before the first frosts in a couple months?
Thanks.
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HarryL
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Re: Questions about Conocybe apala and Liberty Caps in MA. [Re: glenzilla31]
#18827994 - 09/11/13 02:21 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Liberty caps no, not in my opinion... Pan cincts maybe... New sod but probably not old lawns
Just my opinion...
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Blue-FunGuy
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Re: Questions about Conocybe apala and Liberty Caps in MA. [Re: HarryL]
#18828164 - 09/11/13 02:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Your best shot now until the frost comes is Gymnopilus junonius and they can grow pretty big.Here is a pic of a 6 lb cluster I found last fall a little to the north of you.
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glenzilla31
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Re: Questions about Conocybe apala and Liberty Caps in MA. [Re: Blue-FunGuy]
#18828318 - 09/11/13 03:23 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I read one of your posts on Laughing Gyms Blue-Fun Guy.....or maybe it was a reply to a thread.....
I think you said most of the Gyms you've found were by spotting them while driving and never in the woods....or maybe that was someone on that thread.
I've been searching for gyms in Freetown State Forest to no avail.....maybe it is because there are mainly pines in the section I search, or maybe it has been to hot?
I've been searching downed hardwoods and stumps...
Thursday is supposed to bring thunderstorms in MA. Hopefully that will help my search.....
Do you think cattle pastures and lawns are a waste of time for the remainder of the season? Maybe i should focus on forests?
Those Gyms look awesome!!!!!!!! I'm glad to get some advice from a vet in my neck of the world.
Thanks!!!!!!!!
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Blue-FunGuy
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Re: Questions about Conocybe apala and Liberty Caps in MA. [Re: glenzilla31]
#18828431 - 09/11/13 03:46 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah,I find most of em while driving.The color and usually large size makes for an easy find.Be careful not to confuse with Omphalotus or Galerina(lookalikes).
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glenzilla31 said: Do you think cattle pastures and lawns are a waste of time for the remainder of the season?
Most likely. The only dung loving active around here is Pan.cinctulus and they prefer horse manure,nice lawns and hay bales. Our cinctulus season is June thru July and I've never found BLG's before October. Good luck and happy hunting.
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LawnPhenom
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Re: Questions about Conocybe apala and Liberty Caps in MA. [Re: Blue-FunGuy]
#18834197 - 09/12/13 08:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm in Ma also, and have found 2 clusters of gyms already. I think sept gyms are rare though. i find most of mine in october like Blue-FunGuy said. I also found some pan cints last week. But I think that was rare also.
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glenzilla31
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Re: Questions about Conocybe apala and Liberty Caps in MA. [Re: LawnPhenom]
#18836390 - 09/13/13 10:46 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks LawnPhenom.
Had some decent rainfall last night/this morning, so I'm pretty psyched.
Good look on the gyms; can't wait to get ahold of those big beautiful orange bastards.
Gonna go for walk around the neighborhood right now.
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