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cosmic.vibrator
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Need help identifying fruits growing in outdoor compost bin.
#23536765 - 08/13/16 01:04 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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This bin has received lost of contaminated grain, some almost 100 percent colonized before contamination arrived, so lots of healthy myc has made it into the bin. Mostly cubes, some old pan cyan myc on grain.
Is this an "active" species from my grains/subs, or some wild desert shroom?
I am out in the sonoran desert, so temps right now are crazy hot, sometimes hitting around 115F. I'm surprised anything is growing, especially in a black bin, sometimes exposed to direct sunlight.
Habitat: Growing in the compost bin that I normally dump any contaminated grain/substrate into. I also keep the compost moist. It is comprised of manure, old fruit (mangoes, bananas, apples, tomatoes, etc.), clay soil, lawn trimmings, some peat moss that made it's way in, coffee grounds, egg shells, and a lot of other good stuff.
Gills: Have not looked, as to not bother the growth. It's dark now, I'll check tomorrow.
Stem: Unsure, they are still growing. Short buggers right now.
I hope this is somewhat useful info. I will look at gills, and post more pictures in the daylight.
-------------------- "So! You take, let us assume, a third toke; long and slow. You vaporise... and you take it in, and in, and in... and there is a sound... like the crumpling of a plastic bread wrapper, or the crackling of flame... and a tone... a mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... and there is this....... There is a cheer... The gnomes have learned a new way to say hoooooooorrayy..." - Terrance Mckenna
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cosmic.vibrator
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Re: Need help identifying fruits growing in outdoor compost bin. [Re: cosmic.vibrator]
#23536782 - 08/13/16 01:12 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Forgive the premature bump, but I will say that they are actually about 2 inches tall, and the diameter is somewhere in between a nickel and a quarter.
-------------------- "So! You take, let us assume, a third toke; long and slow. You vaporise... and you take it in, and in, and in... and there is a sound... like the crumpling of a plastic bread wrapper, or the crackling of flame... and a tone... a mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... and there is this....... There is a cheer... The gnomes have learned a new way to say hoooooooorrayy..." - Terrance Mckenna
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cosmic.vibrator
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Re: Need help identifying fruits growing in outdoor compost bin. [Re: cosmic.vibrator]
#23538528 - 08/13/16 05:23 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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EDIT!: I believe this mushroom to be "Coprinopsis nivea". I used MycoKey's fungus identifier. Seems dead on. I'll post the picture later.
Okay, so I can't get a picture until my lady gets home with our device, but I can give an update on the gills and what have you.
The mushroom is very white, with a faint golden brown on the tip of its bell shaped cap. I harvested one that had opened it's cap, and the gills are bright white as well, but with a slight grey tint. This particular specimen is about 2 1/2 inches tall. The cap is 1 inch tall, with a diameter of about 1 inch as well. At this point, the stem is about 1/2 inch in diameter. I know they grow taller, though. The ones I saw last night grew to about 6-7 inches long, with skinnnnny stems. The hot lid on the compost bin damaged the caps, which fell off. Could not save, sadly.
The cap, gills and stem all bruise blue. It's a deep blue grey color.
The mushroom smells just like a fresh mushroom. Imagine that. Not as pungent as some cubes I have smelled, but it's definitely mushroom scented, lol. It seems to have liked the cow poo that was in the compost, and the recent rain.
Not quite sure yet on the color of the spores, yet. Haven't quite decided on how I want to go about retrieving them. And advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Edited by cosmic.vibrator (08/13/16 05:37 PM)
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