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tinyclanger
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Heads up UK
#7440919 - 09/22/07 03:58 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Found my first liberty caps of the season today - in Wales, quite high altitude. They're still not out in force though (took 3 hrs ish to find 80). Anyone else had any luck?
Annoying that i don't have a camera - some really big, and lots of the weird 'albino' ones (anyone know what's up with that?)
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Ego Death
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Do you judtstumble across them or have you been told picking spots.
I've been searching fields for years but never found more than 15 in a season...
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tinyclanger
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: Ego Death]
#7442784 - 09/23/07 03:32 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well I knew where to go this year (back to the same spots as last year), but i found those by searching every day for about 2 weeks last summer. luckily it was a good year and they appeared early, otherwise i would've given up i think. it's general knowledge to most of the locals that we live in a shroom growing area though, that's how i found out in the first place. there was a big free party/rave culture here about 10 years back (so gutted i missed out on that...)
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sui
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the albino ones are prolly just ones that dried out a bit.
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CureCat
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: sui]
#7442824 - 09/23/07 03:50 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Naw, they are a sporeless variety. Ps. cubensis does this too sometimes. Usually at the beginning or end of season, likely due to imperfect fruiting conditions.
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sui
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: CureCat]
#7442833 - 09/23/07 03:52 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Really? Interesting, i wish we could see some of her pics to know for sure.
Im gonna hit google ill be right back.
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nope no pics. You got any on hand by any chance curecat?
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Edited by sui (09/23/07 03:55 AM)
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undergrounder
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: sui]
#7442913 - 09/23/07 04:54 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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suimush said: Really? Interesting, i wish we could see some of her pics to know for sure.
Im gonna hit google ill be right back.
:edit:
nope no pics. You got any on hand by any chance curecat?
Go to the cultivation section and search up 'sterile', 'sporeless' or 'white gills'
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sui
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undergrounder
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: sui]
#7442942 - 09/23/07 05:18 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Dr. uarewotueat
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glad someone is having some luck... went out to my spots for the first time yesterday and i didnt find a single one! first time in 6 years ive come home with nothing...
still a bit early though 
ps. the free party scene died here too >.<
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Littleman

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do libs generally grow in high altitude? only time ive ever seen them is on walks up the big hills in yorkshire.
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CureCat
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: sui]
#7443539 - 09/23/07 10:01 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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pilzepilze has an extensive gallery of sporeless semis... However, I cannot connect to the site right now...
YESSUP had some awesome photos of the sporeless cubensis, but has deleted all of his photos.
On my other computer i have most of these photos saved.
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CureCat
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: sui]
#7443656 - 09/23/07 10:32 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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On a side note, I myself have found Stropharia and Hypholoma species in the bay area with sterile or sporeless lamelle at the end of the mushroom season. I've seen this with S. aurantiaca, S. riparia, and H. fasciculare.
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Dr. uarewotueat
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: Littleman]
#7444120 - 09/23/07 01:29 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Littleman said: do libs generally grow in high altitude? only time ive ever seen them is on walks up the big hills in yorkshire.
they grow at all altitudes... just they appear at high altitude first... and the type of pasture land they prefer tends to be hilly territory...
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solarhelix
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^ very true. I find that pasture land grazed by sheep tends to be the best.... it's not very pleasant picking in and around cowshit anyway. haha.
Nice to see a few familiar (uk) names knocking about on the boards again.
uarewotueat came home empty handed?! that is not very encouraging cz he definately knows what he is doing! I've been gagging to get out there for a couple of wks but i can relax a little now that i know i havent missed out on much just yet.
ill give it a couple more weeks i reckon.... when i can hear the moors calling.
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Dr. uarewotueat
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heheh i only frequent this forum during the autumn... cant handle seeing everyone else finding actives year round... *envy*
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CureCat
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uarewotueat said: cant handle seeing everyone else finding actives year round... *envy*
 I love it.. Yeah, there's a envy/jealousy factor. but that's why we call it myco pr0n.
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lucymullen
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: CureCat]
#7448194 - 09/24/07 03:56 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Found a few odds and sods but no libs in my area yet. Might check a site I know in Leeds later this week.
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akb112211
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Shouldn't the subject say 'heads down UK'? Anyway, should be a great several days coming up. Autumn is here indeed. Headed to Epping forest to camp for 2 nights this weekend. Fruiting bodies should be abundant! We're not counting on finding libs or cyans, but definitely gyms, Fly agarics and pantherinas. Plus some good edibles to grill up of course. Ok, off to gather some Galerina mutabilis for dinner later...
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CureCat
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: akb112211]
#7450924 - 09/25/07 08:52 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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akb112211 said: Shouldn't the subject say 'heads down UK'?
Touche!
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akb112211 said: Ok, off to gather some Galerina mutabilis for dinner later...
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oh_ollie
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: CureCat]
#7452023 - 09/25/07 02:18 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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went for a little hunt today.. didnt expect to find anything.. but found 20 little uns in one of the fields.. the rest are not producting anything yet.. but yeah feast you eyes of these chaps 
was extremely hard to find.. all growing on thier own, not groups yet. was hoping for enough for a trip as its my birthday tommorow 
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: oh_ollie]
#7455282 - 09/26/07 10:57 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I found 32 today in Yorkshire,, . Most of which show slight bluing on their stems which is good since my camera's broken, and i can't post pics for ID's.
I'm still a noobie hunter but i reckon i've got the hang of it now. Hanging around here for the last two years is finally starting to pay off,, so a thanks goes out to everyone !.
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lucymullen
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: Mike_yy]
#7455519 - 09/26/07 12:05 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Taking the dog out for a little hunt...fingers crossed.
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lucymullen
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Dogs buggered and only pans found.
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Dr. uarewotueat
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: CureCat]
#7456073 - 09/26/07 03:10 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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CureCat said:
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uarewotueat said: cant handle seeing everyone else finding actives year round... *envy*
 I love it.. Yeah, there's a envy/jealousy factor. but that's why we call it myco pr0n.
hahaha... seriously i stear clear of the hunting forum for most of the year cos i get jealous 
(except in the autumn of course)
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I'm off out doing a bit of a hunt with my brother today, hoping the weather been wet enough because it sure has been cold enough! BRRR! 
Well best of luck to all of us lib hunters lol
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Re: Heads up UK [Re: mike3000]
#7459484 - 09/27/07 09:33 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nothing however the weather is promising, night time temp dropping to 4C or so last night, more of the same forecast. Raining on and off and that general feeling of autumn. I'm hopeful.
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Dr. uarewotueat
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i wouldnt hold ya breath amber... if the high altitude spots in the peaks arent fruiting yet, then its gonna be a while before anything pops up round here...
happy hunting anyway
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solarhelix
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Haha i don't grace these forums unless it autumn either... there just doesn't seem to be any point to it!
I suppose it is a bit of shame we can't find actives in this country all year round, but i like to think that the fact that it is only an annual occasion for us, makes it all the more special.... (*sighs with a little twinkle in his eye*)
Weather has definately become much more favourable around here in the past week.
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Themightyginge
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Agree wiv solarhelix, weather was perfect last night, clear skys and frosty in the mornin but still found only 20 in a place where last year I found 100+
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Jack86
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think im off for a look tommorow morning, wish me luck
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