Francois le Danque Posted July 23, 2007 i've only seen a couple so far, and none at my usual spots. finding a couple of old rotten ones is no help to the situation. could it be that they are yet to reach me?? i hope i didn't miss them.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamma.goblin Posted July 23, 2007 Ive seen them about when it was raining hard a while back, though nothing prolific, only a few samples were in pristine condition, and their caps had not opened. Many decayed specimens looked like they had not reached maturity. To dry methinks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Troutman Posted July 23, 2007 i've only seen a couple so far, and none at my usual spots. finding a couple of old rotten ones is no help to the situation. could it be that they are yet to reach me?? i hope i didn't miss them.... Im yet to see one around town this year which is quite odd, usually start around easter here...you need to head to a pine plantation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunChaser Posted July 23, 2007 If you know a place where they grow, that has a thick layer of pine needles, you can just mow though the pine needles down to the soil. I've found amanitas in every season except for summer, doing this. There’s this pine plantation near the Yarra ranges I was checking out a little while ago. Never seen any amanitas there, but this year as far as the eye could see a combination of milk caps and amanitas, most I've ever seen in one place. Grabbed a heap of milk caps to drop past the old ladies house on the way home and left the amanitas where they were, they can be difficult Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benzito Posted July 23, 2007 I've been seeing them in the Blue Mountains, NSW, for the past 3 months. They are starting to taper off now, though. You may have missed it buddy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francois le Danque Posted July 23, 2007 there's lots of pine trees around here.... and i check basically every day! bummer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paradox Posted July 23, 2007 i also saw a lot it the blue mountains a couple of months ago. autumn is generally the most prolific fly season.... in this area at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
genki Posted July 23, 2007 ive seen quite a few around earlier in the season but havent made an effort to look lately. next time im out ill head to a spot where they grow prolificly and see if there are any around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alkatrope Posted July 24, 2007 Yeah a bit late, and this year's Amanita fruiting has been pretty dismal anyway! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
