ferret Posted April 10, 2003 found some cheeky fellas growing already- :D a couple were even too old... so get out there and check yer gullies! http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.p...sb=5&o=&fpart=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonnySimulacrum Posted April 10, 2003 Very nice pics. How is everyone going with this, are you having much luck in the Vic fields? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted April 11, 2003 Nice work Fez! I thought i knew where you were talking about, but its not. Ive been watering my garden everynight and still no luck. Nothing upp in the hills yet either - ill have to go for a serious hunt over the weekend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted April 11, 2003 cheers! yeh its still dry as chips everywhere else.. i got a feelin ill be up in the hills on the weekend too, gotta love those spiderwebs and branches in the face from not lookin where im going... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonnySimulacrum Posted April 11, 2003 My normal picking spots are all wet on the top but if you scratch off the top of bark and mulch it is all bone dry, I think we may have to wait even in the hills. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted April 11, 2003 nice bit of rain this morning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shorza Posted April 11, 2003 ^^^ Yep, im lovin' this rain, it just wont stop. :D :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonnySimulacrum Posted April 11, 2003 I love rain, yes i love rain, keep on a raining. [ 11. April 2003, 14:08: Message edited by: RonnySimulacrum ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted April 12, 2003 Yep, lots of rain this morning, seemed to go on forever...seems like a nice walk is on for tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted April 12, 2003 Sunday afternoon will be perfect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted April 12, 2003 thanks BM, the weekend is full now There was actually a fair bit of rain tonight too, finally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psycho0 Posted April 12, 2003 i went hunting this morning up near sherbrooke, where i once found 20 then the very next day found 90!, but only found one decent sized measley mushroom :mad: ithink we need a few days of rain. didn't even find any fly agrics i found some boletus tho but wasnt sure if they were the active kind. if anyone know any really plentiful spots would they please email, pm me, my gnome is getting anxious:) thanx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted April 14, 2003 had a long search this morning, a few non active, but nothing other than that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted April 15, 2003 ive found a couple of crazy caespitose clusters in woodchip beds over the last few days, totalling about 200 in three clumps! nice big caps too -6.5cms. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted April 16, 2003 nice use of technical words there Fez! You going to infected mushroom btw? Boletes are not active although they stain blue. We managed to find about 30=40 subs last night and my Eucalypta are the first to begin pinning. Definately different to the average Victoria Sub! We have a secret patch btw that we have been maintaining for about four years and introducing invigorated isolates (although im not sure this has been necessary) where we counted 3400 mushrooms in a 12 metre square area (four by four) and we stopped counting rather than ran out of mushrooms. And there is no way I could be payed to tell you where it is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squiresk Posted April 17, 2003 Sorry bluemeanie, Someone else woulda done it if it wasn't me "in a 12 metre square area (four by four)" k. fortunatly for us you are more mycological then just numeralogical. 'scuse any spelling or errors I've made, all purely intentional. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shorza Posted April 17, 2003 squiresk:"in a 12 metre square area (four by four)" Haha, i didnt even pick that up... :D :D :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted April 17, 2003 yeah thanks B i been educatin meself... nah i cant go tonite, too broke., well i mite try to convince someone they gotta go with me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian Posted April 19, 2003 Yeah, finally found a phew today, must have missed them a phew days ago cause most were begining to decay. Infected Mushroom was Sweeeeeeet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted April 21, 2003 So i was told, but unfortunately could not attend. Thanks for pointing out my numeric ignorance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonnySimulacrum Posted April 23, 2003 Infected mushroom rocked my world. Think I will go for a look today; see what is around the hill. Wish me luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
save_the_whales Posted May 4, 2003 hello all, especially bluemeanie and ferret: can you please help me with my age-old question? does subaeruginosa go blue? if it does indeed as i am want to believe, then what vic mush doesn't? thanks, peace Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted May 5, 2003 Subaeruginosa always goes blue and im not sure where you heard otherwise. Infact the Victoria and South Australian regional variants stain blue to black! The only one that might not is Tasmaniana which is found in manure. You will find that there are few mushrooms that actually stain blue - most dont. There are a few boletes, psilocybes, one species of panaeolus and a few other rarities that stain blue in australia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted May 5, 2003 If I've SEEN the right ones(see pic in earlier ID thread) they are blue/green towards the base of the stem even B4 they are disturbed(although I've read that they don't always stain blue 'til the second flush :confused: ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted May 5, 2003 yeh it will either already have tints of blue/green before you pick or will develop noticable bruising on cap/stem/gills within 10-20 mins.. and first flush will bruise too. Gymnopilus purpuratus and Gym. spectabilis (or isit pampeanus)are supposedly active (if you can get enough of the bitter crap into yer gut) but dont stain blue. though ive never eaten and maybe never will... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
