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Jakala

Amy, Here is a picture of some sort of fungus I picked off my grandparents tombstone in Finland two years ago. It is called jakala (two dots over each

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Ganoderma

It is easier to pick your own Reishi than buy it, they're a very easy polypore to find. It's best when you find a large amount of Ganoderma lucidum or

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My First Mushrooms

I sent in a picture this month of a wild Oyster I found on a log near my home. At the time I had just inoculated my first bale of staw with oyster spawn.

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Think! Think! Think!

Now, as we tried to think of a way to fool the Shroom of Evil, two little guys paced back and forth with us. They thought and thought and finally came

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Slender Ladies of the Forest

These little mushrooms remind me of slender ladies in a fashion show. They are so delicate and translucent and have a very dignified personality.

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And in the Mushroom Community

As I have been rediscovering nature and seeing the little things in nature through the eyes of my grandchildren I am noticing that these little gems

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The Shroom of Evil !!

As we approached the footbridge crossing to the Field of Magnificent Mushrooms we were abruptly stopped by the Shroom of Evil!! You will not pass!, he

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