Mushrooms growing

Beyond the greengrocer's shelves lies a galaxy of wild mushrooms to thrill the taste-buds of the discerning collector. But spotting the safe varieties is a fine art, and indiscriminate gatherers risk indigestion... or worse. Stephen Brightwell, a relative of the first commercial mushroom growers in New Zealand, separates the dainties from the deadlies, and delves into the history of mushroom collecting in this country.

Growing up, I was never too fond of mushrooms. To me, their only purpose was to ruin a perfectly good pizza. As I got older, I started to warm up slightly toward raw button mushrooms in salads – wi…

Sandy Stewart posted a photo: Under a dense pacific North West forest canopy many treasures can be found. Varieties of ferns, mosses, lichens, fungas's and mushrooms grow under the dark canopy of mainly Fir and Cedar Trees, as well as deciduous trees like the Maple tree. I found this sunlit cluster of Mycena (haematopus) Mushrooms growing out of a rotting moss covered Fir Tree and decided to stop and take a photo of them as the sun's rays brought their pretty colors to life!

This is another photo from my second fungal foray, but one which I’d not included in the previous gallery. Going over the photos again, I decided I really liked the way these fungal bodies sp…

This autumn promises to be a tense one as the foodie craze has forced national park authorities to ban all foraging of fungi

There are three primary ways to grow mushrooms at home at kit, in a container or on a log. Lets go over all 3 way and pick what will work