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Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:20 pm
by Nature's Babe
Fungi erupting in the chicken pen recently, some in the lawn, some between the paving a few in the veg beds - a bit weird for late June, but the warm and wet weather seems to be changing normal patterns. If you like foraging prepare to find them at unusual times.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6524013.stm
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:53 pm
by farmer jon
all this wet weather with humid conditions is ideal for fungi spores to spring to life. usually late sept with the misty ,moist nights with heavy dews create ideal conditions & june should be very hot & dry so nothing usually seen.
sorry, but the global warming doesn't wash with me, just the cycles of the earth.
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:28 pm
by Nature's Babe
Whatever the cause, abundance of fungi at the moment !
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:50 am
by alan refail
Sounds just right for blight
It's wet here, but far from warm.
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:48 am
by Nature's Babe
Oooh that sounds miserable Alan,hope it doesn't make you
but it was a scorcher here yesterday, the sort of day we need a siesta, then work in the cooler evening. I know a lot of areas have suffered flooding, hope y'all are not affected.
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:34 am
by glallotments
Isn't the position of the jet stream causing our current weather which certainly isn't what I would call warm!
The rust on garlic is thriving too.
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:57 am
by Nature's Babe
yes Gallotments true, I had rust on the autumn garlic but none on the spring planted garlic, I'm using it as green garlic. I think it came from the overwintered borage which also had rust - but the bees are struggling and it had masses of flowers so I left it - there were dozens of bumbles and honey bees partaking of the blue flowers in the sunshine yesterday. Off topic I know, but I was surprised to find garlic bulbils attached to some of the thick white roots, usually we see them in or on top of the stem !
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:24 pm
by alan refail
To get back on topic
Made a fine dish of siantarelau (chanterelles) today. The biggest I've ever seen; picked locally (unfortunately not by us). But the garlic and parsley were my own.
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:01 pm
by Monika
That's very early for chanterelles, Alan! I love their taste and texture.
Re: Fungi and Global Warming
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:45 am
by alan refail
The chanterelles came via our local mushroom guru, Cynan Jones of Yr Ardd Fadarch. Even he was not told by the gatherer which bit of the Nanmor Valley they were growing.
If you are interested in fungi have a look at his website
http://themushroomgarden.com/index/And a great little film where he explains how he cultivates shiitake etc in old shipping containers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR1AplD3H2E