Snowflakes as big as feathers and velvety fluttering on the window pane greeted me this morning. I intended to visit the market to purchase guess what. Yes, mushrooms, that's right. However, our car obviously didn't want the same thing, so he F us in a demonstrative way by refusing to start.
Since we are get used to things not going as planned, we gave up on the idea after a few more failed attempts and returned to the coziness of the house.
And no, I'm not going to run out of mushrooms this Friday! I selfishly kept a tree stump that had recently become a home for two types of mushrooms, one of which is the Trametes hirsuta (Hairy bracket).
I was observing the changes on the stump on a daily basis because the previous days had been favorable to the fungi, with alternating sun and rain.
Mushrooms grow so quickly!
Dear darling had already headed out with the equipment, and I was left wondering what to do next.
How come?
Rush to the mushrooms in the backyard!
Along with the hairy bracket, there was another species (but you wouldn't believe it, I was told which one half an hour ago, but I already forgot), However, a snow cover formed over the scallops, leading to the concern of whether the mushrooms will survive the cold.
In some places, the moss has colored the surface, so the authentic semicircles are no longer visible on the mushrooms.
Brown mushrooms definitely belongs to the Polypores group, and they're also known as Shelf mushrooms due to the way they are scattered and grow.
Now, if I could manipulate the weather, I'd love to see how it affects mushroom growth and development, how resistant mushrooms are to winter conditions, and whether they can withstand minus temperatures. Although I'm sure Mom has pulled a bag of frozen boletus mushrooms from the freezer and they were just as good as fresh ones.
This group coped well, I would say that the shoots are much younger than those at the top of the stump. It seems that hierarchy also exists among mushrooms, the stronger protect the weaker.
Even though the mushrooms are young, they look quite worn and ruined, antique.
Layers and layers, the shelf name is much clearer now, because this type of mushroom does not have a stem and thus can multiply by covering the ground and dispersing the spores.
I discovered how this particular mushroom can be used here as well as how detrimental it can be to forests' ability to survive.
These guys can actually be dangerous.
We don't even mind that the stump in the yard has rotted a lot and now resembles a real mushroom oasis because it's wonderful to have them there, even as decorations.
I left them to enjoy the snowy idyll, maybe they will wait for the next 