Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

The beans are great and don't seem to be affected--- yet anyway. It is
interesting that they are growing at the base of each pole. The beans
on this particular pole are mostly rattlesnake beans but I can't imagine
the relevance. I wonder if it is some kind of symbiotic relationship.
They are so large, I fear spading them out will ruin the roots of my
bean plants. One is a good 9 inches in diameter. And I can't take a
pic right now since my DH has the camera and is away on business.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Isabella
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

The beans are great and don't seem to be affected--- yet anyway. It is
interesting that they are growing at the base of each pole. The beans
on this particular pole are mostly rattlesnake beans but I can't imagine
the relevance. I wonder if it is some kind of symbiotic relationship.
They are so large, I fear spading them out will ruin the roots of my
bean plants. One is a good 9 inches in diameter. And I can't take a
pic right now since my DH has the camera and is away on business.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Isabella

Mushroom growth is a sign of very healthy soil. I personally enjoy
seeing them almost as much as wildflowers in all their form and beauty.
:-)

Are the bases of your bean teepees wood? If so, they are probably
feeding off of _that_, not your beans.

If the beans look good, enjoy and ignore them!
--
Peace! Om

"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

The beans are great and don't seem to be affected--- yet anyway. It is
interesting that they are growing at the base of each pole. The beans
on this particular pole are mostly rattlesnake beans but I can't imagine
the relevance. I wonder if it is some kind of symbiotic relationship.
They are so large, I fear spading them out will ruin the roots of my
bean plants. One is a good 9 inches in diameter. And I can't take a
pic right now since my DH has the camera and is away on business.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Isabella

Here's a place to start looking for photos:

http://mycology.cornell.edu/

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know what
it is.

Jan

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

"Omelet" wrote in message
...

Mushroom growth is a sign of very healthy soil. I personally enjoy
seeing them almost as much as wildflowers in all their form and beauty.
:-)


Mushrooms sprouted all over my gardens since the rain 2 days ago. I wish I
knew how to tell the poisonous ones from the ones good to eat.

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article ,
Jan Flora wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

The beans are great and don't seem to be affected--- yet anyway. It is
interesting that they are growing at the base of each pole. The beans
on this particular pole are mostly rattlesnake beans but I can't imagine
the relevance. I wonder if it is some kind of symbiotic relationship.
They are so large, I fear spading them out will ruin the roots of my
bean plants. One is a good 9 inches in diameter. And I can't take a
pic right now since my DH has the camera and is away on business.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Here's a place to start looking for photos:

http://mycology.cornell.edu/

I've spent over an hour poking around there and have yet to find a
single database of fungi photos for the US midwest, let alone a
taxonomic reference so that I might at least identify the class of fungi
I'm looking at. This website is sorely outdated, I'm afraid. Nearly
half of the links I've clicked on are dead. Nonetheless, I'll keep
looking as time permits. I've seen hundreds of photos and have yet to
find a single one that looks anything remotely like what we have.

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know what
it is.

Thanks.
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottled ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

The beans are great and don't seem to be affected--- yet anyway. It is
interesting that they are growing at the base of each pole. The beans
on this particular pole are mostly rattlesnake beans but I can't imagine
the relevance. I wonder if it is some kind of symbiotic relationship.
They are so large, I fear spading them out will ruin the roots of my
bean plants. One is a good 9 inches in diameter. And I can't take a
pic right now since my DH has the camera and is away on business.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Mushroom growth is a sign of very healthy soil. I personally enjoy
seeing them almost as much as wildflowers in all their form and beauty.
:-)

Are the bases of your bean teepees wood? If so, they are probably
feeding off of _that_, not your beans.

Yes the 10 foot stakes are wood. I suspect you are right. The fungi
are very hard, woody. And weird. :)

If the beans look good, enjoy and ignore them!

Gosh have we had nice beans this year. I've already frozen over 25# and
put up some as dilly beans in addition to eating them fresh in some form
nearly every day. Our black-eyed peas are ripening now so that'll be
fun. :)

Isabella
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

"Isabella Woodhouse" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Jan Flora wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge
fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've
been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

The beans are great and don't seem to be affected--- yet anyway. It is
interesting that they are growing at the base of each pole. The beans
on this particular pole are mostly rattlesnake beans but I can't
imagine
the relevance. I wonder if it is some kind of symbiotic relationship.
They are so large, I fear spading them out will ruin the roots of my
bean plants. One is a good 9 inches in diameter. And I can't take a
pic right now since my DH has the camera and is away on business.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Here's a place to start looking for photos:

http://mycology.cornell.edu/

I've spent over an hour poking around there and have yet to find a
single database of fungi photos for the US midwest, let alone a
taxonomic reference so that I might at least identify the class of fungi
I'm looking at. This website is sorely outdated, I'm afraid. Nearly
half of the links I've clicked on are dead. Nonetheless, I'll keep
looking as time permits. I've seen hundreds of photos and have yet to
find a single one that looks anything remotely like what we have.

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know what
it is.

Thanks.
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

Look at species Ganoderma for starters.
Steve

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In article ,
"Marie Dodge" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
...

Mushroom growth is a sign of very healthy soil. I personally enjoy
seeing them almost as much as wildflowers in all their form and beauty.
:-)


Mushrooms sprouted all over my gardens since the rain 2 days ago. I wish I
knew how to tell the poisonous ones from the ones good to eat.

I know what you mean.
There might be a local mushrooming club...
--
Peace! Om

"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know what
it is.

Thanks.

Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.
--
Peace! Om

"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know what
it is.

Thanks.

Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.

Nope. I know what those are. This is very dense and heavy. I'm still
looking.... as time allows.
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know what
it is.

Thanks.

Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.

A true puffball will be solid inside, like a marshmallow, when you cut
it in half. An immature amanita can have a little fetal looking thing
inside. The amanitas are deadly poison. Puffballs are good eating if you
pick them when they're really fresh. (We have puffballs all over the
place here.)

Never eat a 'shroom that you aren't sure of. It's not worth the risk.

Jan

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom
for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know
what
it is.

Thanks.

Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.

Nope. I know what those are. This is very dense and heavy. I'm still
looking.... as time allows.

Look up "birch conk" or "artist's conk." IIRC, that's what Steve means
by the Latin name he gave you. Something along those lines. Here's some
pictures/photos of conks:

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/bracfung.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingzhi

http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/st...amushroom.html

Sorry about sending you a bummer link... I was trying to do three
things at once and didn't chase any of those links on that site to make
sure they were good or worked.

A funny looking thing that doesn't look like a mushroom is still a
fungi, just not what you think of as a mushroom.

What sort of wood is it growing on? That's always a big clue with fungi.

Jan

Garden Oddity: What the heck is it?
 

Isabella Woodhouse said:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

Maybe something like hen-of-the woods, or some other type of
shelf fungus?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitake -- these can get huge


The beans are great and don't seem to be affected--- yet anyway. It is
interesting that they are growing at the base of each pole. The beans
on this particular pole are mostly rattlesnake beans but I can't imagine
the relevance. I wonder if it is some kind of symbiotic relationship.
They are so large, I fear spading them out will ruin the roots of my
bean plants. One is a good 9 inches in diameter. And I can't take a
pic right now since my DH has the camera and is away on business.

As others have said, they are most likely growing in relation to the poles,
not the beans, and nothing to worry about right now.

--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

After enlightenment, the laundry.

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sometime in the recent past Isabella Woodhouse posted this:
In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.
Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know what
it is.
Thanks.
Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.

Nope. I know what those are. This is very dense and heavy. I'm still
looking.... as time allows.
Isabella, even with the best pictures, if you could find them, won't be
enough to correctly identify any mushroom except some of those with unique
structures. But, we could be of a lot more help if you could post a picture
at any one of dozens of free sites. No plug intended, but I set up an
account at http://good-times.webshots.com/ with little trouble and have room
for many postings.

--
Wilson N44º39" W67º12"

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sometime in the recent past Wilson posted this:
sometime in the recent past Isabella Woodhouse posted this:
In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article ,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half
on a dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a
bowl over the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours),
then see what color spores drop out of the cap.
Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are
no recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is
nearly the size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a
'shroom for ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi
who will know what it is.
Thanks.
Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.

Nope. I know what those are. This is very dense and heavy. I'm
still looking.... as time allows.
Isabella, even with the best pictures, if you could find them, won't be
enough to correctly identify any mushroom except some of those with
unique structures. But, we could be of a lot more help if you could post
a picture at any one of dozens of free sites. No plug intended, but I
set up an account at http://good-times.webshots.com/ with little trouble
and have room for many postings.

Oops! Just looked a little closer to the postings and I see that you already
have an account with Webshots.com. Will be waiting for you 'shroom pics.

--
Wilson N44º39" W67º12"

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In article ,
Jan Flora wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half on a
dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a bowl over
the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours), then see what
color spores drop out of the cap.

Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are no
recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is nearly the
size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a 'shroom
for
ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi who will know
what
it is.

Thanks.

Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.

A true puffball will be solid inside, like a marshmallow, when you cut
it in half. An immature amanita can have a little fetal looking thing
inside. The amanitas are deadly poison. Puffballs are good eating if you
pick them when they're really fresh. (We have puffballs all over the
place here.)

Never eat a 'shroom that you aren't sure of. It's not worth the risk.

Jan

Absolutely. :-)

BTW, Amanita muscaria is NOT deadly poison...

but it's better to let the reindeer eat it first. g
--
Peace! Om

"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

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In article ,
"Steve Peek" wrote:

Look at species Ganoderma for starters.
Steve

Thank you for that tip! I did find it on wikipedia and, while I'm not
sure it's the right group, it did lead me to find a wealth of pics.
These two somewhat resemble the ones in my garden:

http://www.shortcourses.com/naturelog/fungi04.jpg

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_JP1510&res=640

What a fascinating array of fungi I've seen.

Isabella
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
Jan Flora wrote:

Look up "birch conk" or "artist's conk." IIRC, that's what Steve means
by the Latin name he gave you. Something along those lines. Here's some
pictures/photos of conks:

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/bracfung.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingzhi

http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/st...amushroom.html

Sorry about sending you a bummer link... I was trying to do three
things at once and didn't chase any of those links on that site to make
sure they were good or worked.

A funny looking thing that doesn't look like a mushroom is still a
fungi, just not what you think of as a mushroom.

What sort of wood is it growing on? That's always a big clue with fungi.

I posted a couple of pics, from the web of what they look like, in
another post. My DH is coming home tonight (with the camera), so I'll
try to take some pics tomorrow. My main concern was if we were doing
something wrong in the garden to cause these fungi to grow. And I
thought if I at least knew the fungi type, that might give me a clue.

I can't see that they are attached to wood but they are growing at the
base of our wood bean poles. Soft wood I imagine--- pine, spruce? Mr.
Bill bought the stakes at the lumber yard. I can ask him that tonight.

Thanks again for the help. What a fascinating topic.

Isabella
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
Wilson wrote:

Isabella, even with the best pictures, if you could find them, won't be
enough to correctly identify any mushroom except some of those with unique
structures. But, we could be of a lot more help if you could post a picture
at any one of dozens of free sites. No plug intended, but I set up an
account at http://good-times.webshots.com/ with little trouble and have room
for many postings.

Yes, I have a webshots account. But like I said in my original post, my
husband is out of town with the camera.
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
Jan Flora wrote:

A true puffball will be solid inside, like a marshmallow, when you cut
it in half. An immature amanita can have a little fetal looking thing
inside. The amanitas are deadly poison. Puffballs are good eating if you
pick them when they're really fresh. (We have puffballs all over the
place here.)

Never eat a 'shroom that you aren't sure of. It's not worth the risk.

Jan

I definitely would not. My husband had a bad experience in college---
extremely ill for days--- from mushrooms picked by a friend who claimed
he knew what he was doing.

When I lived in Ohio, we had a lot of puffballs. My dad ate wild
mushrooms a lot (picked by a friend). I was wary even then.

Isabella
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
Pat Kiewicz wrote:

Isabella Woodhouse said:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

Maybe something like hen-of-the woods, or some other type of
shelf fungus?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitake -- these can get huge

Those are indeed beautiful but are not the ones. I'm far more curious
than worried. I don't want them taking over the garden.... lol....
attack of the killer fungi! And there's that story about that man who
merely inhaled spores and it killed him. That'll give you pause.

Izzy
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

Heck, and I always thought they were one and the same.

"This is a free country, young man."

"Yup, were free to do exactly what we are told."

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In article ,
Tim Perry wrote:

'Omelet[_4_ Wrote:


"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

Heck, and I always thought they were one and the same.

"This is a free country, young man."

"Yup, were free to do exactly what we are told."

How do you tell when a politician is lying?

Their lips are moving. ;-)
--
Peace! Om

"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

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Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

Isabella
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

Isabella

The number of variety of fungi is still being discovered afaik. g

I agree, they are amazing!

Look at some books by http://www.fungiperfecti.com

http://fungiperfecti.com/books/index.html

They have outdoor mushroom patches, as well as indoor patches and
"seedings" for deadwood etc. And all for reasonable prices...

I'm a real mushroom fan. They are a real bargain in nutrition.
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

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In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

Isabella

The number of variety of fungi is still being discovered afaik. g

I agree, they are amazing!

Look at some books by http://www.fungiperfecti.com

http://fungiperfecti.com/books/index.html

They have outdoor mushroom patches, as well as indoor patches and
"seedings" for deadwood etc. And all for reasonable prices...

I'm a real mushroom fan. They are a real bargain in nutrition.

Ps, I keep my cable in the bag with my camera. g
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

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In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

Isabella

The number of variety of fungi is still being discovered afaik. g

I agree, they are amazing!

Look at some books by http://www.fungiperfecti.com

http://fungiperfecti.com/books/index.html

They have outdoor mushroom patches, as well as indoor patches and
"seedings" for deadwood etc. And all for reasonable prices...

I'm a real mushroom fan. They are a real bargain in nutrition.

Thanks!
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
Omelet wrote:

Ps, I keep my cable in the bag with my camera. g

It's gotta be in my office somewhere--- probably buried under all my
preserving books and recipes. Not enough hours in the day right now.
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

Isabella

The number of variety of fungi is still being discovered afaik. g

I agree, they are amazing!

Look at some books by http://www.fungiperfecti.com

http://fungiperfecti.com/books/index.html

They have outdoor mushroom patches, as well as indoor patches and
"seedings" for deadwood etc. And all for reasonable prices...

I'm a real mushroom fan. They are a real bargain in nutrition.

Thanks!

Welcome. :-)

I'm a real Stamets fan. He's done some amazing research. Seems a lot of
the wood consumers, especially polypores, have some anti-cancer activity.

He sells Turkey Tail patches and tea made from those is supposed to be
anti-carcinogenic.
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

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In article
,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

Ps, I keep my cable in the bag with my camera. g

It's gotta be in my office somewhere--- probably buried under all my
preserving books and recipes. Not enough hours in the day right now.

There never are... lol
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

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In article ,
says...

Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

Isabella


I installed a multi-card reader on my aging P4 to get rid of the need
for a cable.

Unfortunately, it doesn't do tarot.

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In article ,
phorbin wrote:

In article ,
says...

Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

I installed a multi-card reader on my aging P4 to get rid of the need
for a cable.

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a P4? Is that a type of camera?
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
says...
In article ,
phorbin wrote:

In article ,
says...

Well the camera made it home but I can't find the darn cable so I can
upload the pics. LOL, it figures. The beans are still growing well
despite those gigantic fungi so I'm not going to sweat it at this busy
time. In fact, I put up another 7# of beans this morning. I sure do
appreciate all the ideas, links and suggestions, though. I had no idea
there were so many kinds of fungi. Good grief it's really amazing.
Thanks again.

I installed a multi-card reader on my aging P4 to get rid of the need
for a cable.

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a P4? Is that a type of camera?


Sorry, that's shorthand for Pentium 4 computer.

A card reader or memory card reader is a piece of hardware that plugs
into the computer. You take the memory card out of the camera, plug it
into the reader and can then treat the card like another drive.

I bought a multi-card reader to mount in a drive bay in my computer
because I didn't want to find or fiddle with cables, expend battery
power on long data transfers or worry about wear and tear on the
camera's USB port.

The reader I have looks like this

http://megacomputer.ca/product_info....oducts_id=2250

The external ones that connect to USB are quite variable in shape...
Small ones can fit in a pocket.

I have seen external readers for as little as $5.00 Canadian though the
usual, "You get what you pay for." caveat applies.

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In article ,
phorbin wrote:

Isabella said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is a P4? Is that a type of camera?

Sorry, that's shorthand for Pentium 4 computer.

Ah... I see. Sorry, I had no idea. Mac here.

A card reader or memory card reader is a piece of hardware that plugs
into the computer. You take the memory card out of the camera, plug it
into the reader and can then treat the card like another drive.

I bought a multi-card reader to mount in a drive bay in my computer
because I didn't want to find or fiddle with cables, expend battery
power on long data transfers or worry about wear and tear on the
camera's USB port.

The reader I have looks like this

http://megacomputer.ca/product_info....oducts_id=2250

The external ones that connect to USB are quite variable in shape...
Small ones can fit in a pocket.

I have seen external readers for as little as $5.00 Canadian though the
usual, "You get what you pay for." caveat applies.

Thanks ever-so-much for the information. I do have a little card reader
for our little Olympus camera but it's just so much easier to plug the
camera, via USB mini cable, into my Mac where the photos are
auto-uploaded. I generally just leave the cable plugged into one of the
USB ports on my monitor but I think someone yanked it out and ran off
with it. I'm tracking the culprit.

Isabella
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
says...

Ah... I see.
Thanks ever-so-much for the information. I do have a little card reader
for our little Olympus camera but it's just so much easier to plug the
camera, via USB mini cable, into my Mac where the photos are
auto-uploaded. I generally just leave the cable plugged into one of the
USB ports on my monitor but I think someone yanked it out and ran off
with it. I'm tracking the culprit.

It wouldn't be attached to another computer, would it? :-)

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In article ,
phorbin wrote:

In article ,
says...

Ah... I see.
Thanks ever-so-much for the information. I do have a little card reader
for our little Olympus camera but it's just so much easier to plug the
camera, via USB mini cable, into my Mac where the photos are
auto-uploaded. I generally just leave the cable plugged into one of the
USB ports on my monitor but I think someone yanked it out and ran off
with it. I'm tracking the culprit.

It wouldn't be attached to another computer, would it? :-)

Darn good thought! Thanks :) I immediately jumped up and went looking
but did not find it on the other computers. I also looked at the back
of mine as well thinking maybe I had used one of the rear USB ports and
forgot about it. Not in the USB hub either. It'll turn up.
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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In article ,
The Cook wrote:

On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:17:17 -0500, Isabella Woodhouse
wrote:

In article ,
phorbin wrote:

In article ,
says...

Ah... I see.
Thanks ever-so-much for the information. I do have a little card reader
for our little Olympus camera but it's just so much easier to plug the
camera, via USB mini cable, into my Mac where the photos are
auto-uploaded. I generally just leave the cable plugged into one of the
USB ports on my monitor but I think someone yanked it out and ran off
with it. I'm tracking the culprit.

It wouldn't be attached to another computer, would it? :-)

Darn good thought! Thanks :) I immediately jumped up and went looking
but did not find it on the other computers. I also looked at the back
of mine as well thinking maybe I had used one of the rear USB ports and
forgot about it. Not in the USB hub either. It'll turn up.

Buy another one. Guaranteed to make the other one turn up.

snicker
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

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On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:17:17 -0500, Isabella Woodhouse
wrote:

In article ,
phorbin wrote:

In article ,
says...

Ah... I see.
Thanks ever-so-much for the information. I do have a little card reader
for our little Olympus camera but it's just so much easier to plug the
camera, via USB mini cable, into my Mac where the photos are
auto-uploaded. I generally just leave the cable plugged into one of the
USB ports on my monitor but I think someone yanked it out and ran off
with it. I'm tracking the culprit.

It wouldn't be attached to another computer, would it? :-)

Darn good thought! Thanks :) I immediately jumped up and went looking
but did not find it on the other computers. I also looked at the back
of mine as well thinking maybe I had used one of the rear USB ports and
forgot about it. Not in the USB hub either. It'll turn up.

Buy another one. Guaranteed to make the other one turn up.

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In article ,
The Cook wrote:

On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:17:17 -0500, Isabella Woodhouse
wrote:

In article ,
phorbin wrote:

In article ,
says...

Ah... I see.
Thanks ever-so-much for the information. I do have a little card reader
for our little Olympus camera but it's just so much easier to plug the
camera, via USB mini cable, into my Mac where the photos are
auto-uploaded. I generally just leave the cable plugged into one of the
USB ports on my monitor but I think someone yanked it out and ran off
with it. I'm tracking the culprit.

It wouldn't be attached to another computer, would it? :-)

Darn good thought! Thanks :) I immediately jumped up and went looking
but did not find it on the other computers. I also looked at the back
of mine as well thinking maybe I had used one of the rear USB ports and
forgot about it. Not in the USB hub either. It'll turn up.

Buy another one. Guaranteed to make the other one turn up.

LOL! You are so right.... just like watering the garden to make it rain.
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot

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On Aug 28, 4:10*pm, "Marie Dodge" wrote:
"Omelet" wrote in message

...



Mushroom growth is a sign of very healthy soil. *I personally enjoy
seeing them almost as much as wildflowers in all their form and beauty.
:-)

Mushrooms sprouted all over my gardens since the rain 2 days ago. I wish I
knew how to tell the poisonous ones from the ones good to eat.

that's what neighbors are for.