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Comment on Halloween Special 1 – The Witches Egg by J C Harris

J C Harris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:02:26 +0000

Hi Denise, your problem with these fascinating fungi is a pretty common one. There is no quick or easy solution to getting rid of any fungus. I have heard and read about many ways on how to kill a Stinkhorn funus.

You may have already trawled the internet for answers, but I can recommend a couple of web pages that may prove helpful. One is a forum of people with ideas, pleas and experiences. Take a look here: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/north/msg0819312914442.html

There is another simple answer site, but how effective it is, I can’t say. The link is as follows: http://www.wikihow.com/Kill-a-Stinkhorn-Fungus

This is the best advise I can offer (see Susans comment above) and I hope you have some luck in making your home smell sweeter!

Best wishes,
John

Comment on Halloween Special 1 – The Witches Egg by Denise Long

Denise Long — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:38:13 +0000

I have the blackheaded red variety…am I to be blessed with these fellows for very long..it is summer here and they are coming up all over where I have put wood mulch and cane mulch…I think I will rename my home the house of stench!!!!!how can I get these beautiful terrible smelling, but fascinating fungi out of my garden or at least from around the house…..hope you can help me…

Comment on Mushroom Update – 2011/12 by J C Harris

J C Harris — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:05:56 +0000

The Blewits have lasted a while haven’t they. I saw some early/mid January, but no more. Interesting to here you’re still finding them.

Comment on Mushroom Update – 2011/12 by Dave Melbourne

Dave Melbourne — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:31:43 +0000

I’m still picking Field Blewits in the fields around Loughborough. They were late starting with the weather being so dry last year but the season has continued right up to last weekend (21/01/12).
Dave

Comment on Winter’s bounty – Velvet Shank by J C Harris

J C Harris — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:09:04 +0000

You’ve had better luck than me Tree Head. Thanks for the cooking tip. I’ll try that when I find some Velvet Shank next…

Comment on Mushroom Update – 2011/12 by J C Harris

J C Harris — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:07:12 +0000

I was thinking that too! Fortunately no feet were found!!

Comment on Winter’s bounty – Velvet Shank by Tree Head

Tree Head — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:24:42 +0000

I have found no end of velvet shank this winter. I eat it almost every day,(I always leave a 1/3 for the mice and invertibrae, and it’s nice to let them keep sporing)
I took lots of pics,,as it can be very beautiful.. I think it is a very nutritious fungi and have felt great since first eating it. I find it quite nice slightly dehydrated and fried in lamb fat!…slowly.
Tree Head.

Comment on Mushroom Update – 2011/12 by Tree Head

Tree Head — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:55:53 +0000

Thats a good one J.c.h. ! I like your sense of humor. I hope there’s not one with a foot still inside near by…….

Comment on Snow patrol – Wood Blewit by J C Harris

J C Harris — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:35:40 +0000

Hi Paul

Thanks for sharing your experiences with Blewits. The Field and Wood Blewit are very similar indeed. Wood Blewits can be found in grassy situations such as near hedgerows and gardens.

A good tip for differentiating between the two is in the identification of the gills. The Field Blewit has ‘off white to flesh coloured’ gills with no hint of violet at any stage. It can usually have a stronger blue/violet stem, hence the English name ‘Blue Leg’. Either way both of these Blewits are delicious, and it was good of you to point out the ‘spore print’ issue. Light brown and pale pink seem close. You only have to worry if it is a dark rust brown colour.

Comment on Snow patrol – Wood Blewit by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:24:23 +0000

I found some of these on the cliffs in Wales, environment seemed a bit odd as it was fields where cows were, not many trees about, and there were horse mushrooms growing nearby, but from what the research I have done they look more like wood blewits than field blewits. I had the same worries as you about the spore print as it looked more light brown than pink to me, but having read your posts on the subject I am now pretty confident that I have blewits rather than web caps! Also about a month ago I met a local up there while I was picking some horse mushrooms, and he had said that there were blewits, horse mushrooms and some field mushrooms to be found there. I picked these when it was very wet and I notice the caps are turning paler in colour as they do from a dark brown towards a kind of buff colour and the gills less violet… is this what you would expect? lots of questions I know, but better to ask when dealing with wild funghi! Thanks