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Nyleve Baar

Nyleve Baar

Oh lucky you! I am also in Ontario and have a Secret Porcini Spot which has never failed me yet...until this year. Not one single mushroom has come up this season. I'm blaming it on the dry summer. Hoping that the fungus is sleeping underground in preparation for a big crop next year. I usually get more porcinis than I can deal with - two dehydrators going full time and cooking them until no one can stand them anymore.I still have dried from last year to get me through.

 

Used to know an oyster tree but our neighbour cut it down. And I haven't found a single puffball this season either - don't like them particularly, but it's weird not to find even one. I did come across a fairly abundant crop of honey mushrooms (armillaria mellea) which I used to eat, but further research made me queasy about them - it seems that not everyone can tolerate them and some people get quite sick from them. Decided to leave them where they were.

 

Oh well. Next year. Enjoy yours while you can.

Nyleve Baar

Nyleve Baar

Oh lucky you! I am also in Ontario and have a Secret Porcini Spot which has never failed me yet...until this year. Not one single mushroom has come up this season. I'm blaming it on the dry summer. Hoping that the fungus is sleeping underground in preparation for a big crop next year. I usually get more porcinis than I can deal with - two dehydrators going full time and cooking them until no one can stand them anymore.I still have dried from last year to get me through.

 

Used to know an oyster tree but our neighbour cut it down. And I haven't found a single puffball this season either - don't like them particularly, but it's weird not to find even one.

 

Oh well. Next year. Enjoy them while you can.

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