PeteS
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Sunday's Mushroom ForageHad a quick look around in the New Forest on Sunday and things (after the frost) were not as bad as I thought.
My patch of Horn of Plenty were still there and had grown a bit. However, there was only about 6 and I could not see any new mushrooms. Lots of small mushrooms had appeared after the frost (cold shock?), e.g. Amethyst Deceivers, so I had a look at a wood that last season provided lots of Winter Chanterelles, but there was naff all. Also spotted some young Fly Agaric and a couple of tiny Ceps that were obviously only a few days old. Will go back for them later, that's if someone else hasn't pinched them.
Found a nice patch of Chanterelles too. This was a new Chanterelles spot for me even though I'd walked past it many times in the summer, when we had a glut of these mushrooms, it was the first time I'd noticed them. Then checked a known patch and they were starting to fruit too. Maybe Chanterelles are on there way back!
Still more than enough Oyster mushrooms for me to cope with, but I did notice that on one of my Oyster trees someone had taken the lot, and I do mean every single mushroom. I'd got the best of them last Wednesday but I still left more than plenty. Whoever it was had decided to leave the Porcelain fungus which was on a different part of the same dead beach tree - maybe they don't like slime.
So, all in all not that bad considering what it's been like this season. And if we get some rain I am sure it would bring Chanterelles and maybe Horn of Plenty out (both like lots of moisture). However, can't see any rain in the forecast for at least a week.
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bingo
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Did you check my favourite place  , I went there last week but found nothing.  Not a sausage.
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PeteS
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No, but there must be Chanterelles there. I know from the past that when I find them you find them too.
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bingo
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I went there with the kids today, just a fun one.
I found one great big Cep.
Enough for Fay and I tonight.
Nothing else to speak of though and the trumpets aren't coming, I'll be surprised to see them this year.
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PeteS
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Well, Ceps are hard to come by this year. Do you think it grew since last week, or did you just miss it?
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bingo
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Who knows?
May have missed it last week, it was in a hedge.
I'll post a photo later.
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bingo
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It's certainly grown over the last few days or it would be dead. Its reasonably healthy.
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PeteS
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I am surprised by the lack of Chanterelles. I really got the feeling they were coming. Maybe I was just lucky.
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bingo
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Yeah, but most patches I know have had two grows this years they will be back next year but for now that's it.
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Stewy
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I'm distraught, 2 Ceps for the whole season. 
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bingo
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| Stewy wrote: | | I'm distraught, 2 Ceps for the whole season. |
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Stewy
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No need for that bingo!
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bingo
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| Stewy wrote: | | No need for that bingo! |
Sorry mate, couldn't resist. 
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jp
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| Quote: | | No need for that bingo! |
Oh yes there is - mind you, I think Bingo gets down to mushroom level (literally) to find his shrooms - best way to do it 
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bingo
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You gotta get right down.
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