Hi,
someone I met at a bar showed me these pics of woodlover pinheads just starting to fruit:
(http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4940/img7756strippedex8.th.jpg) (http://img74.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7756strippedex8.jpg)
as you can see the patch is still covered with cardboard, which is half disintegrated:
(http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4390/img7757strippedwg7.th.jpg) (http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7757strippedwg7.jpg)
Under the cardboard it looks like this:
(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1251/img7758strippedrp5.th.jpg) (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7758strippedrp5.jpg)
Can the cardboard be left on, or should the patch be uncovered now? If the cardboard is removed, can/should some sort of minimal covering, like some plant cuttings (e.g. there are some fresh trimmings from those little hedge plants to be seen at the bottom of the second pic which could be used), etc. be placed on top?
I'd appreciate any advice on this in case I bump into that person again since they were anxious to get a tip on this...
cheers,
-e
>should the patch be uncovered now?
Yes.
>should some sort of minimal covering be placed on top?
Optionally, yes.
Keep the patch moist if you can.
Hi Anno,
thanks for replying....you might remember consulting on this same (although then not fruiting) patch a year ago in the thread "too much rain?" :ph34r:
Quote from: anno on October 08, 2007, 01:38:50 AM
>should some sort of minimal covering be placed on top?
Optionally, yes.
Keep the patch moist if you can.
ok...so would those hedge trimmings be okay as covering?
-e
I guess yes. Not a thick layer, definitely leave some space for the mushrooms to grow through.
Quote from: anno on October 08, 2007, 11:38:12 AM
I guess yes. Not a thick layer, definitely leave some space for the mushrooms to grow through.
ok, how does this look:
(http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8638/img7798smallvhqstrippedno9.th.jpg) (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7798smallvhqstrippedno9.jpg)
(http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4536/img7793smallvhqstrippedsb3.th.jpg) (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7793smallvhqstrippedsb3.jpg)
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2254/img7777smallvhqstrippedex2.th.jpg) (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7777smallvhqstrippedex2.jpg)
Thanks for your help, anno!
-e