This was a good chunk of the chickenfat, but the rest were more spread out.
Several other kinds of mushrooms are growing in abundance, too. I posted several of them in /c/Mushrooms before I discovered this community. Maybe you can help me ID some (read: most) of them! I may have also mis-ID’d some, too.
I’ve never heard of chicken fat mushrooms before.
In Thai chanterelles are called เห็ดมันปู “Het man bpuu” which translates to Crab Fat Mushrooms…
WendigoAteMyBaby@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That log looks ripe with mycelium! Nice job cultivating a fungi friendly yard.
Pirky@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Thanks! And that’s also the baffling part. I have no idea what we did to get so many to grow. All we ever do to our yard is mow and infrequently water it if it’s been dry. No fertilizers or pesticides.
However, this summer we did let some areas keep growing as those sections had small flowers the bees were using. Then mowed when they all died. Would simply letting some areas grow really get that many to grow?
corship@feddit.de 7 months ago
If you mow it while there’s a single mushroom you spread the mycelium and spores all over the place causing a mushroom explosion.
uphillbothways@kbin.social 7 months ago
Quite possibly. Those flowering plants may have been supplying root exudates to the mycelium. Also, the root mass left behind by seasonal annuals would have further fed the fungus. Clover or others maybe have been fixing nitrogen that could have been used when they were done. Lots of beneficial exchange may have been occurring below the surface.