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that community of mushrooms i mentioned.    i really want/need to find           a person          who i can take an example to.  That could tell me if they are edible or not?    All the identification sources i have do not leave me confident.    This would be just Great if they were….something to look forward to at the end of Rain Seasons.   And funny,   these pics make clear just how much the pine needles  are present..      before the planting,    augmenting the soil,   they need to be cleared   which is done by  raking through,  over and over with my fingers.   

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8 responses to “abundance”

  1. Liz A Avatar

    I’m curious … do pine needles make good compost?

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  2. Yvette Avatar

    Yes they are useful for compost!

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  3. deb Avatar
    deb

    I love mushrooms but I’m afraid I’m conditioned to the ones that come in the blue cardboard boxes at the grocery store. A whole box sliced and fried up in butter.

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  4. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Maybe Cal State Chico?

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  5. grace Forrest Avatar

    they take a long time to decompose

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar

    i mushroom hunted with my grandfather….Morels.
    and yes…the ones in the blue box, in BUTTER, slightly
    browned at their edges

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar

    i’m sure….i haven’t really tried. and also….
    the Nature Center over at Lake Oroville
    I’m slow.

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar

    and maybe someone at Master Gardner. and also
    Butte College which is here in Oroville.
    Just need to DO it

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