• jared@mander.xyzOP
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    18 days ago

    Google thinks they are, I’m going to try and keep an eye on them and see if they get bigger. I’ll post more in a few days hopefully.

    • happybadger [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      18 days ago

      If you could get a picture of the full thing, golden chanterelles have a really unique trumpet shape that’s vaguely similar to oyster mushrooms. They should have gills running about halfway down the stem which you can easily pull off and a fruity smell.

      If they are chanterelles, save a few of the largest. You can either cut them up and put them in a bucket of water with 4% sugar added or put them on a piece of paper for a few hours, collect the spores, and put those in a bucket with the sugar water. Leave the bucket to sit for a few days for the mycellium to start growing into a liquid culture, then you can pour the contents of the bucket around trees that it associates with, in this case hardwoods and pine/birch. Your trees will be healthier and the mushrooms should start fruiting there within a couple years. I always expand the habitat of ectomycorrhizal fungi when picking them.

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      18 days ago

      If they’re chanterelles they look about ready to pick, might go wormy on you if you wait much longer.

    • chellomere@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      I think these are chantarelles too. Confirm by looking at the ridges under the hat, they are very identifiable.