One of the most gruesome or unappealing mushrooms that you are likely to see growing in the wild is the Fistulina Hepatica, also known as the Beeksteak Fungus, the Beefsteak Polypore or the Ox Tongue. Although it does tend to have the appearance of a lovely tasty and succulent beefsteak, it unfortunately fails to taste [...]
It was nice to discover a very large if slightly old Cauliflower Fungus growing at the base of an old pine tree in the New Forest, on a route that I usually pass where there are various other edible mushrooms.
Even though this Cauliflower fungus was possibly still okay to be eaten I decided to leave [...]
Welcome to the very first post of the blog that accompanies the Mushroom Growing website.
Hopefully this blog will talk about various ways of growing mushrooms as well as the occasional post on picking wild mushrooms (when in season, of course!).
Please check back soon…