The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms: BAnQ’s Gardening Book of the Month
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)’s monthly gardening e-book suggestion. The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms By Pelle Holmberg,Continue Reading
Category: Mushrooms
Mushrooms in Your Houseplants?
In this article, originally published on November 21, 2016 and ranked as the 11th most viewed article, Larry Hodgson discussesContinue Reading
A Mushroom in My Mulch!
Coriander. You either love it or hate it. It’s impossible to be indifferent! Mulch is no different. Many plants andContinue Reading
Natural Beauty, or Problem in Sight? Webs in the Lawn
If you’re a gardener who marvels at nature’s little wonders like me… well, you’re probably being judged when you raveContinue Reading
Fungi Fun
Here in South-central Alaska, Fall and the State Fair arrive around the same time, as does the seasonal rain. ButContinue Reading
Provocative and fragrant: discovering an original mushroom
As I often say, nature is fascinating! Sometimes we see oddities that we don’t understand at first glance, so we’reContinue Reading
Puffballs: My First Wild Mushroom
What the hell is this thing? It’s not a balloon, it’s on the ground. It’s white, smooth and quite firm…Continue Reading
The Common Grocery Store Mushroom: Local, Delicious and Accessible
Known as the button mushroom, white mushroom, common mushroom, or simply “mushroom”, because it is so widespread, Agaricus bisporus isContinue Reading
Truffles: Black Diamonds
Thanks to a contest, I had the chance, in October, to attend a truffle harvesting activity organized by Truffes QuébecContinue Reading
When White Mold Grows on Potting Soil
White mold at the base of a grape ivy (Cissus alata, formerly C. rhombifolia). Photo: matusskaaaaa, depositphotos By Larry HodgsonContinue Reading