Mushrooms
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Growing Wine cap mushrooms
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Mushrooms are an essential part of my home meals. We love mushrooms and eat them almost every week. Usually, I buy mushrooms in the stores or use the dried mushrooms we collected in the nearby forests. But, since the past couple of years were very poor on forest mushrooms I decided to start growing my…
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Mushroom hunting season has started
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The past week was no gardening week. Out of 7 days, 5 were rainy and they kept me away from the garden completely. But, the 130 liters we got so far this month and the last couple of warmer days brought out the mushrooms. Although it’s still too cold for boletuses, the parasol mushrooms are…
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Horn of plenty
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Craterellus cornucopioides(black trumpet, crna trubica) is an edible mushroom recognized for its characteristic black color and trumpet shape. It can’t be mistaken for any toxic mushrooms.It grows in Europe, North America, and parts of Asia, usually in oak woods. In some countries, it is considered a delicacy with almost the same value as truffles. What does Craterellus…
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Sweet tooth mushroom
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Sweet tooth (Hydnum repandum, wood hedgehog, prosenjak) is a very popular and easily recognized mushroom. Hydnum repandum is a mushroom that grows in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. It can’t be mistaken for any poisonous mushrooms because of its specific look.What does Hydnum repandum look like?These mushrooms grow in groups, scattered or in fairy rings.…
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Caesar’s mushroom
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Amanita caesarea(Ovolo buono, Blagva) is a delicious highly mushroom. It’s native to southern Europe and North Africa but can be found in any oak wood in the world. Because of its delicious meat, the fact that is never rotten and it causes no stomach discomforts even to people with a very sensitive stomach, this mushroom…