Getting Started with Fungi & Lichen

Conversations About Getting Started with Fungi & Lichen

• Started some seeds today...

  Well, as always, I started my peppers (bell, banana, and hot) in peat pots today as well as my early tomatoes... I know it seems early for starting the tomatoes, but I have won first place at the local county fair with red ripe tomatoes several years in a row...… More

• I couldnt help my self, started seeds

  My 4 year old stayed home from school today. He was not sick, he just needed some alone time with mom. I have been wanting to start my seed so bad and today there was just no reason not to. He has been asking to plant the seens since V… More

• Started fall feeding

  I haven't been feeding the birds for the first time in years because we was over run with striped wingless chipbirds this summer. (striped wingless chipbirds = Chipmunks )Cleaned a disinfected the feeders today will fill them up Thursday. More

• What have YOU started from seed this year??

  I have had great success with seeds so far in '09. We have started zinnias, cosmos,sunflowers and hollyhocks. I am going to study up and try to start some perennials.:D Oh yeah, I forgot the morning glories, moonflower vines, wild flowers and nasturtuims. Oh how I love to see a… More

• My tigridias have started to bloom!!!

  Went out today to put my veggies back in their- spots after moving them around to keep frost at bay if it happens- and low and behold I look over and there is a flower up and out!!! I planted these back in early June, did not know if they… More

• What seeds for zone 8 can be started in August?

  I'm trying to learn all I can about starting my annuals from seed since it's much cheaper than buying seedlings from a nursery. Can I get an amen! Are there any seeds I can start in August? I'm in Eugene, OR. More

• Plz help, odd fungus / mushroom in strawbale beds...

  Hi, I really need help to identify this fungus / mushroom that is growing like crazy on my strawbales that I wanted to plant my tomatoes in. I already have 4 cabbage growing but I do not know if these fungi are safe to be near growing edible plants. I… More

• Soil/Fungus

  I know some fungi are good, and some not so good. I use a lot of organics, and I often add them to my watering can. At the bottom of the can, I have sediment. When this sediment lays on top of the ground near my plants, sometimes some mold/fungus… More

• colledge hasnt even started yet and ALLREADY its a headache

  yup lol im at matc south campus (milwaukee area technical colledge) for it computer suppurt specalist i have 1 online course AND thats the bulk of the headache lol online they say i need some workbook yet they didnt have it at south campus so we wewnt to downtown camput… More

• Started the main garden clean up

  :) Well I did it today. I started to uncover all my plants in the main garden. I have buds appearing on different plants, so I thought if they can start budding, then maybe it`s time to get myself busy and get some work done. And work I did! All… More

• Who has projects started but not yet done??

  Last July 4th weekend we started replacing the floorboards and posts of our front porch. We need to add handrails, cover a crappy cement stoop with wooden steps and make new steps on the side of the porch (it's a wrap around) - a few pics for effect. So far… More

• More fungi in my yard to ID

  Don't be silly, leave them be! They are all just part of the garden and are just helping to decompost all the "untreated" mulch into soil. Nice colony of Bird's Nest! The black structure in the cup are the spore cases. When it rains the raindrops hit the spore case… More

• Fungi ID in my yard

  I found a whole bunch of these mushrooms in my yard today. :eek: I've never seen this many mushrooms here, only the occasional one popping up. Anyone know what they are? I'm not going to try eat them, but just curious as to what they are. The first picture is… More

• Just started

  Didn't see this forum last night. Guess I should introduce myself. My name's Ted Simons. (Sorry, I was too tired when I registered to come up with something witty. haha) I'm a college student about to graduate from Oklahoma Christian University (Oklahoma City) in December with a bachelor's in Youth… More

• Seeds started

  Hi I am new to this site today! I started some seeds inside for my vegetable garden. They are doing so well i am not sure they will last in the flat that I started them in until safe from the first frost! When do I need to move them… More

• are chives started

  from seed?? this spring when I was buying herbs I couldnt ever find chives..and I couldnt find seeds either...so was wondering are they started from seeds?? ~C~ More

• just started gardening

  hi everone I just got my backyard cleared the other day and 4inches of top soil down. I wanted to plant some roses but don't know how far apart I should plant between each rose bush. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The rose plants I wanna get are about… More

• Started too early

  Hello all, this is my first post. Last year my wife made some really good salsa and this year she wants to make lots more. So I started some tomatoes and peppers indoors. The problem is I started them too soon. I now have about 25 Roma, 25 Super Steak,… More

• Getting Started on the Cheap

  I'm a college student and would like to try my hand at composting. I live in a house with a backyard, so space is there, as long as nothing is permanent (rental!). But as a college student, money is definitely a factor. Any advice on getting started composting, and doing… More

• Fungi

  What is this fungi/mushroom? More

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