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It’s all about the genetics.
Here we have a wild oyster mushroom from Polk County NC, blue oyster, and king blue. I have taken each of these back to spore numerous times and they have shown positive generational adaptation to my environment, media, substrate, etc.. #fungifriends #mycology
King Blue Oysters. #fungifriends
31.05.2025 00:07 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0No, in my experience it doesn’t rehydrate very well. For cooking I only use fresh. I use dried for making extracts.
28.03.2025 11:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This strain which i currently call LM4 has outshined all of my other wild genetics so far.
Quick to colonize and fruit, it has a very tender texture even in very large fruits, and a savory aroma similar to chicken bullion.
I’ll probably run this exclusively for the time being.
#fungifriends
Click for a panorama of the Polk County Fires as seen from Coxe Rd. Today 3/23/2025. #PolkNCWildfires
23.03.2025 22:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Another first run of a wild Hericium that I collected in 2024. #shroomscrolling #fungifriends #mycopath #shrüümfiendz
19.03.2025 11:54 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
First run of a new wild WNC Hericium. #mycopath #fungifriends #shrüümfiendz #shroomscrolling
06.03.2025 03:04 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wild WNC Grifola Frondosa colonizing beautifully.
Super excited to see how this culture performs for me.
#shroomscrolling #mycopath #fungifriends #shrüümfiendz
One of absolute favorite gourmet mushrooms to collect and eat is the often overlooked Boletus pseudopinophilus. Here is one of the nicest specimens I’ve ever seen. I was lucky enough to find it a few years back one late summer morning.
#fungifriends #shroomscrolling #mycopath #shrüümfiendz #wnc
Growth stages of Amanita sect caesereae. #fungifriends #shroomscrolling #mycopath #shrüümfiendz
21.02.2025 15:14 — 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
2017 was a really good year for Maitake in my area. I’m very interested to see how the 2025 season goes this coming fall being the first year after Hurricane Helene caused devastation. Many of my known trees were blown down or broken off. #grifolafrondosa #fungifriends #shroomscrolling #shrüümfiendz
20.02.2025 23:38 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Looking back at last spring as I patiently wait for this years crop to start up. It’s coming soon. I can feel it. #morchella #fungifriends #mycopath #shroomscrolling #shrüümfiendz
20.02.2025 14:14 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Blue oysters currently fruiting. #fungifriends #shroomscrolling #mycopath #shrüümfiendz
19.02.2025 15:19 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wild WNC Hericium fruiting in vitro directly from tissue cultures. #fungifriends #mycopath #shrüümfiendz #shroomscrolling
18.02.2025 02:33 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0A peek inside the fruiting chamber. #fungifriends #shroomscrolling
18.02.2025 00:55 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just a beautiful Laetiporus from back in the fall. #fungifriends
13.02.2025 22:20 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
If you happen to be in the Hendersonville NC area be sure to stop in at Ecusta Market.
These folks are putting in hard work building up a wonderful community resource with an emphasis on local products.
You can pick up some of my gourmet mushrooms while you’re there. #eatlocal #fungifriends
Latest wild Pleurotus is growing beautifully on agar and grain. Looking forward to fruiting this culture for the first time very soon. #fungifriends
12.02.2025 01:01 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Babies. #mushroomfarming
09.02.2025 17:03 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This particular wild Hericium genetic line has been producing excellently.
I’ll never get tired of learning and working with fungi.
Hello BlueSky,
I am a long time fungus fanatic based in Western North Carolina currently obsessed with collecting and developing wild Hericium genetics into novel strains which I supply to consumers, chefs, and grocers interested in unique high quality gourmet ingredients.
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