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Morels 2024
SuperX:
Two years ago we took down several cottonwoods in our yard and chipped up a lot of the branches. We spread the chips in the garden. Last May we had morels popping up right in the chips or just into the lawn. We live in Duvall and have never seen a morel in our yard over the past 18 years. I'm curious how just adding cottonwood chips could generate so many morels (about 50). Could it be as simple as creating morel 'spawning grounds' just by spreading chips?
LDennis24:
I'm guessing the trees had alot of dead wood in them? Or your garden had the mycelium in it and they liked the cottonwood makeup and decided to use it to fruit. The mycelium from morels nearby in the woods or somewhere hidden could have found their way into the decaying wood through the organic matter on the ground I mentioned and then when you chipped them up it released them and created the mushroom bloom. The mycelium can travel through organic matter a long ways. Mushrooms are amazing!
SuperX:
--- Quote from: LDennis24 on May 07, 2024, 11:40:17 AM ---I'm guessing the trees had alot of dead wood in them? Or your garden had the mycelium in it and they liked the cottonwood makeup and decided to use it to fruit. The mycelium from morels nearby in the woods or somewhere hidden could have found their way into the decaying wood through the organic matter on the ground I mentioned and then when you chipped them up it released them and created the mushroom bloom. The mycelium can travel through organic matter a long ways. Mushrooms are amazing!
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no dead or rotted wood at all, these were all healthy trees. One neighbor across the street said he occasionally finds a few morels in his yard. That could be the source. If we only get a few I will blend them up with some water and spread that around, I've seen that on YouTube and it seems to work
Chris57:
We went this weekend above Winthrop and got a 1 gallon freezer bag full, still early and real dry.
CJ1962:
Got about 50 down in the Blues around 3800'. Most were small. Wish I could go back next week.
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