Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Wondering About Growing Things.

I noticed a couple of things yesterday and took some quick pictures.  The vine that is stretching out in the yard a long ways without any support fascinated me.  The end has started growing up.  Can you imagine the hydraulic pressure that is needed to support this vine?  To give you some perspective, there is a cardinal sitting in a mimosa tree.  My back yard is trying to take over. . .If I am ever missing, I may be tied up in vines in my own back yard.
 
 Moving in on the screened in back porch where my wife moved her plants in off the uncovered part of the deck to protect them from the yesterday's and last night's rain, I found some volunteers.  These mushrooms are very small and it surprised me since the dirt was purchased and it came in large, sealed bags.  
 
 This second pot had two more of those fancy mushrooms but slightly smaller than the one in the view above.
 
 The third pot also had them, but they seemed to be even smaller.
 
My wife told me to pull them out, so I did but I told her that the mushrooms we see are only the fruiting bodies and the mycelium would still be growing in the soil.  I was surprised that bagged and sealed and processed soil would have mycelium in it or maybe just mushroom spores.  As you know from some of my older posts, I think that fungi, especially mushrooms, are beautiful and I like seeing them.  Of course not on the food I am going to eat, like moldy bread (grin).
 
It is amazing how much beauty you can find if you just look for it.  I hope today brings you lots of beauty.  Now, you all have a great day, you hear?


16 comments:

  1. The leaves are just coming in up here. The trees are still mostly bare. On the bright side, the lawn isn't growing either so I don't have to cut it yet.

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    1. It seems that it just turned to early Spring here, a cold front blew in and dropped the temps way down in the 50's. Yes, that is COLD for here.

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  2. My first thought was that the spores were blown into the pots on the wind. Could it be possible that the potting soil is the source?

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    1. I am pretty sure it came in the big bag of potting soil.

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    2. The reason is the potting soil wasn't opened long enough for the mycelium to grow enough to fruit.

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  3. Now DD, those aren't those "happy" mushrooms,, now, are they?

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    1. No, I don't think so. Not sure how happy they were when I pulled them out.

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  4. My wisteria has tendrils like that. I, too, am amazed at the strength it takes to read out for whatever they are trying to reach. What really amazes me is that they can reach in the direction of what they want to grab.

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    1. I am beginning to think that plant life is smarter than I expected.

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  5. I too like mushrooms. I use to be good at identifying them but as the years pass I am less sure.... There are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters, but no bold old mushroom hunters.

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    1. I had a great book on mushrooms from the University of Michigan. Sometimes you need a spore print to tell what some mushrooms are.

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  6. Your mimosa makes me smile... My family had one at the front of our house in Ohio... my Dad was particularly fond of it. My parents are long gone... the house was sold many years ago. Bill planted a mimosa here on the farm for me about 15 years ago. It struggled... and struggled but looked great last year. This past winter was brutal... we just got here last week... looks like my beloved mimosa is now history. So... now I rely on photos like yours for my memories ;-)

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    1. We have multiple mimosas around my place. Got two real big ones. I love their delicate flowers.

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    2. very common around here. Multiply a lot.
      Trouble

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  7. One of the knowledgeable green thumb gals I know BAKES her potting soil in the oven on trays before using it for starting plants for her garden. She said anything can be in those bags.. including mold from where they are processed, filled and stored.

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