Ronaldo Montoya

I want to incorporate the permanent production of edible mushrooms within a food forest. One option I have considered is inoculating Inga feuillei (pacae) with Pleurotus djamor on the stumps. However, I understand that in order to maintain production, I would need to cut down a pacae every few years and inoculate the resulting stump.
My question is: besides using the stump as a substrate for the mushrooms, what other functions or ecological benefits would there be from cutting a pacae every two years within the forest?

What other strategies can You think of?

Thanks

R.

Yesterday i found this one. What do You think?

M.K. Dorje Sr. wrote:As stated previously, that mushroom is not turkey tail.

However, if you scratch the white underside with your fingernail and instantly it stains dark brown, then you might just have a member of the Ganoderma applanatum group, also known as the artist's conk or ancient ling chih:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma_applanatum

The artist's conk is a potent medicinal mushroom species found worldwide. Although it's inedible (except by gorillas and certain insects), it can be made into a tea. I drink it every morning.

Please let us know how the scratch test turns out.

Yes i can draw , but it only works in The middle part of The mushrroom.  But i SEE diferences with ganoderma applanatum, The white part is not complete, it doesnt cover all The under SIDE of The mushrroom only a partir and there are some wierd things growing in The white part.

Hello, in the book "Mycelium Running" it explains that to colonize stumps, plug spawn is used, which is inserted into the edges of the stumps. There's a store where I can get wheat colonized with mycelium. I was wondering if instead of using plug spawn, I could use small pieces of wheat in the stump holes and it would work the same? Or is it necessary to use plug spawn?

Thanks in advance

Hi people, yesterday walking in The forest ( in The Amazon jungle) i found this fungi.

Is this turkey tail?

I’m working on a  food forest project in The Amazon jungle and I’m dealing with a client who insists on using moringa seeds from any source and also anona muricata seeds ( here they can grow in deserts but also i'm the jungle) , downplaying the importance of selecting seeds adapted to the local conditions. From my experience, I know that non-adapted seeds can grow stressed, affect their development, and even negatively impact nearby plants. How crucial do you consider it to choose seeds adapted to local conditions, even for species that are seemingly resilient like moringa?
Do You think it crucial to plant a seed that comes from The same environment ?

If yes. How would You convince to a normal person?

Here are some updates of The plant.

It started producing yellow flowers and then seeds appeared all over The plant.

Something i noticed of that some day there were hard rains and both plant from My garden felt down.

So in was wondering , can this Maybe be one function of these plant. To create perturbations?

I usually put in My mouth a little place of a leave. Of nothing happenes i eat a little bit. Abd of nothing happenes k eat more.

M Ljin wrote:Also, some mallows have a musky taste that may be similar to cucurbits and especially to Lagenaria. For instance, in my climate, velvetleaf mallow leaves and basswood / linden winter buds. We should be able to tell for sure when the flowers open up.

Many people consider tasting unidentified plants to be a very scary activity. So I’m wondering, how do you minimize the risks and feel safe enough to do this?

Hi , i planted many seeds of this plant in different pots but only one planta started to grow. Is this new Zeland spinach ?