desiring feedback about System,

Hey all,

I require feedback about this fungi,

I have gathered these to grow around a black locust,
This black locust is just before a mulch pit stone wall, which is growing an edible hedge,
the dry stone wall contains 5 different types of moss,
to the side of the dry wall is cast iron plants, which act as cover and for lizards, and this includes a ramp for lizards to move privatly and house in the rocks while also able to sun the selves, and then a small patch next to the lizards home to grow annuals in,

The cast iron plants also work to catch debris.

as this whole system is designed to catch and store water and mulch off a driveway,

I have added several types of fungi into the soils,

But this fungi is unknown to me, I chose to add it because I was interested in its strange growth, that looks more like it belongs in the ocean than in soil.
The internal tunnel interests me in its potential!

Please give feedback!

Hey all,


So currently, the fungi is now being eaten in the soil cycle.
leaving behind the Tunnels I am after, I need to increase the moisture in the wood chip, but other than that all is good.
with this tunnel fungi.

I have a number of experiements I wish to carry out,
Planting some seeds & seedlings into the holes,
Watering into the holes.

and seeing how the other fungi are relating to this fungi.

The later stages will be for some bushes to be grown around he black locust, and for a small guild to be developed in the location.
The reasons to hold off have been to develop the soil culture and I think growing annuals and bi annuals may prevent that.

I think that this fungi can help boost the development of other fungi and the nitrification of the black locust, which will be able to boost the microclimate and with the cast iron plants being so hardy, they can provide constant cover, protection, and development even if its not the most effective.
based that the cast iron plants are rhizomes, I think they should do well with the other attributes of neighbouring plants.

the mosses will break down filling the gaps, and allowing other species to grow in them,

the mosses will also help keep with the rocks wall and cast iron plants transporting the collected waters onwards.

Essentially this is a rain garden, a mulch pit/sediment trap, a nitrogen harvester, a bird feeder, a lizard habitat, an irrigation system, a micro climate, which looks good ok,

I want to move the cast iron plants later, as I have better designs, and expand the system with beneficial insects in mind!

Looks like you might have a Tropical Stinkhorn, common to Australia called Aseroe rubra. Check out this article from mushroomexpert Michael Kuo:

https://www.mushroomexpert.com/aseroe_rubra.html

Check out this video of the Tropical Stinkhorn fruiting- it looks like the creature from the movie Alien!:




Like other Stinkhorns, this mushroom is probably excellent for turning woody debris and compost into soil.

M.K. Dorje Sr,

Thank you,

I have done a little chicken scratch, with a trowel, I found that the mycorrhizal fungi was found at greater depths, within 200-300mm of the stinkhorns, where as it was near the top of the mulch elsewhere,

the humus appeared to have more moisture bellow, because of the stinkhorns,

I have not smelled any foul Oder, how ever birds do use the nearby tree to pull apart kills,

I am pleased with the choice to include them to the system, I may consider upgrading the variety in the future, however adding them has been free, low effort and has increased the improvement rates of Garden SWG4 v2.4.

M.K. Dorje Sr. wrote:Looks like you might have a Tropical Stinkhorn, common to Australia called Aseroe rubra. Check out this article from mushroomexpert Michael Kuo:
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/aseroe_rubra.html

I second that - also known as Anemone Stinkhorn, Sea Anemone Stinkhorn or Starfish Fungus.

Hey,

I am working on cultivating beneficial microbes from Clover!