cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/30676397
A cute little Suillus bovinus (probably) grew with my COVID-time seed planted tree
A spruce and a mushroom
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/30676397
A cute little Suillus bovinus (probably) grew with my COVID-time seed planted tree
8 Comments
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 6 pts · 1y
I wonder if there's some "mycorrhiza tek" where you put a bonsai in a monotub 😄
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
They actually sell seedlings inoculated with mycorrhiza I think. My wife speculates, that too vigorous mushroom as they get in monotubs will totally turn from symbiotic to predatory, as is customary in this world.
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah you can use the benefits of mycorrhiza for keeping the tree healthy but what I meant is using it as a way to grow mushrooms at home that you couldn't otherwise. Sacrificing a bonsai each time probably wouldn't be quite worth the effort though 😅 Maybe there's a way to keep a detached root alive long enough for the mycelium to prey on it and fruit some shrooms. Sounds like a fun project at least.
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Actually I've seen scientific papers that did just that - hydroponically kept a root alive until full colonization. I wouldn't attempt that, I have plenty of actual living forest to mess with this extremely complicated system in a jar, knowing it is possible feels enough, pushing it further is not worth the effort. At least now.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Cool idea to have planted something then, to mark the time. It's looking great!
the_artic_one@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
I've never seen such a small Suillus, I'm used to them being pretty sizeable.
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah, was surprised as well, but it looks correct and they grow locally a lot. I've seen fruiting body growing smaller than normal in my constrained growing experiments (but also larger than normal sometimes).
DradoTheHobbit@lemmy.eco.br · 3 pts · 1y
So tiny, so cute ❤️