Winterizing Gardens While Encourage Mushroom Growth
Every fall Sandy and I start removing vegetable plants from our raised garden beds that have run their course or have been damaged by cold temperatures. We’ve also encountered years...
Category: Ron’s Mushroom Musings
Our 2024 NAMA Camp Adventure
Sandy and I have attended quite a few mushroom events over the last few years. The farthest driving event we attended was to SOMA (Sonoma County Mycological Association) Camp in January 2023....
What happened to my mushroom spot?
For Sandy and I, hunting for wild mushrooms in Oregon forests is exciting, good exercise, and just being in and around nature helps rejuvenate one’s soul. After a long and...
Back from Vacation
Well, backyard gardening had to end sometime. September is when Sandy and I begin our transition from all things gardening to all things fungi. Truth be told, we’ve actually been...
Life in a Burn Area
Back in 2018, Sandy and I decided to check out one of Oregon’s burn areas to look for the infamous burn morel. We chose the 2017 Jones Fire as we...
Scientific Research plus a Little Secret Sauce
One of my favorite TV series was the original crime drama, LAW & ORDER. It had a dramatic musical introduction followed by a very consistent, 2-part story format. The first...
