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brown oyster mushrooms(?) started growing out of my bananas.
when i was transplanting the little bananas out of the big pot, i noticed it was full of mycelium but i didn't think much of it since it looked healthy.
later after disturbing the soil, big brown oyster mushrooms started forming, now i'm taking some of that and cultivating it in a bag for more.
not only that but the big banana grew more young bananas almost instantly, the pot will be over crowded again in no time. even some of the transplants suddenly have 3 - 4 extra plants growing out of them.
at this rate i will quickly become that banana field in musa point.

soon to be putting up a new 5x5x8 GGT to fit more plants into. when summer comes, a lot of the plants will leave and permanently become planted in an outdoor orchard to give me more space indoors.
 
Ser Prize said:
@SphinxItOver
Quack grass is another name for Bermuda grass, I think. So you're familiar with what I'm dealing with. It took over the garden so bad last year that I'm not sure I can deal with it via the wood chip method, though it does sound promising.

The idea behind the bricks was to create a level area to construct the bed, because apparently raised beds on hillsides can be precarious. And I live on a mountainside so my garden is pretty sloped.

Your garden looks pretty btw.
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If it's a rhizome grass, you will be able to deal with it despite it's aggressive spreading. Perhaps you should look into retention walls for the down slope side of the garden beds? You'll need to do some research into foundations and weeping holes so the walls don't collapse and water build up doesn't cause a mud slide. You could even flatten out the walkways and fill the beds with the dirt from them before laying down barriers or filling things. That's going to be a full year worth of work but will pay off in the long term.

HERE YOU GO said:
brown oyster mushrooms(?) started growing out of my bananas.
when i was transplanting the little bananas out of the big pot, i noticed it was full of mycelium but i didn't think much of it since it looked healthy.
later after disturbing the soil, big brown oyster mushrooms started forming, now i'm taking some of that and cultivating it in a bag for more.
not only that but the big banana grew more young bananas almost instantly, the pot will be over crowded again in no time. even some of the transplants suddenly have 3 - 4 extra plants growing out of them.
at this rate i will quickly become that banana field in musa point.

soon to be putting up a new 5x5x8 GGT to fit more plants into. when summer comes, a lot of the plants will leave and permanently become planted in an outdoor orchard to give me more space indoors.
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Mushrooms are fantastic for plants as they help make nutrients available for plant roots. Some people go out of their way to repurposed used mushroom growing medium for better results. It would be worth it to find a knowledgeable person to identify if that is and edible or poison mushroom especially if you plan to move it outside with the potential to spread.
 
SphinxItOver said:
If it's a rhizome grass, you will be able to deal with it despite it's aggressive spreading. Perhaps you should look into retention walls for the down slope side of the garden beds? You'll need to do some research into foundations and weeping holes so the walls don't collapse and water build up doesn't cause a mud slide. You could even flatten out the walkways and fill the beds with the dirt from them before laying down barriers or filling things. That's going to be a full year worth of work but will pay off in the long term.



Mushrooms are fantastic for plants as they help make nutrients available for plant roots. Some people go out of their way to repurposed used mushroom growing medium for better results. It would be worth it to find a knowledgeable person to identify if that is and edible or poison mushroom especially if you plan to move it outside with the potential to spread.
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yes i've heard that roots like mycelium before so i kept an eye on it instead of removing it, but i under-thought that it would grow mushrooms out of the pot once it got near the surface.
they could have been any mushroom so there was reason to worry, i dug through the mycelium on accident with my bare hands transplanting the bananas and did not react, which means it's probably ok to touch.
these bananas are growing in an indoor tent with a humid jungle environment, they'll never be outdoors so it's sterile for the most part unless something bad begins to grow from within, and so far the only thing close to bad has only been aphids and occasional fungus gnats from the humidity.

there are no scales or volva, it has gills that run vertically up the stem to under the cap, the DNR also strongly think it is a common oyster mushroom from pictures but no specimens have been sent to a lab.
they suggested that not a lot of mushrooms look like common oyster mushrooms and it has a limited amount of others it can be, but of course a lab sample would be 100% so i'll come back with that when i know.

mushrooms in a book that look similar:
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my figs are waking up at long last, fish peppers survived the Neem bath and are leafing out. wish I could grow mushrooms in with my plants, I hate buying them
 
SphinxItOver said:
Been doing research into adding winecap and oyster mushrooms into my garden now... mistakes will be made.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QJuh7-05ilo
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I started doing winecaps a few years ago, they're very easy. I have all my pathways and beds covered in woodchips so I just inoculated all my walking paths with spores. I'm planning on making some woodchip raised beds and using them for growing oyster mushrooms this year. Winecaps and oyster mushrooms are pretty forgiving with mistakes, so unless you really do something boneheaded they'll most likely flourish. I got my spawn from Northspore, from what I've experienced they're good suppliers.
 
Null said:
Is there a program or phone app that accepts info about your USDA hardiness zone and helps you schedule germinating seeds and planting seedlings?
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I haven't heard of any. If you don't have any luck you could always make a seed starting calendar. I make mine with a spreadsheet. Here is how I organize mine. calendar example.png
Scheduling when to start seedlings is pretty easy, most seed packets will say "start indoor X weeks before last frost" on the back, so just go back X weeks on the calendar from your last frost, however these are not always accurate so it might be worthwhile to do a quick search online for start dates. As for transplanting seedling outside theres not an exact date since you can have late frosts, I've had frosts almost a month after the normal frost date, so pay attention to the weather and be ready to bring pots in or cover garden beds with a sheet.
 
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Null said:
Is there a program or phone app that accepts info about your USDA hardiness zone and helps you schedule germinating seeds and planting seedlings?
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I use this shitty page, it tells you start dates along with chores. I just used this and seed packets to mark start dates on a calendar. the packets are better because they're a lot more specific, just count back from last frost date for em

sowtrueseed.com

Monthly Garden Schedule by Zone

Organic, heirloom and southern seeds at Sow True Seed. Our 500+ varieties of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds are all non-GMO, untreated, and open-pollinated. Order your potatoes starts, sweet potato slips, garlic and asparagus crowns with us throughout the year! Retail store in Asheville...
sowtrueseed.com sowtrueseed.com
 
Honored guest said:
I started doing winecaps a few years ago, they're very easy. I have all my pathways and beds covered in woodchips so I just inoculated all my walking paths with spores. I'm planning on making some woodchip raised beds and using them for growing oyster mushrooms this year. Winecaps and oyster mushrooms are pretty forgiving with mistakes, so unless you really do something boneheaded they'll most likely flourish. I got my spawn from Northspore, from what I've experienced they're good suppliers.
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Excellent! That's very encouraging and I will definitely be dipping my toes into garden mushrooms now.

Null said:
Is there a program or phone app that accepts info about your USDA hardiness zone and helps you schedule germinating seeds and planting seedlings?
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Not sure if this is what you are looking for, because it's pay to use, but The Old Farmers Almanac has a garden planner for seed starting, plant spacing, crop rotation, and email alerts if you're distracted. There's a free trial you can dip a toe in and see if it's what you're looking for. I think most gardeners use a simple journal book or spread sheets.

cuddle striker said:
I use this shitty page, it tells you start dates along with chores. I just used this and seed packets to mark start dates on a calendar. the packets are better because they're a lot more specific, just count back from last frost date for em

sowtrueseed.com

Monthly Garden Schedule by Zone

Organic, heirloom and southern seeds at Sow True Seed. Our 500+ varieties of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds are all non-GMO, untreated, and open-pollinated. Order your potatoes starts, sweet potato slips, garlic and asparagus crowns with us throughout the year! Retail store in Asheville...
sowtrueseed.com sowtrueseed.com
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This was an interesting read and a good reminder of what I consider common knowledge isn't actually common at all. Very good info for people who've never gardened before.
 
Helvítis Túristi said:
Would neem oil be effective at keeping flies off the soil of indoor plants?
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The best solution that I've found to this problem is to use mosquito dunks. You can buy a big pack of them, you put them in standing water and they release a soil bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis. Just about any insect that eats this bacteria will die, while it's harmless to mammals. When you put it in standing water, it kills all the mosquito larvae. What I do is I fill a five gallon bucket with water, wrap a mosquito dunk chunk in a piece of fabric (cheese cloth or an old cut-up t-shirt), and let it soak in there for days. I then put that water in a pump sprayer and use it to water all my plants. Do this a couple of times, and the soil bacterium will build up a population in the potting media - the larvae of the fungus gnats live in the pot, and this will kill all of them that hatch. You will never see the flies again unless you repot, I used to have such problems with them and I haven't seen any in years.
 
SphinxItOver said:
Been doing research into adding winecap and oyster mushrooms into my garden now... mistakes will be made.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QJuh7-05ilo
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Thank you for causing me to spend $100 more on my garden this year. I hope to have winecaps to show off this fall with the rest of my harvest!
SphinxItOver said:
Been doing research into adding winecap and oyster mushrooms into my garden now... mistakes will be made.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QJuh7-05ilo
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Back to the conversation about how to know when to plant, I'm using a garden planner this year. Specifically Clyde's Garden Planner.

So far it's been a great resource and they guy made it to where all you have to look up is your average date of last frost.

Edit: I double posted from mobile again so I made my second post useful.
 
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Null said:
Is there a program or phone app that accepts info about your USDA hardiness zone and helps you schedule germinating seeds and planting seedlings?
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From Seed to Spoon might fit the bill:

Helvítis Túristi said:
Would neem oil be effective at keeping flies off the soil of indoor plants?
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*bangs pots and pans*
Pinguicula! Pinguicula!
Get a pinguicula giantea and put it in a fishbowl near the plants!
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WanderingFarmer said:
Thank you for causing me to spend $100 more on my garden this year. I hope to have winecaps to show off this fall with the rest of my harvest!
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Spent just as much. Looking forward to harvest and pictures!

NoReturn said:
*snip*
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These butterworts are super cute. Been using ginger to discourage fungus gnats from coming inside and abusing my orchids when I open the window. It's gotten too large for the window pot and needs a replacement and these look like the perfect solution.
 
Oh noes, guyz! We're in an alt right pipeline!
 
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