China Voodoo 2017 Grow Blog

[ChinaVoodoo]

I've never grown Canik. But Yenidje is a Basma type, and the leaves seem too long and undulating to be a Basma type.

If I were harvesting it, I would label it, "UNK". (Short for "yoU will Never Know")

Bob

You got it. Although I suspected it was Canik, I'll label it UNK so I can think of you every time I smoke it. Plus it reminds me of David Arora's Mushrooms Demystified- BUMs are Boring Ubiquitous Mushrooms, and LBMs are Little Brown Mushrooms. That's all you need to know, aside from whether or not they're a picker or a kicker.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I assume that the airlock is still bubbling away however?

I think it's stopped. The airlock seems to go up and down with expansion and contraction. Most of the liquid is on top and the tobacco is filled with trapped gases. I'm not certain yet, but I think the liquid is slowly darkening the tobacco.

 

[OldDinosaurWesH]

I have a copy of that mushroom book. I learned a lot about mushrooms I didn't know. Including Little Brown Mushrooms. And that we have at least four species of Amanita's around here. I'm still searching for that elusive King Boletus. They are pretty rare around here, and like with groundhogs and ripe fruit, you have to compete with the critters to find them.

Wes H.

 

[SmokesAhoy]

My 2yo already knows amanita by name and sight (pretty accurately too) both kids will come running and screaming if they see one hehe, little mushrooms get stomped, big ones kicked, amanitas picked and tossed into the creek. I used to eat some edibles that are hard to mis id like dryads saddle but I want them to view them all as poison. Good kids.

 

[OldDinosaurWesH]

Probably a good idea when dealing with small kids. If I have any question, I leave it behind.

Edible fall mushrooms around here are King Boletus, (Boletus Edulis - a rare one) Chanterelle (Cantherellus cibarius - more common) and another rare one "Hedgehog" (Hydnum Repandum). There are two species of edible corals also. The locals call them "cauliflower." There is also the horse mushroom (Agaricus Arvensis) and the field mushroom (Agaricus Campestris) but I never cared for the flavor of these two. There are other edible species such as puffballs and inky caps and shaggy mane, but to my estimation, these aren't worth fooling with. All others are as my friend says are "Mother-in-Law" mushrooms.

If we get some fall rains, mushroom season starts in early October. No rain, no mushrooms. 2014 & 2015 were blank years. We didn't get any rain 'till November of those years. Too late for mushroom picking. Last year I went once and found some good chanterelles. I gave up however, after hunting season opened. Too many boozed-up hunters to justify mushroom picking. Half of Seattle decamps and heads to eastern Washington trying to kill an Elk. A two-week long party is what it is. Mushrooms are a seasonal delicacy, but not worth your life.

Wes H.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Probably a good idea when dealing with small kids. If I have any question, I leave it behind.

Edible fall mushrooms around here are King Boletus, (Boletus Edulis - a rare one) Chanterelle (Cantherellus cibarius - more common) and another rare one "Hedgehog" (Hydnum Repandum). There are two species of edible corals also. The locals call them "cauliflower." There is also the horse mushroom (Agaricus Arvensis) and the field mushroom (Agaricus Campestris) but I never cared for the flavor of these two. There are other edible species such as puffballs and inky caps and shaggy mane, but to my estimation, these aren't worth fooling with. All others are as my friend says are "Mother-in-Law" mushrooms.

If we get some fall rains, mushroom season starts in early October. No rain, no mushrooms. 2014 & 2015 were blank years. We didn't get any rain 'till November of those years. Too late for mushroom picking. Last year I went once and found some good chanterelles. I gave up however, after hunting season opened. Too many boozed-up hunters to justify mushroom picking. Half of Seattle decamps and heads to eastern Washington trying to kill an Elk. A two-week long party is what it is. Mushrooms are a seasonal delicacy, but not worth your life.

Wes H.

It looks like we have many of the same mushrooms. I think they renamed Hydnum - Dentinum. Those corals are Hericium. I don't really like eating mushrooms all that much, but I like those. Threes probably a lot more edibles that you just don't know (yet). Leccinum, Suilus, Chroogomphus, Armillaria mellea, and matsutake, Lactarius deliciosus, etc

 

[OldDinosaurWesH]

I learn new stuff every year. Otherwise they are "mother-in-law" mushrooms. There is a species of Hericium that grows on dead trees that is also supposed to be good although somewhat bland. I've never found one. I don't think these come out till later in the year, after I've quit for the season. It is not unusual for the snow to fly by late October up at elevation, ending the mushroom season. Most of the desirable species occur above 4,000 feet around here. Our max elevation is 6,200. It's just for fun. A good excuse to get out and tromp around in the woods for a day.

Wes H.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I learn new stuff every year. Otherwise they are "mother-in-law" mushrooms. There is a species of Hericium that grows on dead trees that is also supposed to be good although somewhat bland. I've never found one. I don't think these come out till later in the year, after I've quit for the season. It is not unusual for the snow to fly by late October up at elevation, ending the mushroom season. Most of the desirable species occur above 4,000 feet around here. Our max elevation is 6,200. It's just for fun. A good excuse to get out and tromp around in the woods for a day.

Wes H.

We only get them on dead poplar in mid to late summer.

 

[greenmonster714]

I just spent some time reading through your thread and must say it was a delightful read. The vapor lock tobacco made me chuckle a bit but hey ya just never know. You may find a new way of doing things. The 90 plus plant is a monster and the D 34 is strikingly beautiful. Loved that new pipe as well.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Now is the time of year I begin an unhealthy relationship with the weather app on my phone.

 

[Tutu]

Me and Leftynick would say bahaya! Watch it! That's dangerously close to freezing temperatures!

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Me and Leftynick would say bahaya! Watch it! That's dangerously close to freezing temperatures!

I bet I won't have to pull the trigger for at least three weeks though, eh. At minus two I start to worry.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

It's snowing. It's +3 though, so whatever, man, that's just like, your opinion.




First, real pick of Delhi 34 is yellowing quickly. I picked it three days ago, and hung it yesterday morning.

 

[deluxestogie]

I am checking the forum rules about posting photos of snow before October.

Bob

 

[Youn]

Love your low-angle shot of yellowing leaves

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I am checking the forum rules about posting photos of snow before October.

Bob

Why would you do this to me?

 

[SmokesAhoy]

Wow I was out harvesting potatoes and tobacco root balls today and had to take an apple break in the shade because it was so hot lol

That Delhi 34 is looking fantastic too.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Wow I was out harvesting potatoes and tobacco root balls today and had to take an apple break in the shade because it was so hot lol

 

[Alpine]

I feel your pain ChinaV it was snowing here this morning...

pier

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Pier, did you see any damage because of the snow?, I think the meaning of posting photos of tobacco with snow on it is to just encourage those who might only rarely encounter it to remain calm.