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Liema faqqiegħ jittiekel?

F’diversi snin, bħal per eżempju din li qegħdin fiha, ma tagħmilx xita biżżejjed biex tippermetti li jikber il-faqqiegħ u allura dan sempliċement jaqbeż sena u ma jitfaċċax. Però ejja nirreferu għal sena medja. Kieku bejn Ottubru u Jannar ikun iż-żmien fejn il-faqqiegħ selvaġġ jibda jitfaċċa u min hu bħali dilettant ta’ dawn il-ħlejqiet tant misterjużi, u f’diversi każi tant tajbin, jibda jirċievi ir-ritratti tal-faqqiegħ akkumpanjati mill-mistoqsija tipika, “Dawn jittieklu?”

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Mushroom Identification…not as simple as one might think.

I have prepared this post for two reasons:
1. I love mushrooms so when I see such beauties I get butterflies, and
2. to show how identifying mushrooms can be misleading unless done with caution.
1st picture (featured image) is of some mushrooms, the 1€ coin is for size comparison (I’m not that wealthy!).
2nd picture shows a comparison of the stems of the two big mushrooms.
3rd picture is of one of the mushrooms with DECURRENT gills.
4th picture is of the other mushrooms with ADNATE gills but since the specimen is very mature, they look like decurrent.

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Mushroom Foraging in Estonia

Estonian corals, boletes, chantarelles, russulas, fairy rings and more!!!
Wild mushrooms in Malta are becoming a thing of the past. When I started taking interest in mushrooms, around 10 years ago the mushroom season was already very short, frequently limited from mid-October to mid-November. Today, I have the impression that the situation is worsening with some years not even having enough rain to induce mushroom production. Read More