What's Looking Good in November 2024

[Zigs]

October's thread here

 

[DrCase]

 

[Jersey Devil]

October's thread here

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Is that an old hollow log its growing in ??

 

[Tetters]

Is that an old hollow log its growing in ??

I'm sure @Zigs won't mind me answering that one for you - he's busy slaving outside, and I'm indoors being a bit lazy at the moment. I believe he took that down in our hedgerow where we keep stacks of logs and fallen timber which makes a very valuable habitat for our wildlife in many ways. The beautiful mosses clothe the wood quite quickly as it is kept nice and shady by the hedges, and therefore they get more moisture too which makes everything thrive.

 

[Logan]

Still got the cosmos flowering

 

[Zigs]

Is that an old hollow log its growing in ??

Tetters was right but I wasn't slaving away I was raking up leaves Yep, a pile of logs that I cut off a Sycamore tree a few years back. I innoculated them with Oyster mushroom spawn, noticed something poking out the bottom when I looked at the pic so I must have a closer look tomorrow

 

[Zigs]

Pachyphytum (which is Latin for "Thick Plant" )

 

[Jersey Devil]

Tetters was right but I wasn't slaving away I was raking up leaves Yep, a pile of logs that I cut off a Sycamore tree a few years back. I innoculated them with Oyster mushroom spawn, noticed something poking out the bottom when I looked at the pic so I must have a closer look tomorrow

Sometimes the most beautiful landscape if what nature herself provides, and sometimes with just a helping hand from a forward thinking gardener

 

[Zigs]

Sometimes the most beautiful landscape if what nature herself provides, and sometimes with just a helping hand from a forward thinking gardener

Ta JD

Had a closer look today, not Oyster mushrooms on the logs but some sort of hard cramp balls.

 

[Anniekay]

@Zigs that Pachyphytum looks like jelly beans!!
(I guess I’m a bit hungry !!)

Hard Cramp Balls ?
In my life, every morning !!

 

[Zigs]

@Zigs that Pachyphytum looks like jelly beans!!
(I guess I’m a bit hungry !!)

Hard Cramp Balls ?
In my life, every morning !!

There is one called Jelly Beans, I'll have a look at the labels in the morning

 

[Tetters]

Ta JD

Had a closer look today, not Oyster mushrooms on the logs but some sort of hard cramp balls.

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Hmm ...we could make another face out of that !

 

[Anniekay]

@Zigs Please explain to this dumb American what “hard cramp balls” are, because my imagination is just running wild with me over what that could be !!

 

[Zigs]

@Zigs Please explain to this dumb American what “hard cramp balls” are, because my imagination is just running wild with me over what that could be !!

When they're mature they go solid like small charcoal lumps, and are actually used as firelighters. They take a spark well and will become a glowing ember to start a fire

King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) - Woodland Trust

Find out all about King Alfred's cakes, the fungus named after the king's terrible baking.

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

 

[Anniekay]

When they're mature they go solid like small charcoal lumps, and are actually used as firelighters. They take a spark well and will become a glowing ember to start a fire

King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) - Woodland Trust

Find out all about King Alfred's cakes, the fungus named after the king's terrible baking.

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Not what I thought they were at all!!

 

[Jersey Devil]

When they're mature they go solid like small charcoal lumps, and are actually used as firelighters. They take a spark well and will become a glowing ember to start a fire

King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) - Woodland Trust

Find out all about King Alfred's cakes, the fungus named after the king's terrible baking.

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

OOOhhh.... I thought they were when a guy steps on a rake the wrong way

 

[Anniekay]

This Clematis blooms spring to fall with a break during the heat of the summer. My French icicles are up and some of my spinach.This last Clematis I think looks like a Jackmanii but it wasn’t labeled as to the variety.

 

[Zigs]

Found this flower today It smells.

 

[Jersey Devil]

I thought I was done with hot peppers, still more starting to grow. And new buds on sunpatiens. Its Nov. 5th for pete sake.75 degrees today, 80 tomorrow... strange year.

 

[Logan]

Polyanthus