Hello, Can anyone tell me what kind of mushroom this is? Thank you :)

aageery "Are your Stropharia in full sun? Are you the Greg with kiwis and persimmons?" Yes that is me. At the moment I don't have a Stropharia patch, I had them under my artichokes but I am moving that bed. I plan on getting another patch going under my grapes or blackberries. They are happy filling in the shady areas under plants where nothing else will grow. The wood chips that they eat are a good mulch and the mushrooms help the plants by breaking down the nutrients in the wood so the plants can utilize it. Ang H "Can anyone tell me what kind of mushrooms these are? " I am no expert when it comes to mushroom identification. There are a handful of beginner level mushrooms that I will collect for myself. I have learned the proper way to identify them and there aren't any looks a likes to get it wrong. It just so happens that these mushrooms are also the best tasting and most sought after so I don't feel the need to learn a lot about the other ones. If you want to start foraging for mushrooms you need to have a mentor that can teach you what to look for. I would recommend contacting the mushroom society of Utah. It can be a lot of fun collecting them I look forward to collecting boletes in the Uintahs every year. https://www.facebook.com/Mushroom-Society-of-Utah-313824987872/ Also a good identification book, this one is a good beginners guide http://www.amazon.com/All-That-Rain-Promises-More/dp/0898153883

I see this conversation/question has lingered for awhile. I just purchased FP white appliances for a kitchen redo and took the plastic piece that covers the hinge on top of the refrigerator (RF201ADW5) to Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams and Home Depot to have them match the paint color for my cabinets. The hinge cover was the only piece available to remove. Although it is a different material from what the rest of the refrigerator, the color looks the same. It was a bit surprising to see the colors that turned up as matches in the BM line: Patriotic White (2135-70), Lily White (2128-70), Palest Pistashio (2122-60), Sea Foam 2123-60), and Fanfare (874). Be forewarned, the BM paint store told me the reflective quality of the hinge cover would alter the analysis results. Nevertheless, I believe the matches are quite close. I was less inclined to consider the colors that were noticeably green tinged (Palest Pistachio, Patriotic White and Sea Foam). I preferred the color matches obtained at Sherwin Williams. Their equipment was more sophisticated than BM's. They actually came up with a formula. I was told that formula would/could change with each analysis. They didn't specficially say that was due to the reflective traits of the sample piece. They said it was normal for any sample being tested. The first analysis yielded a formula of 1 B1 Blue colorant and 1 R3- Magenta colorant. The second analysis yielded 1 B1-Black colorant, 1 G2-New Green colorant and 1 R3-Magenta colorant. I had them mix a quart of the second color formula using their Emerald Urethane Enamel paint in the satin finish. (Not sure why I decided to try the one with green despite rejecting the BM green tinged colors.) I also visually matched the sample piece from the refrigerator to SW paint chips. I thought Ice Cube (SW 6252), Site White (SW 7070) and Rock Candy (SW 6231) were all reasonable matches and far superior to the BM options. Finally, I gave Home Depot a try. Their analysis was limited like Home Depot. I was'nt interested in getting a sample mixed so did a visual match using their paint chips. Etched Glass (MQ3-27) and Drizzle (PPU26-14) in their Behr paint line looked like good options. I think Drizzle is quite an extraordinary match. I just feel less inclined to use Behr paint. But I did get an 8 oz. sample to try. The other experiment I plan to do is to view the matched colors under different light conditions. I have LED light bulbs that enable you to switch between three different warmth/coolness tones. I have yet to try this out on the color matches I obtained today. But I did look at a number of different BM white paint chips I had earlier obtained, switching between 2700K, 3000K and 4000K and it was interesting to see how it changed the colors. I preferred how all of the whites looked under the 2700K (warmer) light. I know matching the FP white refrigerator means I will be using a cooler white than I might ordinarily be attracted to but I think carefully choosing light bulbs will help to add some warmth. Also, the wood floor will add warmth as well as some other wood touches such as counter stools. Sorry for the length of this!

as wood rots or decays... mushrooms take advantage of the situation ... i consider it a free show from ma nature.. and revel in it ... it is very common.. when a tree is removed.. that for years after.. mushrooms or fungi show up in the lawn.. as the roots rot ... and there really isnt much you can do about it ... so you may as well learn to like it ... one thing for sure ... just to be careful ... if there are children around ... who happen to like mushrooms .. that they are taught all mushrooms come from the parental unit.. and not from the lawn ... most children are trainable ... lol ... ken