Kevin Hoover

Looks like chanterelles to me. Are the “gills” rubbery and attached to the mushroom? If so, it’s a chanterelle

View of underside would Help

Key is, does it have rubbery like ridges that look like gills but won’t rub of? If so, I’d say chanterelles. If it has actual gills you and break off, then I’d say jack-o lantern. I can’t see that from the pics.

Looks like it to me. And that looks like a broken off hemlock.

Mica caps. Probably growing on buried wood. Should break down to a black inky substance. They are in the family known as inky caps. Perfectly safe and usually come up in clusters.

Thanks Dave

Spore print looks purplish gray.

Coming up in clumps in the grass. Gills are purplish gray, attached to the stem. Stem has scabers, and is slightly hollow. Evidence of partial veil. Will spore print.

Can’t see a quart size listed on my pressure cooker. But if it’s any help, the interior dimensions are 12.5” in diameter and 7.5” deep. This is one of my newest bags of chestnuts yesterday. Have several bags flushing.

You’re doing really well with them!

Those are definitely oyster mushrooms. Completely safe

I use masters mix. One pound of hardwood sawdust, one pound ground soy hulls and three pounds water per grow bag. Works well on lions mane and chestnut. This board actually has a forum for growing mushrooms.

I’ll check and let you know. Here is some chestnut pictures.

I know you are interested in lions mane, but chestnut mushrooms have also done well for me. I normally put together eight bags at a time, as that uses up a five/5.5 pound bag of spawn. Eight bags takes all day to cook, as I get two bags at a time in my pressure cooker.

Not only humidifier but also fan at the top to bring in fresh air. The first lions manes I grew were deformed (grew upward and branched) because of CO2 buildup. Look at North Spore’s system to give you an idea of the setup.

I don’t really know, but I’m not sure how the bag itself would hold up in the oven. It might dry out too much, and would probably take a long time to heat the middle of the bag. I sterilize bags for two hours in the pressure cooker. Every commercial grower I’ve seen in videos uses an autoclave to sterilize their bags. The key to lions mane is in establishing a moist environment once they start growing. Here is a shot of the last bags I did.

Need to see the underside to be sure

Welcome from PA! Understand the love for horses. We have a Belgian and a Welch who both pull carriages, which is a lot easier on you than riding. It will be interesting to see what you find, as I’m sure some will be different that we find here.

If you cut it in half lengthwise is it hollow?

Ok. I was a little late checking for them, so what I found was too old. I did find them on hybrid poplar. But every one I saw was on trees 1-3” in diameter. None of the bigger poplars or downed poplar had any growing on them.

Thanks Dave

Light Brown spore print, fairly small in diameter and about 2” tall. Mycelium on bottom of stalk.

Do aspen oysters grow on hybrid poplar? I hear they are fruiting around here now and I have access to a local 89 acre property heavy with 6-10 inch hybrid poplar. Worth checking?

Younger dryads are. Please confirm that it was a dryad before eating. Golden oysters are edible

Looks like Dryads saddle in the first pic then golden oysters in the others