Graham Fallows

Thank's Dave , the photos were taken inside . Regarding the acorus calamus , i am relatively new to this , however i went foraging with my neighbours in France often over the years , it's very popular over there in the rural areas , i am always wary of government studies , it did turn into a bit of a witch hunt in the 60's with regards to certain substances and modern research is pointing towards great results , i watched this last night and it pricked my interest @ 7 mins they discuss acorus calamus and how it's been used for 1000's of years in nearly every country where it's found Sorry , yes Manchester in the UK

Hi everyone , my first post here , after watching numerous videos of the legend Paul Stamets over Christmas i decided to have a quick look around a wooded area close to me for some turkey tails , heres what i found , on a fallen down oak tree clustered together , around 1- 2 mm thick and the widest being around 12 cm wide the pores are just visible to the eye . quite flexible leathery feel , i have a rayburn and i plan to achieve a temp of around 100 - 120 degrees c and dry them out in there for around 24 hours , i also gathered some acorus calamus as both my nephews have just come down with covid and i intend to be the guinea pig for them , i have also just ordered this book by Robin Harford , edible and medicinal wild plants of Britain and Ireland , i would be grateful of any advice as to whether i'm doing things right , thanks in advance !