Resurrection!

 I didn't think they would survive the drought, but only a few days after last Wednesday's rain life began to emerge ...

... just have to keep the slugs away until they reach a good size.

Shitake!

 Well, in the event, it was 2 and a half years. But here they are!

Mushroom Magic

I have drilled 300 holes in some oak logs and then plugged each one with a mushroom mycelium covered dowel.
Now, I just wait a year and, hey presto, out will pop hundreds of shitake mushrooms!

Foraging

I bagged a Beefsteak Fungus and some Chanterelles on our weekend walk. The latter so delicious I only remembered to record them with one bite to go. The fungus is more challenging or 'interesting', and possibly just a bit too glibbery texture-wise. I also collected enough sloes for a few bottles of gin and a bag full of rosebay willowherb foliage which I will ferment and dry to make 'Ivan Chai'.