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QuestionIs it better to cut or pull mushrooms?Olivia Choong is a Plant and Gardening Specialist and the Owner of The Tender Gardener. With more than six years of experience, she specializes in gardening, permaculture, and self-sufficient and low-impact living practices. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as The Straits Times and Channel NewsAsia (CNA). Olivia holds a Bachelor of Mass Communications in PR and Journalism from Murdoch University.Both methods work! To pull a mushroom, gently grip the base and twist it in an anti-clockwise direction, pulling it off the mycelium from which it grows. Try not to damage the mycelium in the process!
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QuestionIs a big and flat mushroom I found at the top of the body of a dying big tree safe to eat?Community AnswerNo.
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QuestionIs the mushroom in the spore print section on the guide upside down?Community AnswerYes, it should have the the stem cut off and be faced down so the spores can be released.
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QuestionDo mushrooms have roots?TorpiTop AnswererThey don't have roots as such, but mushrooms do have structures that grow underground (or under the surface of whatever surface they're on) called mycelium. The mycelium of some mushrooms looks a lot like roots.
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QuestionI found Chanterelles in the woods, but plucked them from the ground, rather than cut with a knife. Did I ruin chances for them to grow again?Easton WilsonCommunity AnswerFortunately, no. Remember, they release spores. Even when cut, the spores will leave the Chanterelle shroom right away.
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