Is This Reishi Mushroom?, episode #392

[atelierpadme]

I heard someone say to only harvest from live trees...maybe ask David himself...

[hunterjumper17]

Yes, I agree with DalePinnock. That is a Ganoderma applanatum. Just found 3 of these last week.

[DalePinnock]

Hi Matt and Gela. What you found there is 'Ganoderma applanatum' - otherwise known as artsists bracket. I find them here in sunny Cambridge, UK quite often, and have an 18inch specimen in my office staring back at me as I type. It is the same family as reishi (ganoderma lucidum) and has similar chemistry and properties - just to a lesser extent. :o)

[GojiTara]

They do look like crop circles.. maybe you shall have some visitors :)

Angela is a truely inspiried ANASTASIA GODDESS !

[TVGrizzly]

Be really really carefull eating wild mushrooms, thanks for the vids

[ValidPlacebo]

I think the mushroom you found was an Artist's conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

[triniwwee]

Wow. They did a great job on the garden. Didn't recognize the mushroom though. If you do have Reishi mushroom, you're really lucky. Mmm you planted my favorite fruit. Sapote. Yummy.

[clhSerenity]

I also REALLY love the garden design! Very beautiful. Can't wait to see plants in it :-)

[clhSerenity]

It is so gorgeous there!

[ocergnairb]

So cool that you guys are planting things! I just worry that some of these seeds that you brought from America could be invasive to the Vilcabama area...

[BlaqueBarbieTV]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[seekerskeptic]

So cute, reminds me of when we moved to our farm, lots of new pants, mushrooms, berries to explore!

[SueMoseley]

Looks to me like it might be Phellinus igniarius. I don't know if I can post links here so I'll tweet Angela with a link to a photo that looks like your mushroom.

[RawDagobah]

I also love Angela's dress....I wish you could maybe have clothing on your website- things that Angela loves! because then I'd love it too! Adore the garden pattern. :)

[jessomglol]

Also I don't think I'd recommend eating mushrooms off of dead trees.

I heard (from Daniel Vitalis) that the health of a mushroom depends largely on the health of the tree its being hosted by.

[scherryvalentine]

Reishi grows on dead trees.

[jessomglol]

@scherryvalentine

Oooh okay. I stand corrected :)

[jessomglol]

I love that garden setup! It's going to be so pretty when it's all planted!

[adamatova]

Looks like Chaga.

[GreylinRose]

The mushroom does not look like Reishi - I saw one in New Hampshire- Rosemary Gladstar did the id on it - why not ask Daniel Vitalis?

[ruthshivani]

And labels? unless you know what all the seeds are going to look like?

I always forget what I have sown where grin! x

[ruthshivani]

A couple of small drainage holes in the larger containers would be good? x

[Nibbit]

I love angela's dress!

[kingskid29223]

You two are amazing! Love your love for life :)

[JackNeedles]

I love Reishi. The best in herbalism.

[jaison73]

It looks like artist's conk

[yogiraw]

Agreed on artists conk. If they touch the white bottom and it turns brownish, then its for sure.

[dieselmota]

The way my family called the horses in was by putting some corn kernels in a metal pan and shaking it around. They would hear that and know that you had a treat for them and then they would come.

[maniacalmessiah]

i am super stoked i found your channel. seem like the most awesome people

[madderthanalex]

Hi Angela & Matt. Could you demonstrate the method that

Anastasia uses for planting seeds. Thanks,

Alex*

[histerics3]

All the mushrooms are a sign of healthy soil! Your garden design looks wonderful. Have you considered making a medieval labyrinth design? That's what I'm going to do one of these days. Not reishi - I've never found iti, but I understand when you do, you have no doubt - it should be shiny (lucidum) and should have a stem rather than being bracketed like those. I think they might be in the same genus, Ganoderma, of which there are many species, many medicinal.

[herbgardner00]

its not reishi mushroom.

[WinWinSituations]

That looks like a very old reishi or possibly coriolus. Both are great. Love the crop circles. The soil is amazing. You guys are living the life. Now I'm waiting for FIND A SPRING - VILCABAMBA EDITION!!!

[Necrowitch]

reishi is glossy I thought.

maybe that is turkey tail?

[Offiepoff]

Good luck with the horse and the plants! :)

[GabyBRR]

Lovely!! <3 <3 <3

[futnyors]

why aren't you using the soil that was dug up? it looked super mineral rich....I am in love with ur new life....I would love to be there.

[spartajak]

did you put the seeds under your tongue?

[albequerquenewmexico]

poke lots of holes into the bottom of those containers for water drainage and to let air into the soil, or mold will form inside and kill the little plants. it's good to have some stones in the bottom, but you definitely need good drainage holes in the bottoms of the pots.

[myraUSA]

Smart thinking! Great garden design.

[Zippypo]

Love the gardens. No idea on the mushrooms . Good luck with the horse.

[copperpot4444]

You will want to wrap something around your clear containers, or paint them so the sun doesn't get through and damage the roots :)

[brad15167]

wow those 3 garden beds are looking amazing those guys did a great job digging them out