Syksy on tullut, toissayönä olivat ensimmäiset hallat ja vaikka olin peitellyt väritattareni harsolla, osa niistä paleltui. Onneksi vielä isoimmista suurin osa lehdistä näyttää hyvältä. Paleltuneet kohdat ovat menneet tumman sinisiksi, jännästi. Olisi pitänyt ehtiä kerätä myös paleltuneet lehdet talteeen ja kokeilla jos indigotiini olisi tallella, mutta torin ohella sienikiireet ovat alkaneet. Tuoreet lehdet kerään vielä värjäykseen ja kasvihuoneessa olevat ovat säilyneet hyvinä lämmittimen ansiosta. Siellä on myös nyt näkyvissä kukkanuppuja:)
In English
Summer is over now, we had first killing frost couple of nights ago, and even though I had covered my japanese indigos for the night, some of them had frozen. Luckily some of them are still ok, but funny how the frost bitten parts have turned dark indigo blue! I thought about collecting them separately, but I have been too busy with the market and also mushrooms:(
I am still going to use the good leaves and now it is raining again and that means no frost in near future. The japanese indigos inside the greenhouse are ok (I had a heater there) and one plant is growing flowerbuds there.
Elokuun sateet ovat kasvattaneet mahtavan kokoisia samettijalkoja, kuvassa isoimpia, joista suurin painoi yksinään yli kilon!
In English
All the rains have done some good, too. This year the velvet pax mushrooms (Tapinella atrotomentosa, syn Paxillus atrotomentosus) have grown really well, the biggest one in the picture weight by itself over one kilo (almost three pounds)
Myös tällainen ihana lähetys värjäysystäviltä on pitänyt kiireisenä, näistä lisää kunhan saan kaiken liemen värjättyä, langat kuviksi jne. Menee valitettavasti varmaan ensi viikon puolelle:(
Täytyy varmaan paljastaa, että nämä eivät ole sitä miltä ensi silmäyksellä näyttää, vaan hernekuukusia, Pisolithus arhizus (syn Pisolithus tinctoria).
In English
I got this wonderful bucket of dye mushrooms from dyer friends and that has kept me busy, more about it when I have all the dye exhausted and pictures of yarns. It won't propably be until next week:(
I guess I have to reveal that it is not what it seems at the first glance, but they really are mushrooms, The Dog Turd Fungus, Pisolithus arhizus (syn Pisolithus tinctoria)
Your blog is just so fascinating. I look forward to seeing the results! It is also hard to imagine frost at this time of year, Even though this summer has been a little cooler for us with the daytime highs in the low 80F. Frost is a phenomena that only occurs a few sporatic days in the winter.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite the bucket full Leena, lol...don't have those here, although did eat our first rosy gomphidius yesterday found in the woods, and also a mystery one which I am trying to research..not first frost for a couple of months here, although a little rain last night, has me yearning to go out again today...I love your site....you can see the mystery fungi on my site..maybe you can help..it is giving off a little orange inthe soaking water...ever hopeful...
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the results of dyeing with these monsters!
ReplyDeleteIt feels like autumn here in the UK too, but, hopefully no frosts for a few weeks yet.
Hi Leena-wow frost so early. Hopefully we won't get frost for a while yet although sometimes temperatures can plummet. My Japanese indigo is still going strong and I have some flowering too. How intersting that the indigo blue shows so clearly -I guess it means you still us eit.
ReplyDeleteMy husband peered over my shoulders and said incredulously "are those fungi?" Dog turd fungi is very well named. I will look forward to seeing the results.
Hi, I've been enjoying your blog for quite a while and thought I'd pass on to you the I Love Your Blog award.
ReplyDeleteThank you for blogging also in English. :)