Plants and Fungi

[citrakayah]

I got mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms, specifically. Unfortunately I waited too long before harvesting them and they were a little woody, but once chopped to bits and cooked in butter for a good long time they were tender enough.



I also got a lizard recently. They're an African-fat tailed gecko. Really should upload pictures of them but here's a picture of their enclosure.



And here's the bench it and the rest of my plants are on. I've got a basil, angelwing begonia, a couple cacti, amaryllis, drunkard's dream cactus, and jewel orchid. The jewel orchid would be blooming, but the cats ate them. Again.

The basil, meanwhile, seems to be dying.

Comments

[elinox]

Having only recently discovered portobello mushrooms, yours with butter sound yummy!

What's your lizard's name?

[citrakayah]

Honestly I haven't really given them one. They're usually just, "The Lizard."

[feralkiss]

Thanks for the pictures!

[xerimorph]

I've been curious about those mushroom boxes. I know nothing about growing them but I do love eating them. How long did it take for those to come in?

Would love to see the gecko sometime. I've never seen one that wasn't absolutely adorable. I have house geckos where I live and I'm always glad to see them: they do a much better job at taking care of the bugs than the cats do. My cats, like yours, prefer to prey on houseplants lol

[citrakayah]

Took about a week. And if anything we left them for too long... so I'd honestly suggest eating them sooner, if anything.

[xerimorph]

Oh, that's fast! I'll have to give that a shot, thanks :)