kwm2
Registered: 10/22/10
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| | 04/08/11 at 07:56 AM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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On Saturday, April 2nd, Alyssa and I made our first (two) site visits to
Matt Anderson and Greg Sweck, near Millrook, NY. It went quite well. In addition to collecting the necessary information (on the form Alyssa sent around), we worked alongside Matt, Greg, Matt’s wife, and Greg’s son for 5 hours or so, along with 7 hours travel time made for a long day. It certainly isn’t necessary for all site visits to include the “labor” part, or at least not so much of it. Matt and Greg were sharing the task of inoculating 100 logs each, and transporting Matt’s half to his laying yard several miles away. They each used a combination of oak (60 logs) and sugar maple (40 logs).
Regarding laying yards, Greg’s laying yard was on a steep slope so we showed them how to do the Japanese Hillside Stacking Method (JHSM). Greg’s laying yard was more or less level. Both laying yards were almost entirely
deciduous trees, so we recommend winter artificial shade using shade cloth (available from greenhouse supply companies like Griffin) laid directly on top of logs.
Regarding log diameter measurements, we were surprised how long it took to measure and record diameters for 200 project logs (100 for each participant). Do all site visitors have a D-tape (diameter tape)? A ruler is adequate but a D-tape is more accurate. We could order and send one to any site visitor that needs one. All in all, Greg finished his 100 logs and Matt had 60 remaining. They planned to finish the next day (Sunday) as well as inoculate logs in addition to those for the project.
We decided to add two questions to the survey form:
1. Have you visited the NEFMGN website?
2. Are you subscribed to the Message Board on the NEFMGN website? (mushrooms.cals.cornell.edu)
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Associate Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University
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rpescev
Registered: 09/18/11
Posts: 2
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| | 10/09/11 at 08:18 PM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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Gemmie would like to thank everyone who made the Shiitake Workshop at Arnot Forest Cornell University a great success.
Very truly yours,
Ray & Gemmie Pescevich |
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