Leaf-kicking, conker-bashing schoolboys beware - The Irish Times - Sat, Oct 20, 2012: "ANOTHER LIFE: IN THE VASTLY DISPARATE world of nature’s fungi, moist autumn is the time for growth and propagation, not only of colourful mushrooms in the woods, hoisted up to spread the spores of underground mycelia, but also of moulds and mildews, rusts and rots.
Furry white botrytis stalks the lettuce in the polytunnel; dark smudges of mould begin to shade the tunnel’s skin. “Mellow fruitfulness” attends the sweet scent of ripening apples, but also the musky perfumes of decay.
A lot of fungal action renews the nourishment of plant life, season by season, pouring out enzymes to digest the cellulose and lignin of fallen leaves – part of the recycling of nutrients for the spring."
'via Blog this'
Sunday, October 21, 2012
The fungi-cycle of life
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment