Where to find Crampball!?
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Young Bushman said:
As has already been posted, ash trees, and dead/felled ash trees are always a good bet.
I was wondering if anyone had tried cultivating these? I was thinking of putting some logs in the garden and try and work out how to spore them. I find crampballs excellent tinder and I'm always using it..... I think I should grow my own supply.
Any help?
Ed
Any help?
Ed
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Pathos
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how long do their tinder properties last? I have a few which i keep in various kits, but was wondering if they have a useful "shelf live"?
Only ever seen them a few times and just wondered if worth having a few for future, or if they degrade after a while.
:uu:
Paul
Only ever seen them a few times and just wondered if worth having a few for future, or if they degrade after a while.
:uu:
Paul
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I've got a few that have been sitting on my kitchen window since the autumn, and they don't seem to have degraded in any way.
I've got a few that have been sitting on my kitchen window since the autumn, and they don't seem to have degraded in any way.
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cheers Andrew
Mine have been around since the wilderness gathering last sept, seem to be drying up and falling apart though. Theyare kept air tight with dry tinder though.
Paul
Mine have been around since the wilderness gathering last sept, seem to be drying up and falling apart though. Theyare kept air tight with dry tinder though.
Paul
Ed, you might try 'cultivating' cramp balls and as most fungi have a synoptic relationship with their host trees it might work. However as crampballs arent so common (as we would like) you might not get the success your hopeing.
I think you would need not only the right wood to act as host but also the right enviromental conditions - if you can find a cramp ball site on the ground then mimic it in your garden that would be your best chance.
Failing that - trial and error and a little luck will rule the day.
I think you would need not only the right wood to act as host but also the right enviromental conditions - if you can find a cramp ball site on the ground then mimic it in your garden that would be your best chance.
Failing that - trial and error and a little luck will rule the day.
Thats what I was thinking...... I've grown other fungi with some success, just never anything outdoors.
Ed
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Since you are local I'll let you into a great place for cramp balls ... the University Botanical Gardens at Treborth! Go for a walk and you should find loads![/quote]
Cheers Adi. I should know where that is as I am a student here!!
I'll make a point as soon as exams and deadlines allow. :roll:
Paul
Cheers Adi. I should know where that is as I am a student here!!
I'll make a point as soon as exams and deadlines allow. :roll:
Paul
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Do you guys in the wild west have a shortage of ash trees? or just crampballs? Down here (southern mid Hampshire) we have an abundance of them, in fact its difficult to find an ash tree without any.They do vary in quality tho' some are wet in the middle an wont spark easily. If you wait for a dry spell before collection they are much better.Dead standing ash seems to provide the best ones.There are so many i have even used them to fuel a bbq.If anyone has a problem obtaining them PM me and I'll send you some at postage cost :-D
