From: rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk   
      
   On 13/06/15 16:08, riburr wrote:   
   > RustyHinge wrote:   
      
   >> What you're blowing away, burning, etc is future years' crops. The only   
   >> plus might be a few morels where you've burnt stuff.   
   >>   
   >   
   > So far this year the harvest doesn't seem to have changed much, maybe a   
   > little less than normal due to lack of rain.  Precipitation is by far   
   > the dominant variable determining numbers.  I see lots of cottony-white   
   > mycelia across the surface of cleared ground.  Perhaps a leafy layer   
   > might help these develop into mushrooms.  Otherwise, several days of   
   > damp, wet weather is required, which is much less probable than the   
   > presence of damp leaves in the forest had I not cleared them.  It should   
   > be noted, the cleared area of forest floor in my yard is much less than   
   > the area left untouched.  And, I am finding mycorrhizal mushrooms in   
   > cleared areas.   
   >   
   However, you are removing subsequent years' nosh for the important stuff.   
      
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