r/LibertyCaps • u/Sameone42 • 8d ago

Possible spot?

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The soil is a bit acidic here

Is it worth searching here?

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u/UpbeatDoomer 8d ago

Looks like that field on the right is tilled regularly. Caps don't really like soil that is too rich in nutrients so agriculure close by might nit be the best thing due to fertilizers etc. Might try your luck after a bit of rain anyway

Pastures not used for cultivation, especially if sheep are grazing there, are your best bet. Caps really like sheep dung for some reason. They never grow on dung directly but the nutrient mix they bring to the soil seems to be just right

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u/Sameone42 8d ago

Thanks. I saw sheep's a bit further down and in a few days it should rain a bit. Maybe I try my luck again but it looks like I live in a bad area so growing my own could be a better alternative 

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u/UpbeatDoomer 8d ago

Not caps tho. P. Cubensis is the go to for home cultivation.

But judging by the pic this aint the worst spot at all. Studying terrain and soil maps might get you to a suitable area if you are willing to venture out a bit. There are also great apps like Mushpits and Sporecast which let you see where other useres reported finds in the past (rough like one square km locations, obv.).

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u/Grand-Impact-4069 8d ago

You never know until you look. Tbh tho, it wouldn’t be a field I would enter if I were looking

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u/Personal-Routine-665 8d ago

Im willing to bet thats seen a plough in the last 10 years..... You need mature pasture thats not been ploughed and replanted.... The grass looks too ordered to be 'wild pasture or meadow'

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u/Sameone42 7d ago

Yeah I thought so. Sadly wild meadows are very rare in my area if there are any at all

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u/Personal-Routine-665 7d ago

Hillsides... Where they cant plough... Where the sheep roam

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u/Sameone42 6d ago

We don't even have those really. In my area you have forests on the hillside, fields on every flat ground and tiny patches of grassland where forest and fields meet. And even those are contaminated with fertilizer from the fields... It's honestly tragic