Mushroom foragers

[duluthralphie]

I found 5 more

What is your total number now 8?

I bet that puts you in the lead of us on this forum.

We should keep a running total and see who has the most luck... It is impressive to me.

 

[Pensmaster]

Thanks it has certainly been a fun little surprise.

The other 6 are in picture just very hard to see. These two were already uprooted. Probably from the tractor

10 two have been consumed two in hand six in dirt yet.

 

[Pensmaster]

Ralphie what are these?

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralphie what are these?

I am not an expert, but those look like an inedible shelf of some kind I have lots of those around here. I cannot think of the name (blame it on the concussion)... They are not pheasant as far as I know.

 

[duluthralphie]

Thanks it has certainly been a fun little surprise.



The other 6 are in picture just very hard to see. These two were already uprooted. Probably from the tractor

10 two have been consumed two in hand six in dirt yet.

I have made a note to visit you next year in early to mid April.

 

[Pensmaster]

I have made a note to visit you next year in early to mid April.

I have already decided that that part of pile stays. I wanted to move it to a different area so any new dirt will go down the hill from here. I think you mentioned that they like popular or someone did. I have an old piece of popular that I was going to make an ink pen out of. Should I put it into pile. When harvesting do I leave the root in ground and just cut it off.

You're more than welcome to visit. Of course next year there may not be any.

 

[duluthralphie]

I have already decided that that part of pile stays. I wanted to move it to a different area so any new dirt will go down the hill from here. I think you mentioned that they like popular or someone did. I have an old piece of popular that I was going to make an ink pen out of. Should I put it into pile. When harvesting do I leave the root in ground and just cut it off.

You're more than welcome to visit. Of course next year there may not be any.

As I understand Morels and it is just from reading and listening to my selfish cousin who refuses to show me his patches....

The part we eat is the flower and the plant/fungus itself is huge and under ground. Digging in the area spurs the 'plant" to flower. It stresses it "thinks" it is going to die and reproduces.

Now that it has started reproducing it should for a couple years. I would not dig anymore in that area. If you have some dirt or spores I would put them in similar areas.

I know they say to use an onion bag when carrying the fruit so the spores drop off and reseed. I think I read it can be 5-10 years before you know if the reseeding worked.

Also I would clip or cut the stalk at ground level and not pull it. I know on some mushrooms they recommend that.

 

[Pensmaster]

I am not an expert, but those look like an inedible  shelf of some kind  I have lots of those around here.   I cannot think of the name (blame it on the concussion)...   They are not pheasant as far as I know.

Thanks

 

[Pensmaster]

As I understand Morels and it is just from reading and listening to my selfish cousin who refuses to show me his patches....

The part we eat is the flower and the plant/fungus itself is huge and under ground. Digging in the area spurs the 'plant" to flower. It stresses it "thinks" it is going to die and reproduces.

Now that it has started reproducing it should for a couple years.  I would not dig anymore in that area.  If you have some dirt or spores I would put them in similar areas.

I know they say to use an onion bag when carrying the fruit so the spores drop off and reseed.  I think I read it can be 5-10 years before you know if the reseeding worked.

Also I would clip or cut the stalk at ground level and not pull it.  I know on some mushrooms they recommend that.  

Clipping it made sense. So far all have been uprooted but the six left are still in ground. Cool idea on the onion sack. Once it leaves the pile area it's all walkways so not a good area to start

 

[Zoomie]

Ralphie what are these?

I'm not Ralphie...

But I'll hazard a guess. Trametes versicolor. But it's hard to say and it could be something else. Is it growing on a dead oak? Or, if not, what type of tree is that?

Here's a tip: when you shoot a pic of the mushroom, try and get one from underneath too, because then we can see the spore-bearing surface. Some of these bracket fungi have almost a stem or stipe, and seeing that can also help in identification.

That is so amazing on your morels! Good for you! Your mushroom year is starting out fantastic!!