Mushroom foragers

[duluthralphie]

Black walnut ? Good because I planted 2 at the lake .

Those will be iffy, I think. I cannot get them to grow here. BUT my Grandpa had a couple of really old ones 20 miles north of me. He was on heavy soil, I have my sand that may make the difference.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Yes. Whitewater though is in SE part of the state. But with trending milder winters you will probably be just fine. I'm sorry I think my typing is confusing. LOL.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

http://growingfruit.org/t/growing-mushrooms-from-plugs/9281/41     Here is a link for anyone interested in growing your own .

Thanks for the link. Hubby and I were planning to grow some from plugs this year

 

[Huntress78]

http://growingfruit.org/t/growing-mushrooms-from-plugs/9281/41 Here is a link for anyone interested in growing your own .

Thanks for the link!
I tried this a few years ago but things didn't go as planned...If you free range your birds then fence in your mushroom logs. I just got the spawn put in mine and the wax plugs on, turned my back for just a few minutes, and the girls pulled all the wax back off! They just pecked the plugs off and dropped them on the ground.

Thinking the logs were pretty much ruined I just tossed them on the ground at the edge of the lawn. A year later I see all my hens congregated in one spot pecking away so I went to check...Yup, the logs fruited anyway and the birds got them all.

Got my supplies here. Very nice people and I'm lucky they are within driving distance for me.
http://www.fieldforest.net/
Think I might give it another try!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Thanks for the link!
I tried this a few years ago but things didn't go as planned...If you free range your birds then fence in your mushroom logs. I just got the spawn put in mine and the wax plugs on, turned my back for just a few minutes, and the girls pulled all the wax back off! They just pecked the plugs off and dropped them on the ground.

Thinking the logs were pretty much ruined I just tossed them on the ground at the edge of the lawn. A year later I see all my hens congregated in one spot pecking away so I went to check...Yup, the logs fruited anyway and the birds got them all.

Got my supplies here. Very nice people and I'm lucky they are within driving distance for me.
http://www.fieldforest.net/
Think I might give it another try!

I'm sorry I'm laughing but I can pictures those darn chickens just ruining all the work you did there. First year with chickens that I planted my usual potted-on-the-deck tomato plants, it didn't go so well. I had literally planted one beef eater and it was plucked and destroyed 2 minutes later by a curious flock of destructos. Buh-bye $3.25. Cringe* I've since adapted to their curious plucky ways and am always prepared to protect my work.

 

[R2elk]

I got started hunting mushrooms recently because of some people on our state thread doing it.

I have found I really enjoy it. And REALLY like the way they taste.

I thought I would try to start a thread for anyone that hunts them or has thought about hunting them, or just enjoys eating them...

REMEMBER DO NOT EAT ANY WILD MUSHROOM UNTIL YOU ARE SURE IT IS SAFE!!!

We can post our finds here, we can post pictures of the interesting ones we find, and we can post pictures of the mushrooms we are not sure of or have no idea what they are.

Help each other figure out the finds....

JUST REMEMBER DO NOT EAT A MUSHROOM SOLEY ON SOMETHING WRITTEN HERE, MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY THE IDENTIDY OF THE SHROOM!


We can also post our reference materials and websites we use.

Be nice to each other Please. Do not take it personally if someone does not eat a mushroom you identify or disagrees with your identification of it.

Have fun. Thanks for joining!

@duluthralphie If my guineas eat the mushrooms are they safe for me to eat or are they trying to poison me?

 

[jerryse]

 

[jerryse]

If my guineas eat the mushrooms are they safe for me to eat or are they trying to poison me?

I would not trust what animals eat as safe for humans . Deer and rabbits can eat poison ivy with no ill effect .

 

[Zoomie]

If my guineas eat the mushrooms are they safe for me to eat or are they trying to poison me?

Don't eat something just because another animal does; agree 100% with @jerryse here, you wouldn't eat hay just because horses eat it. There are no "Simple Simon" rules in mushrooms; you must actually do all the hard work of learning to identify them very carefully, paying attention to the smallest details like what color are the spores, what is the spore bearing surface like, where are they growing etc. Once you learn them they become like old friends.

@jerryse that is hilarious, it would make a great T-shirt!

 

[R2elk]

Don't eat something just because another animal does; agree 100% with @jerryse here, you wouldn't eat hay just because horses eat it. There are no "Simple Simon" rules in mushrooms; you must actually do all the hard work of learning to identify them very carefully, paying attention to the smallest details like what color are the spores, what is the spore bearing surface like, where are they growing etc. Once you learn them they become like old friends.

@jerryse that is hilarious, it would make a great T-shirt!

You might be surprised how many people eat alfalfa.