Mushrooming

[Tdw1762]

Found about ten pounds of mushrooms on my propert today with family. Anyone else having any luck?

[Ray]

UH, we picked two or three hundred white type, 4 reds but never find them by the pounds, I seen where they find the burn type by the hundred pounds, but that species inn't here in MO yet maybe they could introduce it into the state in stead of Elk, I'm sure the folks would be happier fot the mushrooms species. ray

[Micheal]

Still got frost in the ground, snow in the ravines, and the thought of looking for let alone pickin mushrooms hadn't even crossed my mind...

[backwoodsman]

Morels are coming on strong here. One county south of us they are picking nice yellows. Here in a few days the yellows ought to be coming on strong. Buddy just said he picked a mess under sycamore trees. Thats usually a sign here thedy're about done. Nephew picked couple of lbs at the farm and about 20 small/medium yellows at the other house/property before the egghunt yesterday.

[ChristieAcres]

Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

spring mushroom hunting is still a ways off for us -we do much better with the fall varieties.

Just a reminder - more mushroom accidental poisonings occur in the springtime - I'm just sayin'. Y'all be careful.

The only mushroom variety we pick in the Spring are Morels! There are more poisonous, easily mistaken varieties of mushrooms in the Spring versus more easily identifiable non-poisonous ones you can harvest in the Fall (that is when it is easier to tell them apart as the edible ones are so distinctive---that is contingent upon the variety and we take no chances). That is why there are more fatalities in the Spring. Also, the Destroying Angel is one of the most deadly and is just about identical to an edible one that grows at the same time in the Spring. DH & I are avid mushroom hunters The non-trippy kind, that is. I still have some Chanterelles in the freezer We pick about a dozen varieties here.

[amandak]

I really want to go Morel hunting. They should be growing like crazy here now, but it's been so nasty and wet, the woods are like swamps. I have a question though, are they really only found around certain types of trees? My DH and I were discussing that, and we've heard some people say Ash trees, and some people say Elms, and some others. Where do you usually find them?

[chickenman]

Originally Posted by amandak

I really want to go Morel hunting. They should be growing like crazy here now, but it's been so nasty and wet, the woods are like swamps. I have a question though, are they really only found around certain types of trees? My DH and I were discussing that, and we've heard some people say Ash trees, and some people say Elms, and some others. Where do you usually find them?

I've always found elm trees to be the best. If the tree is dead or dying, even better. I also like poplar, and apple trees.

[backwoodsman]

Best time in the spring is when the nights stay 50 degrees or above. Old apple orchards, elm of course live whether dead and dying/diseased, some oak stands espescialy white and red oak(big red roons like oaks too), lightening struck oak(or any tree), sycamores(late usually), burnt pastures/roadsides, old fencerows produce here too depending on what type of tree was cut for fenceposts. One of the best pickings I ever had was along an old fencerow along a road they burnt off just a week before season. Nearest standing trees were over 200 yards away. For two weeks I walked that road carrying a stick and a sack for aluminum cans(too fool anyone watching) and I picked tons everyday along it. Had to return to the truck several times to dump the haul and hide it. Hasnt been a roon there since. Our pine timbers produce the reds and elephant ears. Both are non-edible(not healthy) but some eat them. Reds destroy the blood corpuscles and alcohol intensifys it. Elephant ears cause stomach upset and loose stools in some. Lots of goodies in the fall. Hen and Chickens is a personal favorite, it's hard to confuse it with a poisonous/non-edible. The deadly Destroying Angel also looks like a young puffball(some edible ones) as it emerges. I almost made a grave mistake in my younger years collecting young puffballs. I cut a Destroying Angel and the verteran rooners I was with spotted it. Be extremly careful and go with someone who knows what theyre doing. at least at first.

[chickenman]

You really can find them anywhere! My FIL found one last week growing on a gravel flood control dam all by itself. I know guys that see them along the roads while they're driving. Just be careful not to run off the road!

[backwoodsman]

Seasons done here. Some had an exceptional season and some picked only a few. Try to use a porous bag instead of plastic etc and the spore spreads. Since we started using pillow cases we've noticed more roons in our usual spots. The spore can lay dormant for 20 years so it's something to do for your kids and future generations. Rumor is northern Illinois and the Great Lake states are really finding them now? It's been over a week since any were picked near here that I know of.

[ChristieAcres]

Originally Posted by amandak

I really want to go Morel hunting. They should be growing like crazy here now, but it's been so nasty and wet, the woods are like swamps. I have a question though, are they really only found around certain types of trees? My DH and I were discussing that, and we've heard some people say Ash trees, and some people say Elms, and some others. Where do you usually find them?

Answer of tree varieties was posted, always check where forest areas have burned the year or two before.

[salmonslayer91]

ive yet to find any.... worst year so far. the farners market seem to have a steady supply though

[stormywood]

Just the kind that grows in Poo here, I ain't eating them!

[tinknal]

Originally Posted by stormywood

Just the kind that grows in Poo here, I ain't eating them!

Inky caps and shaggy manes like poo.

If you eat the commercial grocery store variety you are eating shrooms grown in poo.