found gold in the woods

[epgorge]

This year's finds! They are quite abundant this year as the rains are slow and the season long. MMMMmmmmmmm
Joel

 

[mgardziella]

mmmmmm.... Nice! Here's my finds. (they are cut in half though) I actually found a farm dump in the woods while mushrooming that I'll be returning to. My friends thought I was nuts when I stopped to look for bottles!

 

[cyberdigger]

Well, I guess I'll be the dope who asks.. what you folks pickin????

 

[mgardziella]

Morel mushrooms. I guess they're somewhat of a delicacy, you can sell them for $25-$30 a pound I think.

 

[glass man]

I ATE SOME MUSHROOMS BEFORE AND REALIZED MY DOG COULD TALK! WHAT A CONVERSATION WE HAD!

 

[Just Dig it]

no psilocybin in those bad larrys...they sure look good george..you guys go out with the net bags and knifes? or do you just toss em in a bucket?

 

[RICKJJ59W]

When was that G man?it wasn't last week was it? hahahahahah[8D][8D]

 

[epgorge]

Cut them and leave the bulb for next time, was the way I was taught. I use a netted bag in case the spores want to fall more. They don't always come back.Their growth has to do with spores falling from the bark of trees into a perfectly tempered and sun-lit soil makeup. They are pretty fussy about where they grow, usually on southern facing hillsides with good drainage. Apple orchards, maple, ash or elm are good trees to look at the base of, especially if the bark is falling off anywhere. They come just after the lilacs around here. There are false ones so you must be careful and go with an experienced picker the first time.

They are most delicious. I hear they are farming them now. Maybe, Pizza Hut!!?

Nice clean ones you found there. Let your buddies taste them cooked in butter and they will know why you look for them. You might not want to show them where you found them.

Joel

 

[cyberdigger]

I read that they grow really well in places where there was a forest fire a couple years previous.. it's wild what kind of things you learn when you spend time on a bottle website!![][]

 

[Just Dig it]

George ...are there any good mushroom hunting forums or resources? so i could read up some more..I am always down for a good treasure hunt. also do you know if they sell the spores online and you can seed areas? I just dont want to end up eating the wrong fungus..and waking up on GlassMan (Jamie's) porch with that cat he lost in the summer of love..and listen to his dog talk about politics again..[]