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Hi TL, well as most of you have been seeing mushroom season is in full swing. In my new home I'm literally stumbling across hundreds of mushrooms every single day and I am loving it lol. I try and only post edible mushrooms to hopefully steer people in the right direction but be warned, it is not a safe hobby. (I'm trying to make this somewhat of a legit record of the shroomies I find for myself  )
Also be warned, if you don't like photos then you'll hate me.
Anyway, onto my morning today . . .
I felt good waking up today, good enough that I felt like going on a run, which never happens. With that note in mind, this wasn't a foraging day, just a nice sightseeing adventure. In the mornings before it gets up into the 90s it's actually relatively cool, like in the 60s. I think this attributes to a lot of the new fruitings I see every morning, almost like a refresh button for the world of mushrooms.
So off I went runnin away, and right off bat something unmistakable caught my attention; A fairy ring that is in full swing!
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There's actually two different mushrooms in this picture, the orange ones making the ring are the M. Ordeas, typical fairy ring mushrooms and are edible. The white bell shaped one up close I have on idea of the name and will probably make you sick  Onwards!
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There were literally field mushrooms everywhere. Almost to the point where i couldn't help but step on them.. Take note, if you're going to go pick field mushrooms the poisonous ones will have their base (and sometimes the cap) bruise an extreme yellow color. The others are fine
That first picture is about 20% apples (the red), the white is all mushies.
But the real prize was what I ran into on this cherry tree in someone's yard.
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A beautiful specimen of Chicken of the Woods. I'm definitely planning on going back there later and cutting off the edible outter rim.
I also found the fake truffle / poison look alike. I was so bummed when I cut it open to see it was black.. . I thought I had made $$$$$ for a moment 
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On my way home I saw on this tree a family of coprinus mushrooms. I don't remember what the exact name is, only that they belong in the coprinus family, which are all edible as long as there's no alcohol being consumed.
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Now lastly, I have something that really weirded me out. I found some morels. Yes, morels...
They are only supposed to be fruiting in the spring, other times are practically unheard of. Yet I found some.
I know they're one of the best to eat, but I'm not going to eat these ones. I don't feel comfortable.
They are half-free morels, very good tasting (the ones i've picked in spring). These few I found also smelled pretty bad *shrug*
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I didn't mean to pull the whold thing out, I swear! >.<
I think I'm going to try and keep this running thing going too, 3.5 miles every mornin should be better for me than sitting on my ass lol. Maybe the new mushies will keep me motivated.
Happy foraging folks!
-Munch
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That's a cool hobby, what made you want to go out and collect mushrooms to eat them?
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If truffles were so easy to forage D=
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My father in law has a secret chanterelle picking spot. Got some from them before
But I wouldn't trust myself to pick up mushrooms and know them to be not horribly poisonous.
Got some weird ones growing around the house. One of which is some kind of earthball I think, and another a heavy clump on a tree (seemingly eaten by ants?). Fascinating things.
Cool blog
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so if you bruise the mushroom like push it at the base and it doesn't turn yellow it's edible?
edit: oh for only field mushrooms?
How can you tell if it is a field mushroom 
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Here's how you tell if those white/brown mushrooms you see on the ground are your typical field mushroom (agaricus family).
The mushroom has gills and a stem, your generic mushroom
If the gills do not connect to the stem directly but rather are free
If the spore print is brown, light brown, chocolate brown, purple, or purple/brown
Now you've correctly put it into its family.
Almost every Agaricus mushroom is edible in north america except the ones that bruise yellow. (That is my region, you may have to double check depending on your region if any poisonous agaricus mushrooms exist. .. there aren't many however).
DO NOT EAT one that is ALL WHITE. Gills, stem, cap..
-Angel of death-
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I hope this helps. It's from one of my textbooks for class
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As you can see, if the mushroom you picked has white spores it is in the amanita family and most likely will kill you. Amanitas are the family of mushrooms that produce the infamous deadly toxin that kills. You want the same looking mushrooms but with brown spores.
Spore prints are everything,
Continuation of the chart. Remember, this is only for mushrooms with free gills that the brown - purple spore prints work to identify.
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Sorry, one more post. This is for all those peeps who keep thinking this is about magic mushrooms instead of gourmet ones.
I tip my hat your way to help you identify your own so you don't end up sick. It's very easy to see if the mushroom you picked will make you trip or puke just by checking the spore print.
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Stick to purple/black
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these blogs are cool, thanks
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the picture of the orange one on a tree made me instantly think of a clickers face from the last of us so scary but cool
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Kind of surprised how many mushroom fans TL has
I wouldn't have expected it :>
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Vaginatoids are pretty tasty.
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you sir, have the most amazing and unexpected hobby
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Am I the only one who thinks mushrooms are gross? Like don't most of them grow from decaying surface matter and feces? I guess technically all plant life feeds on soil that is old decaying matter that bacteria shit out but this seems worse.
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I like this blog a lot. Sadly, I dislike the taste of mushrooms :/
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I debated majoring in mycology in college but decided to just grow cubensis in my basement instead lol
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On September 09 2013 16:29 MarlieChurphy wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks mushrooms are gross? Like don't most of them grow from decaying surface matter and feces? I guess technically all plant life feeds on soil that is old decaying matter that bacteria shit out but this seems worse.
The picture of the chicken of the woods is growing on a perfectly healthy tree
The reason you see mushrooms growin on poo isn't because of the poo itself but because whatever pooped it out ate a lot of grains or whatever specific food the mushroom likes as a substrate.
You can grow the same mushroom on grains (or wtvr) and be completely poo free.
Pot's usually grown in a soil mixture with earthworm castings and bat guano but no one ever complains about that lol.
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On September 09 2013 17:47 randommuch wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2013 16:29 MarlieChurphy wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks mushrooms are gross? Like don't most of them grow from decaying surface matter and feces? I guess technically all plant life feeds on soil that is old decaying matter that bacteria shit out but this seems worse.
The picture of the chicken of the woods is growing on a perfectly healthy tree The reason you see mushrooms growin on poo isn't because of the poo itself but because whatever pooped it out ate a lot of grains or whatever specific food the mushroom likes as a substrate. You can grow the same mushroom on grains (or wtvr) and be completely poo free. Pot's usually grown in a soil mixture with earthworm castings and bat guano but no one ever complains about that lol.
Never heard of the Marijuana thing. Most people around here grow it hydro or aero. But I have heard that psclobin mushrooms only grow or best grow naturally in cow manure. I'm pretty sure you can grow with a kit and some spores in any old dark spot though right?
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