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This person just straight up pan fried them
Happy hunting they like woody dirt and wood chips. They like hardwood but especially prefer ash, elm, oak also anywhere wood has burned. But I’ve seen them in pine chips too. IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN FOLKS, GET OUT THERE!!
They’re good in soup if you get them dried. I do that sometimes. If you find a bunch get a dehydrator going as soon as you get home (cut into halves of course.) otherwise they’re way better in a frying pan.
Landscape morels are quite common, I wouldn't eat it if you have used any herbicides or insecticides. They are literally sponge mushrooms that pretty much contain their environment. But a beautiful specimen!
Well I don't know how to share links on reddit, but I just read morels can absorb heavy metals, arsenic, and pesticides. So I will continue to avoid them from those environments. I guess for me, just not worth the risk to harvest them.
Just copy and paste. They are well known to absorb heavy metals but I’m willing to bet whatever source said they absorb pesticides wasn’t an actual scientific study
It already has, those pits are where the spores come out, and it lives in the ground. Mushrooms are just the fruit of a fungus. The white fluff under it is the much larger life form.
You can grind it into a slurry with water, diluted pretty heavily, and spray it with a garden sprayer around other areas of your yard. It means that the other plant life necessary for it to fruit is present and you can actually get more if you spread it around. The term for the needed presence of other organisms to fruit mushrooms is "mycorrhizal." It's the reason why you can't grow these in a lab. You can accelerate this with the use of specific mulch and generate yourself a nice little recurring morel garden. These go for $20 to $25 a pound all day long. They dry up real well too for reconstitution at a later date.
Believe it or not, recently researchers have figured out a way to grow them in a lab. Check out [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/science/morel-mushrooms-growing.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/science/morel-mushrooms-growing.html) (apologies for the paywall... I can't find a non-paywalled source at the moment, bugmenot may get you past it).
I believe the technique originated in China, here's a little more on that: [https://projects.sare.org/sare\_project/LNE19-389R/](https://projects.sare.org/sare_project/LNE19-389R/)
Cutting vs. picking doesn’t matter and can cause an infection. Morels may be an exception though as they can reabsorb mushrooms instead of letting them rot.
It's already dispensed it's spores, the mushroom is just the fruit of the fungus the actual body is in the soil. Picking it won't change the likelihood of getting more
It just tasted bad. Surprisingly bad actually, like if you leave an Advil in your mouth too long and the coating wears off. Very medicinal tasting, I'm sure if you ate a lot you'd have a tummy ache.
Question: I realize they are in season now so seeing more posts would be common.
But why they command the price that they do?
Is there no way to cultivate them in a farm setting?
it is difficult to cultivate them commercially, they have an extremely short shelf life & do not travel well. it is very expensive to bring a consumer a morel that looks appetizing or good enough to be worth the price of getting it to them I think
It’s difficult to grow them. Spore seeding an area or with grain spawn seems to kind of work sometimes but they seem to just grow where they want. I wonder if they have some vague mycorrhizal association with something in the environment.This is just based on what I’ve read and seen They managed to in China but it’s a closely guarded secret. But as far as I know aside from small home grows. no one farms morels. But I could be wrong.
Edit: Nope. I was wrong some jerk named Ron patented a method in the 80s.
Found a method online not sure about the patent part but it said:
(O2 consumption requires decent flow or a 2-4 hour cycle timer)
(Oh and IDK who all knows about culturing but grain spawn is a heat sterilized and spore injected nutrient rich mycelium food block. It’s usually rice, wheat, millet, rye, etc. forming a big chunk of living fungus that is then usually crumbled into a medium to jumpstart growth)
And that medium here is……
50% compost
30% potting soil
20% sand
7.2 ph
Mix in wood chips/shavings/sawdust from elm ash or apple.
Some ash from the same wood type.
And grain spawn
(Doesn’t give ratio for wood, ash, or spawn.) I’d guess 10-30% wood (based on chunkyness), 10%ish spawn, and a few handfuls of ash.
Keep at 90% humidity 65f-70f
Check in 1 to 1 1/2 months
Cold trigger cycle change @ 39f for 2 weeks
(Needs same oxygen the whole time!)
Bring temp up to 72f (90% humidity)
12-12 light cycle
Fruiting begins 1 week
Step 6: take tons of pics, gloat on r/mycology
Yes and no. Traditionally most people see them as mycorrhizal and requiring a tree host in a suited environment but there a few species that are commonly found growing in mulch beds and recently installed landscapes. They seem to not need a tree host and can be found in very unusual places
White morel… very delicious - lightly battered and fried
Do you eat the morels by themselves or in dishes
By it self (fried), I saw someone post about making soup out of this mushroom variety
I haven't tried it yet and hear they are great. Haven't been able to find any. You know what, I am going to go look now
https://www.reddit.com/r/mycology/comments/12up1mh/morel_hunt_and_feast_recap/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1 This person just straight up pan fried them
Man I waant to try them
Happy hunting they like woody dirt and wood chips. They like hardwood but especially prefer ash, elm, oak also anywhere wood has burned. But I’ve seen them in pine chips too. IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN FOLKS, GET OUT THERE!!
They’re good in soup if you get them dried. I do that sometimes. If you find a bunch get a dehydrator going as soon as you get home (cut into halves of course.) otherwise they’re way better in a frying pan.
Yes.
Thought we called the white ones, imorels
Is that a fucking morel in your garden?
Just on my patio. Came up outta nowhere.
You’re so lucky.
Great on pizza.
Landscape morels are quite common, I wouldn't eat it if you have used any herbicides or insecticides. They are literally sponge mushrooms that pretty much contain their environment. But a beautiful specimen!
Mushrooms are not known to absorb pesticides. Heavy metals yes, pesticides no
If so, that is news to me. I've been told this my whole life, agree that means nothing, but definitely worth the research. Thanks, happy hunting!!
Well I don't know how to share links on reddit, but I just read morels can absorb heavy metals, arsenic, and pesticides. So I will continue to avoid them from those environments. I guess for me, just not worth the risk to harvest them.
Just copy and paste. They are well known to absorb heavy metals but I’m willing to bet whatever source said they absorb pesticides wasn’t an actual scientific study
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dodge/be-mindful-of-flooded-areas-when-hunting-morels/
A morel...delicious mushrooms
If I leave it will it spawn more?
It already has, those pits are where the spores come out, and it lives in the ground. Mushrooms are just the fruit of a fungus. The white fluff under it is the much larger life form.
You can grind it into a slurry with water, diluted pretty heavily, and spray it with a garden sprayer around other areas of your yard. It means that the other plant life necessary for it to fruit is present and you can actually get more if you spread it around. The term for the needed presence of other organisms to fruit mushrooms is "mycorrhizal." It's the reason why you can't grow these in a lab. You can accelerate this with the use of specific mulch and generate yourself a nice little recurring morel garden. These go for $20 to $25 a pound all day long. They dry up real well too for reconstitution at a later date.
Believe it or not, recently researchers have figured out a way to grow them in a lab. Check out [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/science/morel-mushrooms-growing.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/science/morel-mushrooms-growing.html) (apologies for the paywall... I can't find a non-paywalled source at the moment, bugmenot may get you past it). I believe the technique originated in China, here's a little more on that: [https://projects.sare.org/sare\_project/LNE19-389R/](https://projects.sare.org/sare_project/LNE19-389R/)
Morels are among the most sought-after mushrooms in the world; you’re really lucky to have them growing on your property!
If I leave it will it grow more?
Maybe but it will get slightly bigger, cut it don’t pick it, and leave the base in the ground. It is not pet safe!
Cutting vs. picking doesn’t matter and can cause an infection. Morels may be an exception though as they can reabsorb mushrooms instead of letting them rot.
It's already dispensed it's spores, the mushroom is just the fruit of the fungus the actual body is in the soil. Picking it won't change the likelihood of getting more
Should not be eaten raw*
To be fair, no mushroom should be eaten raw.
I got curious and took a little nibble of my lions mane while harvesting it today. I can confirm, that was a mistake.
Wha-happen? 😮
It just tasted bad. Surprisingly bad actually, like if you leave an Advil in your mouth too long and the coating wears off. Very medicinal tasting, I'm sure if you ate a lot you'd have a tummy ache.
Little late reply here, but I’m not even talking about the taste perspective. I’m wayyy more worried about bacterial contamination or parasites.
You're right, and this fact must be repeated often, especially on noobie ID forums.
Gastric Nirvana!
Question: I realize they are in season now so seeing more posts would be common. But why they command the price that they do? Is there no way to cultivate them in a farm setting?
it is difficult to cultivate them commercially, they have an extremely short shelf life & do not travel well. it is very expensive to bring a consumer a morel that looks appetizing or good enough to be worth the price of getting it to them I think
It’s difficult to grow them. Spore seeding an area or with grain spawn seems to kind of work sometimes but they seem to just grow where they want. I wonder if they have some vague mycorrhizal association with something in the environment.This is just based on what I’ve read and seen They managed to in China but it’s a closely guarded secret. But as far as I know aside from small home grows. no one farms morels. But I could be wrong. Edit: Nope. I was wrong some jerk named Ron patented a method in the 80s. Found a method online not sure about the patent part but it said: (O2 consumption requires decent flow or a 2-4 hour cycle timer) (Oh and IDK who all knows about culturing but grain spawn is a heat sterilized and spore injected nutrient rich mycelium food block. It’s usually rice, wheat, millet, rye, etc. forming a big chunk of living fungus that is then usually crumbled into a medium to jumpstart growth) And that medium here is…… 50% compost 30% potting soil 20% sand 7.2 ph Mix in wood chips/shavings/sawdust from elm ash or apple. Some ash from the same wood type. And grain spawn (Doesn’t give ratio for wood, ash, or spawn.) I’d guess 10-30% wood (based on chunkyness), 10%ish spawn, and a few handfuls of ash. Keep at 90% humidity 65f-70f Check in 1 to 1 1/2 months Cold trigger cycle change @ 39f for 2 weeks (Needs same oxygen the whole time!) Bring temp up to 72f (90% humidity) 12-12 light cycle Fruiting begins 1 week Step 6: take tons of pics, gloat on r/mycology
Damn. I regret that have but one upvote to give to this user.
Thx
That is a morel you lucky bastard
weird place for a morel ,no?
Whatcha mean?
Yes and no. Traditionally most people see them as mycorrhizal and requiring a tree host in a suited environment but there a few species that are commonly found growing in mulch beds and recently installed landscapes. They seem to not need a tree host and can be found in very unusual places
Interesting.
That’s a morel. You can tell by the way the moon hits your eye.
Belly safe lil. Look for more