Mushrooms and Toadstools Everywhere

[Pan mixer]

Obviously the enormous number of these this year is due to the weather (like the butterflies in huge numbers) and, equally obviously a shortage would be the fault of the farmers.

However a short walk across a few fields today revealed at least 8 different kinds of fruiting bodies.

Some of which were photogenic....

and many more, everyone else the same?

 

[Hesstondriver]

Yes loads have appeared, I picked some for breakfast yesterday when feeding cattle. Got home and realised I’d left them in the tractor

 

[adzy]

I took great (childish) delight in running over a football sized puffball growing on a verge. I spotted it when walking the dog along a little used track and deliberately went out of my way to squish it on the way home.

Edit: but yes, lots of mushrooms and toadstools about this year, some quite early too.

 

[Pan mixer]

Not really the kind of behavior we should encourage on TFF I feel.

However I would do the same - it is called distributing the spores I believe.....

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Found this one today...

Going to need plenty of bacon to go with this...

 

[yellowbelly]

everyone else the same?

Yep. We've had plenty to eat and loads more different ones that I expect to see Noddy and Big Ears coming out of....

 

[Pond digger]

Yep. We've had plenty to eat and loads more that I expect to see Noddy and Big Ears coming out of....
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Hope you’re not eating the red spotted ones, you might get a bit giddy!

 

[Tim G]

Just had some field mushrooms in risotto for supper (we're posh 'ere) picked whilst turn tips out this morning. Lots of puff balls coming too, and plenty of others I can't identify.

 

[Exfarmer]

Hope you’re not eating the red spotted ones, you might get a bit giddy!

Giddy is perhaps understating it

 

[Greenbeast]

Hope you’re not eating the red spotted ones, you might get a bit giddy!

toxic without prep aren't they?

 

[Pond digger]

toxic without prep aren't they?

Not to be eaten unless you want a trip! It’s said that Lewis Carroll got his inspiration through having the odd nibble.
Handy for herding Reindeer apparently.

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

I took great (childish) delight in running over a football sized puffball growing on a verge. I spotted it when walking the dog along a little used track and deliberately went out of my way to squish it on the way home.

Edit: but yes, lots of mushrooms and toadstools about this year, some quite early too.

I made my daughter do her first emergency stop for a puffball (you have to practice these things if you want to pass your test) , good size so took it into a local restaurant and came away with a decent bottle of wine. I should think so, puffball starter on the menu at 6.50 a pop

 

[essexpete]

Not to be eaten unless you want a trip! It’s said that Lewis Carroll got his inspiration through having the odd nibble.
Handy for herding Reindeer apparently.

I am sure I have read that is where the Santa-claus myth might originate. Did anyone mention Christmas?

 

[Pond digger]

I am sure I have read that is where the Santa-claus myth might originate. Did anyone mention Christmas?

Possibly so: and no, you shouldn’t mention Christmas.

 

[Gong Farmer]

Loads of these on one patch of grass. Assume it's some sort of honey fungus

 

[Rust]

Hope you’re not eating the red spotted ones, you might get a bit giddy! [emoji38]

A former hippy walking the power lines looking at trees showed me the best magic mushrooms. Nothing like what I expected them to be. Tiny little parasol with a nipple on top. He said they are class A and picking one is a offence.

I stick with beer [emoji3]

 

[betternextyear]

Its been a late mushroom season here in N shrops. But I have found enough field mushrooms to have a few bags for the freezer. Great in stews.

 

[Lincs Lass]

These look abit unsavory

 

[Still Farming]

Lots of differnet types in the fields this year.

 

[Greenbeast]

A former hippy walking the power lines looking at trees showed me the best magic mushrooms. Nothing like what I expected them to be. Tiny little parasol with a nipple on top. He said they are class A and picking one is a offence.

I stick with beer [emoji3]

None in my fields