Thunderbird Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Best ones to recommend please? Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 I have The Mushroom Picking Guide app, good photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Rmushrooms is very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Rmushrooms is very good Did I see you using one at our weekend away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Did I see you using one at our weekend away? Nope I didn't find anything to double check. It is one I have on my phone though. For the other edible things have a look for wild food forager which is also a good one. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Ta, will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Is there anything in particular you are interested in? I have been known to pick and consume a weed or two. If there is anything I can do to help let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Is there anything in particular you are interested in? I have been known to pick and consume a weed or two. If there is anything I can do to help let me know. I'll tell you what it is Nick, I was wondering if there was an app containing all the wild stuff that's edible, so when I'm on walks or generally bimbling about the woods I could look stuff up and pick it. I know I could get a book (in fact I have a book) but the iPhone is the one thing I always have on me at all times. I also have my memory so i could try and remember what's in the book but that'll never happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Start off by learning 5/6 of the easily identifiable mushrooms and a few plants then get used to finding them then try to learn a couple of others. I started off pretty much the same as what you are trying to do and wasted hours looking at pictures on phone or book while i was supposed to be walking instead of learning the basics by heart and knowing what to expect find where. For example if you start off early in the year looking for: St George's mushrooms Horse mushrooms Fairy rings Puff balls And morels (these are like rocking horse poo though) And for the plants Jack by the hedge Hairy bittercress Wood sorrel Watercress Elderflower Ransoms ( before anybody starts I know a couple of these have already finnished it's just an example) And then as it gets later in the year learn a few nuts and berries and a few of the roots. This is also the time to start on the woodland mushrooms like the boletus. Chanterelle and that sort of thing. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Start off by learning 5/6 of the easily identifiable mushrooms and a few plants then get used to finding them then try to learn a couple of others. I started off pretty much the same as what you are trying to do and wasted hours looking at pictures on phone or book while i was supposed to be walking instead of learning the basics by heart and knowing what to expect find where. For example if you start off early in the year looking for: St George's mushrooms Horse mushrooms Fairy rings Puff balls And morels (these are like rocking horse poo though) And for the plants Jack by the hedge Hairy bittercress Wood sorrel Watercress Elderflower Ransoms ( before anybody starts I know a couple of these have already finnished it's just an example) And then as it gets later in the year learn a few nuts and berries and a few of the roots. This is also the time to start on the woodland mushrooms like the boletus. Chanterelle and that sort of thing. Nick Good stuff here from Nick. I would add that there is different information in different books on mushrooms and sometimes you need to consult a few books (I like using books not apps). Spore prints take time so no phone app is helpful here. I have taken the policy of only about 12 mushrooms are really good here in the UK so learn what they are and VERY importantly learn what they might get confused with and the deadly confusions. I have a bit of an issue with with field mushrooms for beginners who, when trouble hits, have ended up not realising about "destroying angels" can grow in similar habitats and one has been put in the basket.... next stop hospital! full size puff balls are idiot proof and therefore a good starter but giant parasols are easy, idiot proof and VERY VERY tasty Boletes are a good family to learn early as well. Antonio Carluccio taught me this way (his books are also very good) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I have a bit of an issue with with field mushrooms for beginners who, when trouble hits, have ended up not realising about "destroying angels" can grow in similar habitats and one has been put in the basket.... When I started I always got field mushrooms mixed up with yellow stainers. Good job I can get bog roll in bulk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Thanks guys this is great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I've just got the Collins Gem "Food For Free" book for £2.99 on Kindle from Amazon (I use the free Kindle app on the iPhone). Great pocket field guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Not sure if you can get them on the kindle but the river cottage hand books are superb. I have the seashore, hedgerow and mushroom ones. They are the best foraging books you can buy without exception (I think I own every foraging book that's still in print and a few that aren't ) Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Doesn't look as though they're out in App form or on the Kindle yet. Will check the charity shops that line my high street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I've just got the Collins Gem "Food For Free" book for £2.99 on Kindle from Amazon (I use the free Kindle app on the iPhone). Great pocket field guide. Duncan, I have that. A great little book that fits well in your pocket. A bit bulky to carry but I also have the River Cottage Handbook No.7 "Hedgerow" which is superb. Apart form the bit where it tells you about the liver eating parasite you can catch from wild watercress! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Apart form the bit where it tells you about the liver eating parasite you can catch from wild watercress! :o The Collins Gem one I actually have in my iPhone on the Kindle app so it will literally be with me where 'ere I go. Looking forward to when I get get out again and bend over...steady....steady...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0850 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Evening all, I'm becoming more interested in foraging generally and as a serious amateur cook adore Antonio Carluccios recipes. The mrs was checking around the stock yesterday and sent me a photo, any ideas what they are chaps? I have no knowledge of wild mushrooms and funghi so have no intention of picking things I don't know anything about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Can you give us a couple more angles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNS Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Not sure if you can get them on the kindle but the river cottage hand books are superb. I have the seashore, hedgerow and mushroom ones. They are the best foraging books you can buy without exception (I think I own every foraging book that's still in print and a few that aren't ) Nick I've just bought all three on your recommendation. I've only flicked through, but they look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm certain you wont regret it if foraging is your thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Anyone know what this is and if it's edible? There's a fair chunk of it on the farm at the mo... Cheers. And no, I'm not volunteering to eat it, because I don't want a visit from Mr. Runny Botbot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Isn't it Chicken Of The Woods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 So did you find out and try it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Not chicken of the woods, that looks a lot thinner than that. The name escapes me ATM but I am fairly sure it is edible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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