There are a lot of mushrooms about at the moment, I snapped a few while on my walk today. A front lawn covered with them.
I find it fascinating the way these are all bunched together, intertwined into a solid mass.
Funny how they make an appearance on cultivated lawns.
Oh wow, look at this one, this has got to be a rare sight in the UK. Normally found in the deep forests of Botswana, wonder how it found it's way here ;o)
Inside the raised beds.
I like mushrooms, so many colours, so many textures, but I only eat those from the supermarket. Even with a guide book I would not risk it. No sireeee, not on your nelly.
Toodle pip. ilona
I have been looking at them along a pathway I walk. Lovely big white ones that look as if they would be so tasty. However, having read up on the different types which can kill you I would not take a chance either. I cant believe the different types you have in one garden Wow!
ReplyDeleteSome of them are as big as dinner plates, with lovely smooth white tops. Very tempting to pick and eat, but no thanks.
DeleteThis is just what is happening in mine and my Mams garden.I wonder why??.Ive even got them growing out of an old stool that has been in the garden for a few years now.My Mam was worried in case the birds ate them and got poisoned!....Just to let you know...I have loads to do in the house and instead I have spent the afternoon watching Terry Miles on You Tube...Much more enjoyable,lol,xx
ReplyDeleteTerry spreads his happiness far and wide.
DeleteI took some pictures of mushrooms/fungi on my walk today, I wouldn't risk it either, lovely to see your garden.
ReplyDeleteI have seen pictures of mushrooms all over the place.
DeleteMy father-in-law knew his mushrooms and we used to pick pounds of them in a good year. I wouldn't trust myself to know which ones were safe ......even with a book!
ReplyDeleteNeither would I. Best steer clear.
DeleteMy uncles used to pick puff balls and fry them but like you Ilona I wouldn't risk it.This evening I'm going to eat " yellow sticker" 80p down to 21p mushrooms from tesco x
ReplyDeleteYellow sticker mushrooms, the best kind.
DeleteYears and years ago,an old friend of ours used to go out into the country side and pick some mushrooms called Blue legs.He used to eat them for his breakfast.He would never tell anyone where they were cause he said it was his secret,lol,I would never have risked it!,xx
ReplyDeleteI looked out the window this morning couldnt first make out what was on the grass then realised they were quite large cream coloured mushrooms. Never seen them in that spot before. I wonder why there are so many about...
ReplyDeleteYes, the big ones do look rather lovely.
DeleteBeing a farmer's daughter and living in the countryside it is usual for mushrooms to appear after a very warm summer and then a torrential spate of rain. We always get a glut of flat mushrooms when this happens and they are safe to eat. However, I would not eat any other kind out of the field.
ReplyDeleteMy friend prepared a dish with mushrooms for some visitors from where they used to live in California. At the end of the meal she said " I am so glad you enjoyed it, I have been wracking my brains for a recipe to make with all those mushrooms which show up on the lawn!" A moment of horrified silence before she began laughing and sharing the joke, she is not usually the type to make jokes so it really worked for that instant!
ReplyDeleteThat's a cruel joke. Did the visitors throw up afterwards?
DeleteMy father loved going to the forest and picking mushrooms. It was the only food he would prepare himself, and we all loves it. When I was a kid, I used to go with him and I knew all the edible kinds, but nowadays I would not risk it.
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I read only this week that lots of the wild fungi are edible but like you I wouldn't like to chance it. Pretty though aren't they?
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Yes, very pretty. Did you spot the fake ones?
DeleteWhat area do you guys live in
ReplyDeleteThere is only one guy here, that is me, and I live in North Lincolnshire. UK.
DeleteNo,she told them so fast that they all had a good laugh!
ReplyDeleteIt is important to know edeable from poisonous of course. I know people who go mushroom picking, without a guide book because they know what they're doing. If you don't then don't do it!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I've got the wrong end of the stick on the Botswanan mushrooms. Sorry if I have but I don't think it's a great idea to introduce potentially invasive species if that's what you meant with the winking face
ReplyDeleteThe winking face means it's a joke. It's a garden ornament, as is the red top mushroom that needs a lick of paint.
DeleteI don't eat the free ones either, get mine on special from Aldi, even though the lawn under the trees was covered in them this year (Aus), just mowed them with the grass as usual. Tried online but the info seemed to be all American, so didn't risk it.
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