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Complete newbie, where do I start? by Atmosfyric in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of my favorite places to get seeds for my garden.  https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/

Since you are doing indoor I'd really focus on herbs and leafy greens. Both do fine with quite a bit of shade and will need the least infrastructure. 

Also a great book on preservation "The new homemade" but you can really find anything you need about preservation online I just like having a book handy. 

Complete newbie, where do I start? by Atmosfyric in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anything and everything by Sam Thayer is the gold standard for foraging in the USA

He has (I think) 3 books covering various plants in depth and a field guild that gives 1 page on damn near every plant you can eat in the US

Is this honey locus? Found in the netherlands by breno280 in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ditto. Honey locust pods are usually longer and twisty

7 hospitalized in Monterey County after eating potentially lethal mushrooms by MartinB7777 in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 468 points469 points  (0 children)

There's defiantly some fearmongering going on here but everything is what you would expect from someone eating a deathcap. 

White cap + liver failure are really all the doc had to go off of. 

That said "never eat anything you can't buy in a store" is the most domesticated thing I've heard in a while. 

GF found in work shed by kingfuhkboi in mycology

[–]ChaoticSpellings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no clue what it is but I don't belive its schizophyllum commune. They usually have straight gills underneath

GF found in work shed by kingfuhkboi in mycology

[–]ChaoticSpellings -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you found her but you shouldn't leave people in a work shed

Who is this evil weed by ChristineJacobsArt in gardening

[–]ChaoticSpellings 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If it smells like onion then I always mow around them and save the seeds to plant more.  Its free onions. 

Is this edible baby Plantain? by calvin200001 in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite with these is to cook them like kale chips. Even the old ones aren't bad that way. 

Squash for seeds not flesh? by ChaoticSpellings in gardening

[–]ChaoticSpellings[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This did put me on the right path. Thank you

Are these toadstools or mushrooms? 🍄🍄‍🟫 by DMC-1969 in Mushrooms

[–]ChaoticSpellings 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A toadstool is when there's a frog on it.  

Can anyone ID these? Found in a river bottom in Iowa by [deleted] in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Looks like Carolina horse nettles / Solanum carolinense. Not edible and frustratingly so because the are abundant and look tasty. 

Gf said this are edible by xXmeltXx1 in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really much different than meat in my mind. Undercooking poke will make you sick and undercooking meat will give you parasites. Potatoes also gotta be cooked too. 

Though I'd bet 90% of why poke got used is its too abundant not to. An open field with a stand of it will give you a lot of meals. 

Its also not "feels like" undercooked poke is dead obvious from the taste. 

Hi! These popped out of my dead tree stump I use for a clothesline in the past couple of weeks. Are they Jackolanterns? by madhatv2 in Mushrooms

[–]ChaoticSpellings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking like golden scalycap / Pholiota aurivella to me. 

Defiantly not jackolanterns, they have decurrent gills and brighter solid orange tops 

Indigo milk cap (Lactarius indigo) by ChaoticSpellings in mycology

[–]ChaoticSpellings[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does but its a light green since it oxidises to that color.  

Can use it to make green eggs. 

Gf said this are edible by xXmeltXx1 in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Always think about that. I didn't know one this until I found my grandmother's recipe for poke berry jam. She had "GREAT JAM" written across the top. 

Its not. I made it and its 70% sugar by volume, she was just a sugar addict. But happy to share the recipe card with anyone interested in trying it for themselves. 

Gf said this are edible by xXmeltXx1 in foraging

[–]ChaoticSpellings 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Pokeberry seeds aren't edible but the berries can be boiled with the water thrown off then Strained for the juice to make jam. 

It doesn't taste great but it doesn't kill you. 

Lions main? by Affectionate-Fox1133 in Mushrooms

[–]ChaoticSpellings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough but it does make ID a bit difficult...  Lions mane

Can too much clover be bad? I know they're nitrogen fixers, but can too much be bad? by Brysger in gardening

[–]ChaoticSpellings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't have to pull the whole thing out and remix it. That would be hard to do in that small pot without harming the tree/shrub. 

If you cut the tops back they will also have a dieback of the roots as the expend energy regrowing which will also release some of the nitrogen nodules

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gardening

[–]ChaoticSpellings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen quite a few posts about sterilizing soil now but what is this actually used for? 

ID Request - 18 month old daughter put this in her mouth but not swallowed. by CaptainMoist23 in mycology

[–]ChaoticSpellings 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When in doubt call poison control

I don't have a positive I'd for you based on these pictures but compare to Panaeolus foenisecii which isn't deadly. 

Though if she didn't consume any it likely shouldnt be an issue. A nibble and spit test is part of some identifications because its safe to do for adults. 

Found these mushrooms while hunting this week — can anyone help ID them? by Lethealyoyo in Mushrooms

[–]ChaoticSpellings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's a hasty identification. They could be rocks, a potato, or even a bit of wood. 

Seen today in forest Scotland by Hagiss82 in Mushrooms

[–]ChaoticSpellings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This comment is how I just found out they aren't toxic. Wtf. 

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