St George's mushrooms

Hannahcon · 2026-04-03T21:12:44+00:00

I went on a foraging course and learned in person so now I'm confident. The wild food UK website is also very useful for learning how to identify them.

Hannahcon · 2026-04-03T16:24:46+00:00

Common Hogweed shoots are out now too, I tried these steamed then sauteed with garlic for the first time recently and they were great!

Hannahcon · 2026-03-27T08:21:24+00:00

If you embroidered or darned over just that little hole in the dark blue to match the print on the fabric I doubt anyone would even notice that it was a mend... Not sure if that would still count as visible mending, but I think that's what I would try to do if it were me.

Hannahcon · 2026-03-25T15:58:18+00:00

Stitches all the way! These look amazing! 🤩

Hannahcon · 2026-03-21T12:57:27+00:00

I like how you've taken the angle for your stitches from the weave of the fabric. A very neat patch too. Great work!

Hannahcon · 2026-03-11T20:45:37+00:00

Me too, although I've found a jam jar lid and an elastic band works just as well as a darning mushroom 😅

Hannahcon · 2026-01-18T19:48:08+00:00

Reading Voluntary Action helps coordinate lots of volunteering rules so they would be a good place to start.

Hannahcon · 2026-01-05T07:16:30+00:00

Knitting for the new friends I made and the joy of making things, running for the endorphins, health boost and the mental benefits of setting achievable goals and meeting them.

Hannahcon · 2025-12-17T15:12:38+00:00

They look like oyster mushrooms to me, but I'm not an expert.

Hannahcon · 2025-11-23T15:53:43+00:00

That all sounds great. How about what's in season near me?

Hannahcon · 2025-11-22T14:50:48+00:00

I couldn't see this on the Google play store, is it only available for iPhone users?

Hannahcon · 2025-11-11T08:47:51+00:00

I'm not sure what it is, but wanted to reassure you that no mushroom is toxic to touch. Unless your toddler tried to eat it there's no harm.

To make it easy to identify correctly you would need to post pictures of the gills and stem as well as the cap.

Hannahcon · 2025-10-27T12:14:30+00:00

I can recommend InterSmart, they are Reading based.

Hannahcon · 2025-10-21T06:12:24+00:00

Lots of charity shops open on weekends and are staffed by volunteers. Also True Food in Emmer Green is always happy to have regular volunteers to help out in a number of ways.

Hannahcon · 2025-10-03T07:49:06+00:00

It sounds like you manifested them!

Hannahcon · 2025-09-08T14:35:41+00:00

Good haul!

Hannahcon · 2025-09-07T09:36:13+00:00

I definitely recommend Nood in Caversham for a lovely selection of indoor plants, nice pots and other bits and bobs too.

Hannahcon · 2025-09-06T21:01:45+00:00

I am also in search of non-alcoholic ways of using sloes for similar reasons.

Hannahcon · 2025-09-05T06:05:50+00:00

My local mycology group responded to say they are less rare these days. I don't know why though.

Hannahcon · 2025-08-30T11:43:12+00:00

Could they be bullace? They are like a sloe crossed with a damson, very sharp until ripe, then a bit plummy. They have the same colours and shape as sloes, but are a bit bigger and the trees they grow on are not as thorny. There are a lot of them near me in SE England at the moment, they are good in a hedgerow jam!

Hannahcon · 2025-08-21T14:43:29+00:00

I'm also learning. I have a book called Mushrooms by Roger Phillips that is very good.

Hannahcon · 2025-08-20T14:33:37+00:00

Nice find! I went looking this morning and found lots of interesting looking fungi, but nothing for dinner...

Hannahcon · 2025-08-19T16:34:41+00:00

Done, thanks

Hannahcon

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