Thanks for that feedback, Ed Siefker. I'm glad you enjoy them, even though not all of the mushrooms in the series are edible. I'll be doing more of them, for sure. : )
Thanks for this! The only wild mushrooms I have ever eaten are puffball. I never really felt confident in identifying anything else. This kind of process seems like a great way to start!
You're welcome! I'm glad you appreciate the puffballs! Mushrooms can seem so hard to know, because most don't last very long and don't leave much sign of their passing. At least weeds leave a seed stalk, lol. And the descriptions in a lot of guidebooks can be complicated -- for a reason, sure, but it's like learning a whole new language. A good identification key can sure be helpful. You may have some produce markets around you, that carry wild-picked mushrooms. They are great for getting to see wild mushrooms up close, regularly. Chanterelles, lobsters, oysters, morels, and more. The prices may be high -- but that's some incentive to get to know those mushrooms and find them yourself, lol. If there's anything my channel can do to help out in learning mushroom ID, let me know.
You've been eating good then, @denisewilliams! I can't wait for our fall rains to really kick in, soon, here in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Mushrooms are so much fun to find! Have a great season!
Just found these on Saturday and used the same book! I live up in Oregon and although its a very dry year, I'm finding tons of these. Determined they were in fact edible! Loved your video! Another tip, at least for the ones up here, when narrowed down to the two, the mildly toxic one will smell of Iodine or antiseptic. The edible will smell.... well mushroomy. lol
Thanks, Red Yumi! And congratulations on being so quick to watch my new videos. I appreciate it. It really helps TH-cam appreciate my videos, too, lol. I hope you see some interesting mushrooms this fall, even if they aren't for eating!
The other day, I found both an Agaricus like these ones, and an Aminata Ocreata, both growing on the ground near my school. At the time I picked both, the only real difference was the spore colour. Both were white on top, had a white stem, a white partial veil, but the Aminata had a universal veil whereas the Agaricus didn't. The spores on the Agaricus were brown and only got darker as I let it dry, but the Amanita was all white. I haven't eaten it, but I'm assuming the Agaricus is the mildly poisonous variety, because of it's persistent annulus, which still there (and yellow and hard) after it's been dried. I'm DEFINITELY not going to eat the Aminata lol, that one was placed back with it's friends in the wild. I even took both of them into class to show the rest of the (adult) students there how to ID Amanita Ocreata and why these two nearly identical mushrooms can be so different.
I just thought a few weeks ago I wish I knew more about mushrooms after it rained and a bunch popped up in lawn and under my Oak trees. I decided I am going to grow some medicinal and edible ones this fall! Also, planning for a trip to forage and learn about the ones that grow in the south.I appreciate this video and I need that book. Can't wait for the next video!
Good to see you, Remnant Few ministries ministry! Mushrooms are pretty fascinating, alright. Growing mushrooms is a good way to get familiar with some of the edible wild ones, up close and personal. My parents live in Arkansas - and they have some of the same mushrooms there as I harvest here in the Pacific Northwest. These Agaricus campestris grow in a lot of places around the world. I"m excited about your foraging trip! Happy foraging!
keep doing these. although i have no intention of doing this soon i find it so interesting that there is an exact methodology to identifying these seemingly similar looking mushrooms.
Thanks for your words of encouragement, edguix. Mushrooms can seem so mysterious because most seem to disappear quickly. And just looking at all the descriptions, page after page, in a guidebook is overwhelming, for sure! Keys are so helpful for focusing in on the important differences, not every feature.
Thank you for making it easy to answer the question "Will I Eat This or Not!"....I will not...don't want to lose my lunch. I will continue to learn for there are many different kinds around my landscaping.
Glad you enjoyed this video, Create Synergistic Transformations! There are so many wonderful mushrooms. I'm glad you enjoy some, too. That super-wet weather throws a curveball into their identification sometimes. But the fungus were clearly happy with all that water! Enjoy your mushrooms!
Happens to me, too. Rain messes up a lot of things for me. Literature would do well to add identification keys for rain conditions, just like it does for young vs mature fruiting bodies and such.
Good video anyway you can tell me how to get a key for DFW or north Texas areas. I've been learning about mycology for about 2 years and have started taking samples and spore printing as a hobby but would really benefit from a field guide. I've never consumed wild mushrooms but if I ever come across Morels I will
Yay, another awesome and interesting gathering video :D (Now i feel hungry for grilled shrooms at 24:00 lol ) As much as i love foraging, im afraid to gather any (around 7 deadly-ish species here, and i havent seen any eadible chanterelles :( or these at all
Glad you enjoyed the video, StalkerBg! There are some deadly mushrooms out there. The folks who have written the guidebooks and developed identification keys have really made things more safe for all of us mushroom foragers. I hope you are able to find some chanterelles. They are so great! :D
Lovely way to present and learn about mushrooms and edibility, very interesting channel, definitely subscribing, would like to ask, because I live in Hong Kong, is there any online material you can suggest for my region? Southeast Asia. Im growing a lot of interest for mushrooms thank you for your work
Hi ya Hap! I will see a ton of big white mushrooms on the side of the road on my way home from work after several days of rain, I love mushrooms, and it drive me crazy because they look sooo delicious! But the fear factor of there being poisonous ones and not knowing them, I leave them be. I’ve often wondered if nibbling a few small pieces could make me very sick or worse, causing death, but I’m not brave enough to do that. I will watch ur mushroom videos several times now to get more familiar with what ur saying on the parts and descriptions. It’s coming n to raining season, hopefully they will grow, giving me the opportunity to look at them. Would u mind telling me where u got your mushroom book, I’ve never seen it with other wild edible books. Thank u...P.S. this is not related but have a question on wild onion/garlic. I harvested quite a bit after work and wondered if u could tell me a faster way to remove the dead parts at the bottom of the stems instead of stripping each one by one??? I cut off the tops leaving the roots, and harvested around 3-5 lbs. Thank u
yumyum,,,,,,need more rain, dryed up a bunch of puffballs after the last rain, and ate them for a few days also,,,,,found tons of chiggers also though,,,,great video, thank you
I empathize with your chigger problem! My parents have been out looking for mushrooms in Arkansas and had the same problem. They like the warm weather, but foraging will be more pleasant after the first frost! I'm glad to know you enjoy puffballs! They are under-appreciated, I think. Happy foraging -- without the chiggers!
Thanks, T Justmetmc! There's no end to interesting things in the outdoors! Mushrooms can be challenging to identify. I try not to make it too tedious. Some of the keys are pages and pages long -- it would have taken a hour to get this one identified, lol. There's a lot of interesting mushrooms ahead! : )
That was a great video. I saw them or the ones like that all over a neighbors yard. My thoughts were like yours. Will I eat this or not. LOL. It was not. They were not in my yard. :) Hehehe.
Thanks, E! Meadow mushrooms seem to be everywhere in neighborhoods sometimes. Most of the time, in my area at least, they are not edible ones. Especially if they are in somebody else's yard, like the ones you saw, lol. So it's always a nice surprise to see some where I can pick them -- and then turn the cap over on and see that these are the Agaricus campestris. Folks probably wonder about my excitement, lol. You've got some great mushrooms in your area -- edible and not -- they are all interesting, at least! : )
I'm just getting started with learning about mushroom hunting. I live in Portland, so I wonder if you do any guided hunting classes or recommend any. I've signed up with OMS.
I wish I had found this so much more eariler in my life or at least something like it. would of been way helpful cause like you said in other comments. All the info on the web can get so overwhelming . Thank you so much I hope you still do these videos. But i was finding my self in that long time question will I eat this... or not. As I have been in several times in my love. Mushroom hunting in florida. We get some good rain and heat mix for it during the summer's and spring. And I was trying to figure out if I could eat the ones I found. Well 1 to 2 hours later digging threw the web of knowledge and still couldn't figure out if i should or shouldn't. Found your video and was like okay this is the last chance before I give up. 11 min and 24 seconds later will I eat this or not. The answer was yes.... yes I will. Thank you for your help the key indicators really help me answer the question . Short simple and sweet. May you be blessed for many moons my friend. I gotta see if I can get my hands on a copy of that book you mentioned in your video as well.
I have had this one in my back yard, they came on the top of wood chips ..the top cab's not white lightly brown..not sure, are they eatdible? Thank You!
My Identification Key is more Simple. I reads as follows......."If it aint a Morel of Young Puff ball...…..It's Poisonous". There are Old Mushroom hunters and there are Bold mushroom hunters....But there are NO Old, Bold Mushroom hunters.
Mushrooms are tasty and juicy!!! Me: oh look a wild edible mushroom friend: says same thing at same time me and my friend: the mushroom will be mine I will get and watch me eat it!!!!!!
Just today we ran into mushrooms at the heavily mulched playground. I took some home to do a spore print, so your video was great timing! Now what kind are mine??? Definitely 2 different kinds. But I doubt I will eat mine 😁 however, I want to know what they are!
It's the mushroom season! Well, anytime with a lot of rain is mushroom season, lol. There are so many different kinds! Spore prints can be surprising. They are definitely worth doing. Even if your mushrooms aren't for eating, they can still be interesting -- and useful for other reasons, too. I'm interested to know what you've picked, if you're able to work out what they are! Have fun with your fungi! :D
@@HaphazardHomestead thanks, I will try to update you. I don't think I can post pics here.... never did a spore print, sounds so sophisticated though LOL Yup we tend to get all kinds of mushrooms when we have too much rain, no doubt!
That's great, Gobi Grey! Yum! When I lived in Michigan, I enjoyed finding the Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa). But they don't grow here in the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy your hen and happy mushroom hunting!
haha -- I promise you that my next video on Agaricus will not have a single "Will I eat this or not" in it at all. And on the "Will I eat this or not" videos, I'll try to keep it down to only 7 times! Happy mushroom hunting!
This is my favorite series you do.
Thanks for that feedback, Ed Siefker. I'm glad you enjoy them, even though not all of the mushrooms in the series are edible. I'll be doing more of them, for sure. : )
Thanks for this! The only wild mushrooms I have ever eaten are puffball. I never really felt confident in identifying anything else. This kind of process seems like a great way to start!
You're welcome! I'm glad you appreciate the puffballs! Mushrooms can seem so hard to know, because most don't last very long and don't leave much sign of their passing. At least weeds leave a seed stalk, lol. And the descriptions in a lot of guidebooks can be complicated -- for a reason, sure, but it's like learning a whole new language. A good identification key can sure be helpful.
You may have some produce markets around you, that carry wild-picked mushrooms. They are great for getting to see wild mushrooms up close, regularly. Chanterelles, lobsters, oysters, morels, and more. The prices may be high -- but that's some incentive to get to know those mushrooms and find them yourself, lol. If there's anything my channel can do to help out in learning mushroom ID, let me know.
Be careful puff balls have deadly imposters!!!!!
I have been harvesting Meadow Mushrooms here in Merritt ,BC
Thanks for your video.
You've been eating good then, @denisewilliams! I can't wait for our fall rains to really kick in, soon, here in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Mushrooms are so much fun to find! Have a great season!
Just found these on Saturday and used the same book! I live up in Oregon and although its a very dry year, I'm finding tons of these. Determined they were in fact edible! Loved your video! Another tip, at least for the ones up here, when narrowed down to the two, the mildly toxic one will smell of Iodine or antiseptic. The edible will smell.... well mushroomy. lol
Ms Haphazard.. tell me a story.
Love your voice as you narrate, reminds me of story-time long long ago and helps the information stick.
Lol was JUST Thinking that.. "And the sad little frog sat on the log alone because he had no friends.."
Please start posting again I love these!!!!
First! I get so excited about this channel!
Thanks, Red Yumi! And congratulations on being so quick to watch my new videos. I appreciate it. It really helps TH-cam appreciate my videos, too, lol. I hope you see some interesting mushrooms this fall, even if they aren't for eating!
The other day, I found both an Agaricus like these ones, and an Aminata Ocreata, both growing on the ground near my school. At the time I picked both, the only real difference was the spore colour. Both were white on top, had a white stem, a white partial veil, but the Aminata had a universal veil whereas the Agaricus didn't. The spores on the Agaricus were brown and only got darker as I let it dry, but the Amanita was all white.
I haven't eaten it, but I'm assuming the Agaricus is the mildly poisonous variety, because of it's persistent annulus, which still there (and yellow and hard) after it's been dried. I'm DEFINITELY not going to eat the Aminata lol, that one was placed back with it's friends in the wild. I even took both of them into class to show the rest of the (adult) students there how to ID Amanita Ocreata and why these two nearly identical mushrooms can be so different.
I found some field that didn't turn yellow. I followed your guide. I love your way of showing the mushroom.
I just thought a few weeks ago I wish I knew more about mushrooms after it rained and a bunch popped up in lawn and under my Oak trees. I decided I am going to grow some medicinal and edible ones this fall! Also, planning for a trip to forage and learn about the ones that grow in the south.I appreciate this video and I need that book. Can't wait for the next video!
Good to see you, Remnant Few ministries ministry! Mushrooms are pretty fascinating, alright. Growing mushrooms is a good way to get familiar with some of the edible wild ones, up close and personal. My parents live in Arkansas - and they have some of the same mushrooms there as I harvest here in the Pacific Northwest. These Agaricus campestris grow in a lot of places around the world. I"m excited about your foraging trip! Happy foraging!
@@HaphazardHomestead Yes, I agree! I can't wait. I really appreciate and love your videos.
Just discovered your channel. I love it. So enjoyable .
I really love your humor, intelligence and that cute kitty that also appears to love you too, that says a lot about you. Good down to earth folk.
Thank you so much, those videos save my friend’s life yesterday she almost ate yellow stains but watched you videos !!! Great work though very helpful
keep doing these. although i have no intention of doing this soon i find it so interesting that there is an exact methodology to identifying these seemingly similar looking mushrooms.
Thanks for your words of encouragement, edguix. Mushrooms can seem so mysterious because most seem to disappear quickly. And just looking at all the descriptions, page after page, in a guidebook is overwhelming, for sure! Keys are so helpful for focusing in on the important differences, not every feature.
Thank you for making it easy to answer the question "Will I Eat This or Not!"....I will not...don't want to lose my lunch. I will continue to learn for there are many different kinds around my landscaping.
Very informative. I love you're videos. I just happened to come across youre channel and I love you!!!
My fav series on this channel
👍👍Yes yup !!!
I've been shromming since I was 16 long time ago! For 46 years now!
Love mushrooms!!!
😋😋😋😁
Thanks for going through all the phases to consider. Mushrooms are fine eatin
Glad you enjoyed this video, Create Synergistic Transformations! There are so many wonderful mushrooms. I'm glad you enjoy some, too. That super-wet weather throws a curveball into their identification sometimes. But the fungus were clearly happy with all that water! Enjoy your mushrooms!
Happens to me, too. Rain messes up a lot of things for me.
Literature would do well to add identification keys for rain conditions, just like it does for young vs mature fruiting bodies and such.
Good video anyway you can tell me how to get a key for DFW or north Texas areas. I've been learning about mycology for about 2 years and have started taking samples and spore printing as a hobby but would really benefit from a field guide. I've never consumed wild mushrooms but if I ever come across Morels I will
Yay, another awesome and interesting gathering video :D
(Now i feel hungry for grilled shrooms at 24:00 lol )
As much as i love foraging, im afraid to gather any (around 7 deadly-ish species here, and i havent seen any eadible chanterelles :( or these at all
Glad you enjoyed the video, StalkerBg! There are some deadly mushrooms out there. The folks who have written the guidebooks and developed identification keys have really made things more safe for all of us mushroom foragers. I hope you are able to find some chanterelles. They are so great! :D
Lovely way to present and learn about mushrooms and edibility, very interesting channel, definitely subscribing, would like to ask, because I live in Hong Kong, is there any online material you can suggest for my region? Southeast Asia. Im growing a lot of interest for mushrooms thank you for your work
Can’t wait for the next episode!
There will be more, for sure! There's a lot of interesting mushrooms out there! :D
Hi ya Hap! I will see a ton of big white mushrooms on the side of the road on my way home from work after several days of rain, I love mushrooms, and it drive me crazy because they look sooo delicious! But the fear factor of there being poisonous ones and not knowing them, I leave them be. I’ve often wondered if nibbling a few small pieces could make me very sick or worse, causing death, but I’m not brave enough to do that. I will watch ur mushroom videos several times now to get more familiar with what ur saying on the parts and descriptions. It’s coming n to raining season, hopefully they will grow, giving me the opportunity to look at them. Would u mind telling me where u got your mushroom book, I’ve never seen it with other wild edible books. Thank u...P.S. this is not related but have a question on wild onion/garlic. I harvested quite a bit after work and wondered if u could tell me a faster way to remove the dead parts at the bottom of the stems instead of stripping each one by one??? I cut off the tops leaving the roots, and harvested around 3-5 lbs. Thank u
Wow I need that book!
Awesomeness! I leave mushrooms alone due to lack of knowlegde, but thanks for all this vital information!
Thank u I picked some and was so unsure
yumyum,,,,,,need more rain, dryed up a bunch of puffballs after the last rain, and ate them for a few days also,,,,,found tons of chiggers also though,,,,great video, thank you
I empathize with your chigger problem! My parents have been out looking for mushrooms in Arkansas and had the same problem. They like the warm weather, but foraging will be more pleasant after the first frost! I'm glad to know you enjoy puffballs! They are under-appreciated, I think. Happy foraging -- without the chiggers!
I LOVE this channel! Thanks for another great episode of will I eat this or not! Love it!
Thanks, T Justmetmc! There's no end to interesting things in the outdoors! Mushrooms can be challenging to identify. I try not to make it too tedious. Some of the keys are pages and pages long -- it would have taken a hour to get this one identified, lol. There's a lot of interesting mushrooms ahead! : )
That was a great video. I saw them or the ones like that all over a neighbors yard. My thoughts were like yours. Will I eat this or not. LOL. It was not. They were not in my yard. :) Hehehe.
Thanks, E! Meadow mushrooms seem to be everywhere in neighborhoods sometimes. Most of the time, in my area at least, they are not edible ones. Especially if they are in somebody else's yard, like the ones you saw, lol. So it's always a nice surprise to see some where I can pick them -- and then turn the cap over on and see that these are the Agaricus campestris. Folks probably wonder about my excitement, lol. You've got some great mushrooms in your area -- edible and not -- they are all interesting, at least! : )
excellent.
Another awesome video YAY 😀
I'm just getting started with learning about mushroom hunting. I live in Portland, so I wonder if you do any guided hunting classes or recommend any. I've signed up with OMS.
I wish I had found this so much more eariler in my life or at least something like it. would of been way helpful cause like you said in other comments. All the info on the web can get so overwhelming . Thank you so much I hope you still do these videos. But i was finding my self in that long time question will I eat this... or not. As I have been in several times in my love. Mushroom hunting in florida. We get some good rain and heat mix for it during the summer's and spring. And I was trying to figure out if I could eat the ones I found. Well 1 to 2 hours later digging threw the web of knowledge and still couldn't figure out if i should or shouldn't. Found your video and was like okay this is the last chance before I give up. 11 min and 24 seconds later will I eat this or not. The answer was yes.... yes I will. Thank you for your help the key indicators really help me answer the question . Short simple and sweet. May you be blessed for many moons my friend. I gotta see if I can get my hands on a copy of that book you mentioned in your video as well.
Another wonderful show.
Thanks, Plant a Garden! I hope you enjoy some mushrooms in your area, too. Even the non-edible ones can be good for the soil and trees.
Found some in my area santa barbara, look and smell like a. Camp. So I'll eat them tonight. Unusual find in a open area..
Pink bottoms.agaricus campestris
You got it! That name is a good reminder of one of their key features. Happy mushroom hunting!
I have had this one in my back yard, they came on the top of wood chips ..the top cab's not white lightly brown..not sure, are they eatdible? Thank You!
I love your understanding voice 💯
That's a dangerous game your playing. 😂
i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee these episodes! I wish we were neighbors!
I found the exact same mushroom in my backyard. I regret that I didn't watch this video early. I threw them into the compost bin. 😢
Are you aware of the 20% rule when foraging? Please look this up if not, Thanks :)
I have a lot of mushrooms and I have this mushroom in my yard 🍄🍄🍄
My rule for Agaricus family is : smell + does it stain yellow? If smell OK and doesn't stain yellow : it's good
It's too risky for me to try. I'm glad for people who can safely do this though.
Cool video thank you
My Identification Key is more Simple. I reads as follows......."If it aint a Morel of Young Puff ball...…..It's Poisonous". There are Old Mushroom hunters and there are Bold mushroom hunters....But there are NO Old, Bold Mushroom hunters.
haha -- that's a simple key, alright! And effective for your purposes! :D
Morels are poisonous until it’s cooked.
How could I send picture and get identity. I am having hard time to find name
I think that it's a field mushroom, edible. I'm not sure though
There are hundreds of mushrooms of that type in my area.
Meadow or field mushrooms. Would eat.
Mushrooms are tasty and juicy!!! Me: oh look a wild edible mushroom friend: says same thing at same time me and my friend: the mushroom will be mine I will get and watch me eat it!!!!!!
Just today we ran into mushrooms at the heavily mulched playground. I took some home to do a spore print, so your video was great timing! Now what kind are mine??? Definitely 2 different kinds. But I doubt I will eat mine 😁 however, I want to know what they are!
It's the mushroom season! Well, anytime with a lot of rain is mushroom season, lol. There are so many different kinds! Spore prints can be surprising. They are definitely worth doing. Even if your mushrooms aren't for eating, they can still be interesting -- and useful for other reasons, too. I'm interested to know what you've picked, if you're able to work out what they are! Have fun with your fungi! :D
@@HaphazardHomestead thanks, I will try to update you. I don't think I can post pics here.... never did a spore print, sounds so sophisticated though LOL
Yup we tend to get all kinds of mushrooms when we have too much rain, no doubt!
Sweet!
Nice to see you here, Gobi Grey! I hope you enjoy some mushrooms in your area!
@@HaphazardHomestead found a hen today but it's not real huge.
That's great, Gobi Grey! Yum! When I lived in Michigan, I enjoyed finding the Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa). But they don't grow here in the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy your hen and happy mushroom hunting!
Hold on let me flip a coin.
Don't eat it?
Good stuff but the "Will I eat this or not" thing 10 times in an 11 minute video is a little overboard.
haha -- I promise you that my next video on Agaricus will not have a single "Will I eat this or not" in it at all. And on the "Will I eat this or not" videos, I'll try to keep it down to only 7 times! Happy mushroom hunting!
HAHA! Deal!
@@HaphazardHomestead Two or three times is plenty.
Nah, dont eat those...its not an amanita....
Can I come visit. Or you visitme