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New Field Guide -Wild Edible Mushrooms of Ontario

For many years my field guide was almost exclusively Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada that is still available on Amazon.ca for very reasonable price of around 29$. Sure, this guide has flaws and does not cover some mushrooms that I regularly encounter in my area. Plus many names and classifications changed over time so… Continue reading New Field Guide -Wild Edible Mushrooms of Ontario

Edible Mushrooms · Foraging · South-Western Ontario

Brick Top (Hypoloma sublateritium) Experiment

Every year I try to introduce something new on my table. Brick top mushroom is quite common in later part of fall and I encounter sometimes prolific growths on regular basis. For several reasons I never bothered to pick and try to eat this particular mushroom. First, there is a warning in every field guide… Continue reading Brick Top (Hypoloma sublateritium) Experiment

Edible Mushrooms · Wild Mushrooms

How to Deal with Bug Infestation

Bug infestation is one of the biggest downer in mushrooming world. Bugs and various critters are capable to infest, damage and ruin almost any mushroom. Anybody that ever hunted mushrooms faced great disappointment of picking nice looking specimen and realizing that it is completely infested and eaten inside. Some people consider infested mushroom as “higher… Continue reading How to Deal with Bug Infestation

Edible Mushrooms · Russula · Wild Mushrooms

How to Find Edible Russula

Russulas finally showed up in some numbers. I did mentioned this genus of mushrooms before (Genus Russula), but it never hurts to do a little recap. Main characteristics: medium size terrestrial mushrooms white gills and white uniform stem cap always round and very colorfull no ring and never grows from cup very brittle, hence common… Continue reading How to Find Edible Russula