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gandalf579
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: trigger]
#9864911 - 02/25/09 06:35 PM (15 years, 25 days ago) |
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If you pick mature morels then they are putting out spores. That's the reason a lot of people use baskets and net bags. And I don't know about others here but myself I've never had my morels torn up from carrying them in net bags.
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: trigger]
#9865097 - 02/25/09 07:03 PM (15 years, 25 days ago) |
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I hear what you are saying. We're going to test that hypothesis too this year if I find some morels. I'm going to hang some morels inside a box and thump it with a stick, and hang some other morels and not thump them. Then check to see the difference between the spore prints. I've always considered onion bags about as useful as tapping the caps of cubes. We'll see.
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trigger
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: gandalf579]
#9865163 - 02/25/09 07:13 PM (15 years, 25 days ago) |
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have you seen a morel "puff"? within 15minuts millions of spores are released, it happens when a certain amount of moisture is lost. i suppose this does occasionally occur when the mushroom is in a bag. when the mushrooms usually "puff" is during drying. if the just one mushroom is way up in the air will spread more spores further than mushroom crumbles hitting the ground. millions of spores in the air stream. the ground in a forest is not a good way to get things into the air, the air currents just dont hit the forest floor like they do the trees. in an area with morels present, spores are abundant on the forest floor, most of morels growth within an area is spread by mycelium spreading not new growth from spores. morel spores dont take well, spreading them out of the area is more useful than within. let the wind do the work, let a morel dry in a tree, after it dries even retrieve it if you wish.
as for having problems with mushrooms breaking, the paper bag is more sturdy, it regulate water and heat better than an onion bag. when you pick 10 pounds in on a hike onion bags make a mushie mess.
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Edited by trigger (02/25/09 07:36 PM)
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mutant
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: trigger]
#9865739 - 02/25/09 08:35 PM (15 years, 24 days ago) |
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Well, I didn't read all the thread. There are some things I didn't see.
1st, great places where morels thrive is burnt forests [last years fires, that is]. They fruit in massive amounts for 2 seasons..
2nd, there is an indicator species: Caloscypha fungens, an orange peziza- like mushroom easy to spot. [fir forests]
I also think it likes sandy places, propably has been said...
Edited by mutant (02/25/09 08:36 PM)
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Chaos_ultt
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: mutant]
#9866412 - 02/25/09 10:09 PM (15 years, 24 days ago) |
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Well around here in Illinois, there are literally NO sandy areas to be found.
However(and this seems to fit with Mr. Mushroom's theory, the entire area where I find them is made up of mostly limestone. I think the pH really might have something to do with it.
I'll try to grab one of those meters and get out to the field for a reading.
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mushroomhunter10
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#9867927 - 02/26/09 06:36 AM (15 years, 24 days ago) |
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When I go I use baskets for the simple reason that they might spread more because of it. I know it's but whatever!
I want them to spread and that's why I do it! Now if I can find some is a different story...
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Chaos_ultt
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So I bought a pH meter today -- a cheapish 2 pronged one from Kmart.
I took a hike down to a few of my morel spots and took some readings (each reading is from a seperate area known to produce morels).
6.5 6.0 6.2 5.3 6.0 5.9
Bear in mind all of these readings were taken within 1-2 square miles.
An interesting note, the lowest pH was the area of highest elevation.
Edited by Chaos_ultt (02/27/09 09:25 AM)
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#9876952 - 02/27/09 12:57 PM (15 years, 23 days ago) |
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What were the PH readings in places that don't produce morels?
Morel season is here, one black morel was found in Jones County, GA yesterday.
See http://morelmushroomhunting.com/morelfinds.html
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luke2000
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#9876980 - 02/27/09 01:00 PM (15 years, 23 days ago) |
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Out here in jersey we have all granite no sand,very black soil with low ph. What do you make of that? And Ive pick morels in this spot for 15 years,and no burn.
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trigger
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: luke2000]
#9877700 - 02/27/09 02:40 PM (15 years, 23 days ago) |
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hey alen, that's a gray morel? Morchella esculenta...
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mushroomhunter10
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: trigger]
#9880440 - 02/27/09 08:23 PM (15 years, 22 days ago) |
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Links like these can also be very useful tools to help you all.
Soil Temperature Maps http://www.greencastonline.com/SoilTempMaps.aspx
Precipitation Maps http://www.fas.usda.gov/pecad/weather/us.html
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