John Smalldridge Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Having missed morel season and dealing with a dry spring in eastern N.C., I was ready for some mushroom action. Finally the rain is coming and the chanterelles are popping. Hope to be harvesting lots soon and maybe some black trumpets will also start showing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyflyfsh Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Beautiful color. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastwx Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Great to see John! This is my first summer foraging and it's amazing how many mushrooms form after heavy summer rains.Here around Raleigh we're seeing some nice fungi as well. Unfortunately, I missed some really nice finds (chicken and black staining polypore) over the last 8 days or so. I did find and eat my first chanterelles bit over a week ago. Will post some pictures on another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smalldridge Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Coastwx, this really is my favorite time of year for fungi, because of the usual abundance of chanterelles and blk trumpets. I appreciate fungi for what they are but I first and foremost like to forage for edibles. I went out yesterday morning 6-29-14 and collected about a pound of chanterelles. Looking foward to eating them tonight. Hope your fungi excursions are sucessful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastwx Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Great news! I'm down in Florida next week, but look forward to the next big rain and searching for chanterelles. Sounds like you have some good spots. Since this is my first summer, I'm still working on regular spots for them and black trumpets. I read that Black Trumpets like ravines. What kind of habitate do you find them in ENC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smalldridge Posted July 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I agree that blk trumpets like some type of slope. I have found them on ditch banks and ravines. Still possibly early for blk trumpets. Usually I find them late July through September under beech trees. I have also occasionally found them under mixed hardwood. Blk trumpets can be hard to spot and you may be better off starting at the bottom of the slope and workin up. Also use your nose. Blk. Trumpets are extremely fragrant and I believe that I have found them on more than one occasion by smelling them in the air. The other thing that will help is to take a moment to just stare at the first one you find to train your eye. It amazes me every blk trumpet season when I do this and look around how many seem to just jump into view. Also when you find them there are usually large numbers to be harvested. Hope you are sucessful on your trip and your fungi hunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastwx Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice notes. Training the eye is probably key. Prior to the interest in wild mushrooms last year, I can't recall ever noticing much in terms of mushrooms. After getting interested and finding a few, it was like a veil was lifted and mushrooms jumped out everywhere. I'm confident my main spot will have some B. Trumpets soon and will follow your advice. The smell technique sounds good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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