hvacker
Bronze Member
Many like to harvest shrooms in the button stage. Puff balls included.
This is when many mistakes are made. Even with the experienced.
Even next door to each other doesn't mean puff ball.
With a button puff ball always slice in half to be sure there are no gills.
Gills don't always mean bad, but might. It will tell that it's not a puff ball.
The mushroom we all buy in the store, in the button stage resembles the
poisonous Amanita family. A farmer that allowed collecting on his farm told
me of two experienced collectors that died from shrooms they found there.
I'm not trying to scare anyone, just be aware. Most commonly collected types
are very recognizable.
For myself, puff balls are a bit like Styrofoam. Not a lot of flavor but that's ok.
The largest I've found was volley ball sized.
Megalodon, I grew from a kit once long ago. It worked. I might try growing from
a spore print in the future. Seems to best way to guaranty what is grown.
I have no green thumb but I will follow a leader. And be careful of being sloppy.
Get to know the bad boys.
This is when many mistakes are made. Even with the experienced.
Even next door to each other doesn't mean puff ball.
With a button puff ball always slice in half to be sure there are no gills.
Gills don't always mean bad, but might. It will tell that it's not a puff ball.
The mushroom we all buy in the store, in the button stage resembles the
poisonous Amanita family. A farmer that allowed collecting on his farm told
me of two experienced collectors that died from shrooms they found there.
I'm not trying to scare anyone, just be aware. Most commonly collected types
are very recognizable.
For myself, puff balls are a bit like Styrofoam. Not a lot of flavor but that's ok.
The largest I've found was volley ball sized.
Megalodon, I grew from a kit once long ago. It worked. I might try growing from
a spore print in the future. Seems to best way to guaranty what is grown.
I have no green thumb but I will follow a leader. And be careful of being sloppy.
Get to know the bad boys.