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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Oct 3, 2007 9:14:58 GMT -5
I found four puffball mushrooms in my yard yesterday. If you can pick them in the first couple of days of them coming up, they can be sliced and (I think) fried lik zukes (might want to check on some recipes...)
Patrick
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Oct 4, 2007 7:41:37 GMT -5
Patrick,
Sliced thinly, they make a wonderful addition to homemade pizza!
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Post by Alan on Oct 8, 2007 19:06:36 GMT -5
i've never eaten them before, though I have found them growing before, I will definetly be keeping my eyes open for them and when I find them I'm gonna eat 'em!
-Alan
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Oct 8, 2007 21:44:20 GMT -5
Yes, when they are new and very white. Any sign of turning colour, just toss them on the compost pile, as I believe the recommendation is for any wild mushroom past it's prime?
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Post by americangardener on Oct 24, 2007 0:18:02 GMT -5
Hey folks, does anyone here know anything about growing puffballs?
When i was a feral child growing up in Maine i used to find these Puffball Mushrooms. They would grow up to about 25 lbs and were great for eating. Well long story short, I now live in Mich, my sister just went back to Maine for a vacation, so i asked her to find me some. She did and just gave them to me yesterday. Now these are only small ones, but i'm hoping they're still the same as what i remembered as a child. I used to find them in the woods, she found these in a horse pasture that was near some woods. So i'm just hoping they'd be the same ones. If i remember correctly, which i'm sure i don't... the scientific name was something like Calavatia Boonia... or vice versa.. Boonia Calavatia.. or something like that. It's been awhile since i did any reading on these. Not even sure that's the name. Not even sure these are the Eastern Puffballs.
But, here's my question. Does anyone know if i can even grow them from the spores of these three? I wouldn't even know how to store them till spring, or what to do to prep the soil; but if it's possible i would like to get some growing in the woods behind my home.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
Dave
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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Oct 24, 2007 10:42:08 GMT -5
I'll see what I can find out.
Patrick
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Post by americangardener on Oct 24, 2007 11:08:44 GMT -5
Thank you Patrick... you're a good friend.
I'd be glad to send you some ginseng seeds that i got from a guy in Bolivia last year to help compenstate ya for your time... That is if you think they're still any good. I've just had them sitting in a box for the past 8 months or so. He claimed they were freshly havested then.
I'd have to go dig em out.. so let me know if ya want em.
Dave
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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Oct 24, 2007 17:43:40 GMT -5
You can test the seeds by putting them in a bowl of water, the good ones will sink, bad ones will float.
But sure I'll take some. I know those books are on my kitchen table, but since the flood, and our displacement I haven't been to the house in several days.
It might be next week before I get over there.
Patrick
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Post by americangardener on Oct 25, 2007 3:31:05 GMT -5
No rush Patrick..
From the looks of the puffballs.. they should store ok. That is if it's even possible to do anything with em anyways. Just thought i'd give it a try.
Yeah, but , i don't like floating seeds till i'm ready to plant or right after harvesting em... When i'm ready to plant i just soak em for a day then go ahead and plant em. Have never tried growing ginseng though, Had some great idea to grow some out in the woods behind my house here last winter so i got the seeds... then i had so many other plants going at the same time last winter i never got around to starting any of these. Those are some other plants i have no idea how to grow. I haven't unpacked the boxes yet... but i will soon.. when i do i will send those to you.
Don't worry bout looking for those books when you go back on my account. I'm sure you'll be busy doing loads of other things. Just if you happen to remember and they are easy to find... then i wouldn't mind.
I'll talk with ya later
Dave
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Post by canadamike on Jan 27, 2008 8:12:17 GMT -5
American the name of the giant puffballs used to be CALVATIA GIGANTEA. now, it is LANGERMANNIA
GiIGANTEA. The smaller mushroom you are referring too is probably Lycoperdon perlatum, and I don't know the english name, it is covered with minute ''spikes'' for a lack of better words, that you can usually kind of dust off from the main body. They are edible too, if a bit spongious. The very small ones are better.
They mostly grow on pasture land. When I was a kid, we would hunt for them in fields, when they are ripe, the whole interiour is a mass of millions of spores,we would throw them at each other, on contact they would explode and send a brown cloud of spores in the air.
They are not knowned to be cultivated, but are extremely easy to spot in pasture...
The big one is funnier and better to eat...taste similar to the grocery ones
Michel
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Post by americangardener on Feb 3, 2008 1:17:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Michel..
It's the Gigantea ones i was so fond of when i used to live in Maine. More so for playing than eating at that time. Used to jump on em and it would be like a mushroom cloud from an A-bomb going off. Huge clouds of spores. Used to be able to get several smaller blasts after the intitial one.
They sure made great toys for us kids. I'm sure the one's my sister brought back for me aren't gonna be the Gigantea ones, unless i get real lucky and they were just small cause it was late in the year. But I'm still gonna try and get some of these growing out in the woods behind the house. After all what's the harm.. so i lose a little bit of time trying it.
Dave
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