Mushies in the garden

kathiemt on Mar 15th 2008

I couldn’t resist photographing these when I saw them a couple of weeks ago in the garden - after some rare rain overnight. But I was too scared to pick them and use them in the kitchen - I don’t know the difference between ’safe’ mushrooms and unsafe ones. However, they looked so perfect I just had to photograph them and share them with you. They were in the remainder of our vege garden down the back.

This one was just peaking through the autumn litter.

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7 Responses to “Mushies in the garden”

  1. # Garden » Mushies in the gardenon 15 Mar 2008 at 10:03 pm

    […] Garden Decor wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt I couldn’t resist photographing these when I saw them a couple of weeks ago in the garden - after some rare rain overnight. But I was too scared to pick them and use them in the kitchen - I don’t know the difference between ’safe’ mushrooms and unsafe ones. However, they looked so perfect I just had to photograph them and share them with you. They were in the remainder of our vege garden down the back. This one was just peaking through the autumn litter. […]

  2. # Jane Marieon 15 Mar 2008 at 11:23 pm

    I’m with you, I’m afraid to pick a mushroom. I don’t know a thing about them. This one sure looks strange to me, but actually very pretty.

  3. # Joyon 16 Mar 2008 at 3:33 am

    I am fascinated by “mushies” too .. and it is so surprising to see them pop out after a bit of rain .. I can’t help but take pictures too !
    great shots !
    Joy

  4. # Susan from gel fireplaces ltdon 22 Mar 2008 at 10:28 pm

    These mushrooms should be safe. We call them jedle-bedle here in Slovakia :-D But I do not know what English name they have. At least they look like those mushrooms…

  5. # Julie Howes, Busseltonon 02 Aug 2008 at 10:00 pm

    Hi Kathy,
    The fungi in your photo is not what I refer to as a mushroom, but rather a toadstool.

    My uncle taught me as a child, that a mushroom has a smooth top, and if you pinch the skin at the outer edge, you should be able to peel it back almost to the centre top of the mushroom. The ribbed area underneath should be a pale pink/light to mid-brown colour. On the stalk, there will be a ring half way up. That is where the top of the mushroom expanded away from the stalk to spread out into the circular shape. These three things have always helped me identify true mushrooms.

    Also, as a horse owner and being around farms, others have told me that mushrooms do not like superphosphate and so are not as prolific in areas where commercial fertilizers are used, as opposed to good old organic mulch/manures.

  6. # kathiemton 02 Aug 2008 at 10:11 pm

    Thanks Julie. There were definitely light underneath but I can’t remember if they had a ring or not. And there are no commercial fertilizers or anything there. We have a rabbit’s cage right next to this area and this is where I’d been growing vegetables so there’s lots of leaf litter (from an overhead oak tree) and mulch, and hay from the rabbits cage, etc.

    Glad to hear you’re a horse owner - you should check out my daughter’s blog - I’ll add it to the blogroll. The name will be pretty obvious.

  7. # Patrickon 21 Oct 2008 at 6:26 am

    This is a Shaggy Parasol ans absolutely delicious

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