Local Morel Find

DC · Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 5

These pics might be a little late, but I thought everyone here would appreciate them. Besides, I needed an excuse to make a first post.

A buddy of mine found this nice batch of local yellow's at a spot that I scoped out last season, but didn't get a chance to visit. We made back-to-back meals with them using some beef filets from Weiland's the first night and a really nice venison tenderloin of my brother's the next. This turned out to be a killer year for morels.

By the way Lisa, I like the message board idea. Thanks for putting it up.

Cheers,

DC

uhockey · Joined: 02 May 2008 Posts: 26 Location: Dublin

Nice.......

So where is this secret patch so that I may come steal all your Morels next year? Wink

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**lisathewaitress** · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the Boards, DC! and WOW. I wish I could find a nice little morel patch.
Mushroom Harvest (an Athens company who supplies a lot of restaurants)has morel kits, sold with a caveat that only about 50% of them actually fruit, and sometimes not for 2 years. Morels are especially fond of old burn sites, so start a bonfire in your back yard and then start the morel patch in the late summer: http://www.mushroomharvest.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=134
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DC · Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 5

Found them in the woods, of course.

I've heard about their affinity for old burn sites. That's one of the reasons they find so many in the Pacific Northwest...large burn sites everywhere. Around here, my experience has been that they like to pop up around rotting logs, old elms in particular, but you really never know where you'll find them. I've got a neighbor who tried planting one of those morel spore kits this year. I'll let everyone know if it ever produces anything.