Bulbs
Flower Basics
Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens
Flower Garden
Garden Furniture
Garden Gnomes
Garden Seeds
Garden Sheds
Garden Statues
Garden Tools & Supplies
Gardening Basics
Green & Organic
Groundcovers & Vines
Growing Annuals
Growing Basil
Growing Beans
Growing Berries
Growing Blueberries
Growing Cactus
Growing Corn
Growing Cotton
Growing Edibles
Growing Flowers
Growing Garlic
Growing Grapes
Growing Grass
Growing Herbs
Growing Jasmine
Growing Mint
Growing Mushrooms
Orchids
Growing Peanuts
Growing Perennials
Growing Plants
Growing Rosemary
Growing Roses
Growing Strawberries
Growing Sunflowers
Growing Thyme
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tulips
Growing Vegetables
Herb Basics
Herb Garden
Indoor Growing
Landscaping Basics
Landscaping Patios
Landscaping Plants
Landscaping Shrubs
Landscaping Trees
Landscaping Walks & Pathways
Lawn Basics
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mowers
Lawn Ornaments
Lawn Planting
Lawn Tools
Outdoor Growing
Overall Landscape Planning
Pests, Weeds & Problems
Plant Basics
Rock Garden
Rose Garden
Shrubs
Soil
Specialty Gardens
Trees
Vegetable Garden
Yard Maintenance
How to Pick Wild Mushrooms in Wisconsin
How to Pick Wild Mushrooms in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a great place for wild-mushroom gathering. With many forests and state parks and a climate friendly to mushrooms, the state is home to several varieties, including white-button mushrooms, morels, chanterelles and meadow mushrooms. Always take a mushroom guide book with you when you forage for...
Wisconsin is a great place for wild-mushroom gathering. With many forests and state parks and a climate friendly to mushrooms, the state is home to several varieties, including white-button mushrooms, morels, chanterelles and meadow mushrooms. Always take a mushroom guide book with you when you forage for mushrooms to help you identify wild mushrooms that are safe to eat.
Things You'll Need
mushroom field guide
knife
cloth or paper bag
Study your mushroom field guide so that you can recognize potential mushroom finds. You'll want to take your guide with you on your foraging as well to help identify mushrooms you don't know.
Go with a group from the Wisconsin Mycological Society if you are new to mushroom picking. Members of this group will help show you where and when to harvest mushrooms and will help you learn to use your field guide to identify types of wild mushrooms in Wisconsin.
Plan to visit a number of forest and park sites over the course of the late spring through summer and into the autumn to look for wild mushrooms. Mushroom picking is legal in Wisconsin parkland, although you may not damage or deface any other plants or trees growing in the area.
Be well-prepared by taking your guide and a cloth or paper bag for gathering your mushroom haul on your hunting trips. You will also want to take a knife and wear appropriate hiking shoes and clothes.
Look for mushrooms near trees, along streams and in other moist places. Use your knife to remove the entire mushroom and stem once you've identified it. Put harvested mushrooms in your bag, knocking off loose dirt beforehand. If you're unsure about the identity of a mushroom, do not pick or eat it.
Tips & Warnings
Never eat mushrooms you can't identify.
