A bit of foraging is a great way of getting some free food.
Today's little haul were these
It was an exciting moment finding these growing in our field, they are field mushrooms ( Agaricus campestris) found early summer to late autumn usually following spells of rain.
There are still more to come, if you are unsure or have any doubt at all then don't forage for fungi, go on an organised fungi hunt and learn to identify them.
We only ever collect fungi we can 100% identify.
Milk bottles the plastic ones they are what our dustbin mainly contains, so I am often thinking what to do with them, they make great little cloches for tender plants, they can also be used for storage containers.
We only have 1 four pint bottle a week, so this weeks was used like this.
It has been cut down to make a scoop for the pig feed, it now has a mark on it were 1lb of pig feed comes to making it easier to measure out there feed.
What uses do you have for those plastic milk bottles?
Like you, we used the cut down bottles as scoops. Re: mushrooms, you are obviously able to identify and sensibly advise caution. Years ago we visited a neighbours land a few miles away where he raised bullocks. One field was home to many 'mushrooms'. Our neighbour encouraged us to gather a basketful. I then asked what sort they were - and he replied he had no idea as he never touched them! Once back home we threw them away!
ReplyDeletewise move if it cant be identified then dont eat it better to be safe than sorry :-)
DeleteSadly we do not have a reuse for ours, but we do have a very good recycling collection here and they go into that, so it is better than just straight into the bin I guess. I would also suggest a scoop for compost/soil when planting up pots and seeds and so on as a good use for an old carton - again not a use that I have as I have an old ice scoop that I use - at least that is a form of recycling too isn't it! xx
ReplyDeleteAny recycling is better than none, we do have a recycling collection once a fortnight, we have very little to go out and I want to reduce it to as little as possible
DeleteI use one as a dipping scoop for my comfrey tea and I have one with a hole cut in the side as a grit feeder. Also one is cut in half and covers my padlock on the shed to prevent it getting wet and then freezing in the winter. Plenty of uses for people like us!
ReplyDeleteI have used them before with hole cut in the side lower down as chick feeders and for water, it prevents them climbing into the water and drowning. I store worming powder for the chooks in one clearly marked to keep it dry and for powdered plant feeds as the boxes just go soggy in the greenhouse and the feed solidifies.
DeleteI have some mushrooms popped up in my veg patch, I don't know what they are so I will not be eating them!
ReplyDeleteI went on a days course to identify mushrooms. The trouble is the teacher would say things like, "usually when a mushroom has 'this' it's ok to eat, except of course if it's this other particular mushroom, then that's poisonous". Never got the hang of it I'm afraid. I think if you look in your local area then it's much easier because they come back in the same places each year, i think.
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We went on a fungi foray and the first thing we were told was how an expert on fungi had died by eating the wrong sort . Rather put me off for life!
ReplyDeleteWe pay a deposit on all drinks-milk, pop, alcohol, juice, cream, water etc. When we return them to the recycling depot we get our deposit back. When I have a large garden plastic bagful I take them in and usually get $15-20's back. It saves a lot going to the landfill and it's amazing what they can recycle these things into-roads, tires, picnic tables etc. We get lots of beautiful white mushrooms in our lawn after many days of rain, but there's no way we are eating them!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have cut 2pt bottles into very similar scoops that I use for sugar, flour and salt when baking.
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