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Hi Penny Bun, I think they're red cracked boletes, but I'm not 100% certain; it's so hard to tell from photo's. Still, I'd say you have it right. I find quite a lot of these. Sadly, they are of only marginal use in the kitchen. Fresh, they are mushy and tasteless. Dried, they are no longer mushy... ...

They look gorgeous! I grew tomatillo this year (Physalis philadelphica) and they were fantastic. I will definitely be growing them again next year, along with these little orange beauties.

Turnips are pretty quick growing, so you can often get a crop in both late and early in the year. I put some turnips in a few weeks ago and I planted a few more last weekend. They might get hit too hard by an early frost and come to naught, but equally, they may well provide me with some tasty winte...

I think it's Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum.

Broad bean hummous. Just the same as regular hummous, with broad beans instead of chick peas. Add a touch of mint and dill (not too much, just a hint). Delicious.

I fear that I planted mine out before they were ready. The seedlings are really tiny and a dry spell, combined with me not keeping them, moist enough did for the lot. Next year, I'll plant them out later.

Hi! Raised beds need to be no wider than twice your reach. Mine are 6'x14'. I'm reasonably tall, so that's fine for me. Once in a while I need to step on the soil, but as long as it's only occasional, you're not going to do any real harm. If you can reach okay, it's worth considering a wider bed as ...

I tend to employ both methods. I live in a city and have no transport though, so often, my choice of location is enforced by that (not that I do badly you understand :wink: ). Keeping a notebook sounds like a good idea. As time passes though, and you gradually find new sites, you will build up a kin...

One of the nicest meals I've ever eaten was a campfire special, a cheapo instant-cheesy-pasta thing, mixed with bacon (grilled on the wood fire) and loads of wild garlic. The perfect end to a day's hiking around Rutland. A more sophisticated version would, of course, use proper cheese sauce and bett...

Told you it was unusual. I just didn't mention that I found it at Worth1000.com, the popular photoshop competition site.



I'm calling it Amanita testudinina. Any recipe suggestions?

I'm pretty sure it's a member of the Goosefoot family, which includes Fat Hen.

A dick-head I may be, but I am a dick-head who has eaten hundreds of wild mushrooms and I am still a living dick-head. Clearly I have at least some idea what I'm talking about. :icon_smile: I stand by what I said. Those who cannot tell the difference between an oyster mushroom and honey fungus are c...

1) If you think these look like either oyster mushroom or chanterelles, then... I dunno, you must need your eyes examined or something. Certainly, you should not be eating self-picked mushrooms at all if that is your idea of a close match. 2) I agree with Fungi2BWith, they are probably honey fungus....

Hi Anna,

Very interesting paper, much in there that strikes a chord. Nice work!

Hi again Gaz, you have been busy this weekend! The dark capped mushroom looks like Boletus badius . The two lighter specimens look more like Leccinum scabrum . The former should bruise brownish/green when the surface of the tubes is damaged. The latter should not change colour when bruised. Both are...