Cammi Morgan
Author for A-Z Animals

If you're interested in cultivating or foraging for mushrooms, you may be wondering just how long does it take mushrooms to grow? Well, there's no hard and fast answer to… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 3 months ago

If you enjoy foraging for mushrooms in the forest, you may be familiar with honey mushrooms. They are an often abundant source of autumn woodland food. If you're foraging for… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 3 months ago

Interested in knowing how to find morel mushrooms? Every spring, mushroom hunters take to the forests, trails, meadows, and even roadsides looking for these sought-after fungi. In this guide, we'll… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 3 months ago

If you're an avid gardener and are becoming interested in fungi, you may be wondering if you can plant mushrooms. While some folks think mushrooms are plants, and thus could… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 4 months ago

If you follow news related to Mars, and space exploration in general, you may be familiar with articles and social media posts that periodically circulate claiming that proof exists of… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 4 months ago

If you enjoy foraging forest mushrooms in the spring and fall, especially east of the Rocky Mountains, you've likely come across the pheasant back mushroom. This wonderful bracket fungus is… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 4 months ago

Do you want to get into foraging or identifying wild mushrooms, but not sure if you live in an ideal area? Well, thousands of species of mushrooms are widespread across… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 4 months ago

If you enjoy foraging mushrooms, you're likely familiar with the sought-after, choice edible, morel. Each spring, foragers head out across North America in droves to search for these delicious mushrooms.… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you're interested in foraging or growing mushrooms, you're likely familiar with oyster mushrooms. This delightful genus of fungi contains some wonderfully choice edibles. In this guide, we'll broadly discuss… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

Do you have mushrooms growing in your yard? Curious about what kind might be growing and the ecological roles they play in your environment? Well, in temperate North America, there… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you enjoy eating mushrooms, you likely also want to make sure that you can keep them as fresh as possible for as long as possible. After all, it's always… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you enjoy cooking, you may be interested in accumulating a list of various commercially produced mushrooms to use in your culinary repertoire. In this guide, we'll talk about four… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you've ever had the joy of eating young, freshly cooked puffball mushrooms, you may be wondering if it's possible to cultivate them. In this guide, we'll cover their fungal… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

Curious about growing mushrooms in spent coffee grounds? Well, you're certainly not alone. Spent coffee grounds represent a huge source of agricultural waste. So, it make sense to want to… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you enjoy foraging for chanterelle mushrooms, it's crucial to know how to Identify look-alikes in your area. By knowing how to distinguish between true chanterelles and their lookalikes, you… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

Gourmet mushrooms, broadly speaking, are edible mushrooms that are of high culinary value with rich, unique flavors. These mushrooms are more expensive than button mushrooms, and are often sought after… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you have mushrooms popping up in your yard, your first reaction may be that you need to get rid of them. You might be worried that they're poisonous, or… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you're a fan of cultivated, culinary mushrooms, you're almost certainly familiar with shiitakes and portobellos. So, what are the overlaps and differences between these two popular mushrooms? In this… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you consistently buy or forage fresh mushrooms for culinary use, you'll want to make sure you can identify the signs of mushroom spoilage. The taste, texture, and smell of… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

Drying mushrooms is an excellent method for long-term food storage and culinary use. If you've never dried mushrooms at home before, you may not know where to start. Thankfully, we've… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

From soft, peachy shades to orange-red shades and vivid neon hues, orange mushrooms are a feast for the eyes. You can find this color represented across a range of mushroom… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If stinkhorn fungi are appearing in your yard, you may be a bit put off by their pungent smell, and wondering how to remove them. While this may be a… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

If you're wondering if you have to cook mushrooms, or if you can eat them raw, you may have come across conflicting information in your research. Some sites seem to… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

The king oyster mushroom is a choice edible mushroom that is particularly popular for consumption in East Asia and parts of Europe. In the US, this mushroom is also steadily… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 5 months ago

While you can find mushrooms in all colors of the rainbow, it's extremely common to come across brown mushrooms. If you're interested in mushroom foraging, you may be familiar with… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 6 months ago

Porcinis are a delicious and rather expensive choice mushroom well-loved for their savory taste and meaty texture. Porcini mushrooms can often cost $55-$70 per pound, knowing that you may be… Read More

By Cammi Morgan 6 months ago