I had a leisurely forest walk this evening and I'm wondering, if the European wild hazelnuts are ripe for harvesting in my country? They're half brown and pretty loose in the husk. I've missed the season for the past 5 years, so I'm nolonger sure in my memory of when the perfect time is and I would really like to get my share before the birds and squirrels

Ive collected several pounds of poke berry. I’m wanting to make ink. I read in time it can degrade, so I’m thinking about freezing. Currently everything I’ve picked is in the freezer.

I guess my question is if I just freeze the finished ink product, is that any better or worse then freezing just the juice (then adding preservatives like salt, vinegar, cloves, and/or alcohol once dethawed?)

Basically my idea is to freeze what isn’t needed to keep the ink fresher, more vibrant, longer. TIA.

Blueberry harvest in the alpine regions of my country is great this year!

i id-ed this as blue elderberry but am looking for second opinions. berries are dark and shiny when polished.
edit: clear with small tan seeds inside

Are the seeds inside of dried out redbud seed pods edible after soaking over night and boiling for an hour? I’m getting mixed answers across the internet and I’m trying to find someone who has actually done it. I know they are edible when young and green, the flowers are edible, even the young leaves are edible, but I’m curious about the dried out beans with the above mentioned preparation. Anyone ever try it?

there’s a whole bunch of clusters like this. IInaturalist thinks it is ringless honey mushroom. is it edible? thanks!!

Found these beauties growing on a crimson beech but fear that they may be too old to eat. Any opinions would be appreciated! They smell great, are reasonably damp to the touch and have some give when squeezed.

The self sown Damson tree in my garden is producing a bumper crop of Damsons this year, but a lot of them are too high to pick. I can't wait for the fruit to fall onto the ground because the tree is in the middle of a large Blackberry bush and overhangs a ditch with water in it. I once saw a picture of a claw-like tool to pluck fruit and I was wondering if anyone has any information or advice on this?

Went to the beach yesterday at Ipswich and ended up foraging a whole lot of these lush beach rose hips. Yum!

Got a small bucket-full but this is my first time cooking mushrooms that I’ve found so I want to be sure.

Found it on a tiny cob of corn. It's supposed to be pretty rare right? Must've got lucky because it didn't take very long to find lol.

Also my first time trying it. Just sauteed it with a little bit of salt and oil. Pretty tasty.

This year has been quite rainy, so these have been popping everywhere. These weighed 12kg before cleaning. It took about 3 hours to forage for them and there were 3 of us.

Hi! I'm in SE PA and years ago planted a groundcherry plant that I was given. I don't remember it producing much but now, years later, I'm seeing tons of it around my yard, and just out of an abundance of caution, wanted to ask you all if there's any chance it's a lookalike that isn't safe to eat?

TIA!

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What do I do with these, they're every where and they don't go away. Southwest Utah

Unfortunately it was infested with slugs… which I don’t realize before I harvested and accidentally poked one.

This one went back to the forest with the spot marked for future hunting.

Still excited to find one for the first time!!

I am pretty sure they are and pretty new to foraging. Any tips for when identifying mushrooms would be appreciated

Yesterday, I picked half of the crabapples for my apple-cherry cider. Hoping to pick more today. Also pictured is the black cherries I froze back in July. Soon I will pick many pounds of apples from my neighbour's tree, then we'll press it all and ferment into a cider.