Carole Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Hi and thank you for allowing me to join your forum. My name is Carole Neary and I am a professional Homeopath and Herbalist. I recently relocated to NEPA from SoCal, and I'm very excited about the upcoming Morel Season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Hi Carole. Lake Winola is not very far from my neck 'o the woods. I may try my early morel spot tomorrow. Not any real high expectations, just a hunch. Black Morels start up around here as early as April 1. (Actually, I found a few March 21, 2012.) It's been consistently chilly around here... until today. Ground's been thawed for awhile, except for maybe the top inch or so on a cold night. During the first 2-3 weeks of May I have collected Yellow Morels in old apple orchards. But, VERY IMPORTANTLY some old apple orchards --perhaps mainly large cash crop operations-- were annually treated with the pesticide lead-arsenate during the period 1860-1960. I continue to harvest morels from a few local old/dying orchards. But, I have tested the soil for lead content. (Testing for arsenic requires sending out to a lab.) Results for the soil in small 2-4 acre overgrown local orchards I tested for lead came up showing no reason for concern in any of these particular locations. If you start a discussion under "General M D", I'll jump in. Morels are uncommon around here. But, I can offer a few tips on where they may be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vault Dweller Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Hi Carole. I live in NEPA and the many large wilderness areas make for lots of great places to find fungi! By chance I actually am also from Southern California (La Crescenta) and am currently near Lehighton, PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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