Mushroom Season Is Upon Us
Hunting mushrooms is a Hoosier pastime, as southern Indiana has some of the best land for mushroom growth. The most popular mushroom to hunt, the morel, has its season fast approaching, with the most popular time to find these suckers in the Midwest being from mid-April through May. As the ground temperature increases above sixty degrees, the mushrooms will cease growing, making this the best time of year to get your mushroom hustle on. One of my friends is an avid mushroom hunter, and she has developed an excellent process for getting the biggest mushrooms. She will walk her secret mushroom hunting ground at the start of morel season. Using plastic forks, she marks each mushroom by sticking the fork in the ground next to it. As they continue to grow, she monitors them and then picks them when they’re ready, at their maximum growth potential. This way, you never lose track of your morels, and it’s a lot easier to pick them when it’s…..