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I dont think it will do you any harm unless you actually eat it , breathe the dust or deliberately sit in its smoke while it is burning. If you are going to work it into something do it by hand ,( power tools make loads of dust). Dust mask and goggles shouldnt be too much of a problem...

They are governed as much by moisture and temperature rather than the calendar. Midsummer generally too hot for them so get them now if they are going. Wetter autumn usually brings them to fruit (the mushroom IS the fruit), but i guess after a mild winter and a lovely spring they have had...

Nice topic , thanks for starting it :) For me there is a lot more to fungus ID than can often be seen from one or 2 pics. If I am picking for myself to eat I have (obviously) walked through the area and have an idea of what is in the ground. For example I have often found clearly...

OK first an apology I did not mean to revive the great sorrel debate in this thread thread Will gladly discuss it in pm :) I didnt mean to put anyone off trying fungi , perhaps I didn't make that clear, I do however think that one pic on an internet forum doesnt really give me personally...

Depends on what you want to grind A deep one will not let so many sparks and splinters escape. Wouldnt spend tooooooooooo much on it unless you want it for kitchen decoration. Lets face it , a large rock in the garden and a hammer will do the same job, and if you havent got a hammer...

Worryingly the answer is yes similar root with a nut possible, but not identical. I am no expert, never having found these myself...........but from what I understand the pignut is the only one to have the right angle bend in the stem just below soil level. Curiously not noted in any of...

It takes a little time but it will eventually harden and toughen up. Best advice is apply a little and often and let it dry in a good airy place. It doesnt technically dry, it oxidises in the air forming first a gel and then hardening further, unlike paint where the thinners just...

Usual cautionary note from Tant :P Please be carefull to be 100 % positive about ID Many fairly similar looking umbelifers are poisonous, while pignuts are most certainly edible. Tant

I think the amount of meat on small rabbits might surprise you, and ditto what lurch says about milky or pregnant. I guess it is no surprise that adult females spend most of their time one or the other. If you are going to eat them , there is very little fat on wild rabbit, old rule of...

If it has a stem of any kind , it is not a puffball. Now we got that out the way lets look at the pic. I think it is a little on the small side for a giant puffball given the scale of the grass, but even puffballs the size of sheep must start small. Confused by what you call "mushroomy"...

Not sure about "natural" alternatives but an idea would be a short piece of copper pipe that could be reused over and over with all sorts of replacement wicks and oil containers. All you need to take on your travels is the little pipe. Copper because it will conduct the heat nicely back...

Partly a change in pesticide laws and partly it is now illegal to kill these birds. Have a look in old game records and see how agressively gamekeepers killed them , often not to protect livestock but to protect pheasants and grouse etc. Tant

You can use any meat you like including fish and chicken If in doubt , try including some mild antisceptic in the basting mix , vinegar and salt come to mind. Salt is nice as the meat dries the salt gets more concentrated and has more bug killing power. Edit to add : Salami is a variation...

Dont bin them whatever you do , the value of the scrap brass might surprise you Tant

They have pretty poor eyesight and a nervous disposition If startled, much like any other animal, they have 2 choices fight or flee. Both of these choices involve several hundred pounds of bacon hurtling randomly at great speed through a forest. Now the last thing you really want is to...

:lmao: I believe I did mention willow was bitter somewhere on here , if you must drink willow tea, honey is reccomended. Dandelions can be stood in a bunch with the cut ends in water overnight , this removes a lot of the bitterness, but it is still at the chicory and endive side of the salad...

I guess it is all a matter of taste If you really like it try drying some flowers for later in the year too :) Tant

Dunno mate but we are talking about different times of year here Spring leaves and autumn leaves are quite different. Trees in autumn will literally dump all their unwanted toxins in leaves before they drop off, one of the reasons for all those pretty autumn colours. Not that these are...

I think there is a trick to this one of enclosing your wick in something which will keep the air out , like a bit of pipe or tubing. Have a look at these and you will get the idea Tant

Usefull for big fish, though doesnt mean you can only do it with big fish. By big I mean a kilo sized fish or more. I like fish cooked whole (just gutted and descaled) and little ones I just lay straight on the grill. Doing the same with a bigger fish would mean the outsides starting...