The "birch bracket" is actually a birch polypore, but you weren't far off the mark. It's the first mushroom I personally ID'd in the woods and I read up on its historical uses and its a pretty interesting one. When young, you can eat it, but most historical sources say that it isn't the worst thing in the world, but that it shouldn't be your first choice. When it gets slightly more mature, it's too tough to eat, but is the perfect toughness to strop your knife after sharpening. When it gets fully mature, they would be picked and dried for a quick fire stater that was supposedly good at starting coal fires. You wouldn't think that one mushroom in the woods could keep you fed, your knife sharp and your home warm, but there you go.
Ah ha so that's the shed love the table loads of good ideas popping into me noggin for when I sometime in the future rearrange my little work hole pat from Marck
I started doing the same but was reading need an airgap between the external cladding and the bubble wrap to prevent moisture and the consequent mold etc. what is your experience? Are the shiplaps treated inside?
Hi, I've done it the opposite way round, really. I've since put 9mm ply onto the walls, so there's an air gap that helps maintain the temperature. The wood was already treated by the manufacturer, but late last year, I applied creosote to the exterior. I've also put some insulation foam boards on the ceiling, as moisture was forming there. So far everything seems to be fine.
@@andyaveyard Can I ask did you put those ceiling insulation foam boards directly on the ceiling bubble wrap ? Thanks for your very helpful video. New sub here.
Hard to tell if they aren't C. alboviolaceus from just video. I always hear people say blewits do have kind of a Fruity / Orange Juice like aroma, where as C. alboviolaceus are more musty in scent. There are a few other differences but Im not an expert.
@@andyaveyard Nice I hear they're really delicious, never had any myself. Hopefully you're able to get some more if they're still fruiting. Its still fairly warm out where I live so Im hoping to go forage for some Chanterelles here soon.
At 1:19 the mushroom looks like a chanterelle, very tasty. At 7:08 that looks very like a slender parasol mushroom, another really tasty mushroom. Thanks for the video.
@@tylerbeeecher No, I'm not sure either, mate, I can't get a good look at the gills. As for the colour, it ranges from yellow all the way to orange in regards to chanterelles, but that becomes obvious when you actually watch more than 3 videos. The best way to find out is to cut it open and see if it's white inside. Looking at that mushroom again and I'd say it's 60/40 in favour of it being a false chanterelle instead, they're much more common.
I've just found this channel. I take my retriever out with me whenever I go foraging in the local area. We found Mica caps, Mower's mushroom, even a Weeping widow today. I started foraging late July and also found a Horse mushroom.
Apparently all brittle hills can be tasted to see if they’re spicy. We’re lucky as in the uk there are no deadly brittle gills. I’ve recently tasted brittle gills a couple times, all of which were certainly not edible and I have had no ill effects.
if you slice off the dirt from the bottom of the stems as soon as pick them up, you can help yourself from cleaning them later, and help the system itself to continue healthy reproduction
As kids we used to wander around the woods in the Northeastern US and our parents banged it into our heads to not even touch mushrooms, so we had to stick with assorted berries
Hi Jason, I don't have a thermometer to check the temperatures, but I do feel as though it's a little warmer than outside. I've since been given a small ceramic heater and only a few minutes of having it on is enough to warm up the shed to a cosy level. I'd say it was well worth it. Hope that's of some help.
Hi Andy - did you fix it directly to the wood panels or did you leave a gap. Just about to buy foil for my shed and it is the same size as yours - was hoping for a relativly painless foil fit.
Hi, I stapled it directly to the shiplap walls and sealed all the edges with Aluminium tape (cheaper from Screwfix at the time). I have since lined the walls with plywood so there's a gap between the ply and the foil. Hope that's of some help 👍
Yes and it's still there as I walk by with the pup, it even looks as though it's getting larger. I came home today with a very nice Orange Birch Bolete, it's the first time that I've found one.
