Frequently Asked Questions
Can Someone Help Me Out About How And Where To Find Morels In Southwest Michigan?
I Live Right On Lake Michigan. I Have Found Them Time To Time Just In My Yard Oddly By Our Ivy But I Don'T Find Them Often Because I Think We Have Too Many Pine Trees. First Of All, When Is The Morel Season? Is It Too Late? Secondly, Where Do They Tend To Grow? Do They Like Heavily Wooded Areas? Thirdly, Do They Tend To Be In Marshy Areas Or By Creeks Or Rivers? And Finally, Is It Just A Myth That They Don'T Grow By Pine Trees? And What Types Of Trees, Do They Like (I Heard Oaks)? If You Can Provide Any Information And/Or Any Helpful Links, That Would Be Wonderful! Thanks!
Hi! We are in Michigan also.
No, it's not too late. We are still hunting every day. They have a good month left anyhow.
They do like wooded areas but they also adore river banks. They do not like standing water so marshy areas aren't the best. Maybe the edges of them.
I've found many, many morels by pine trees. They actually really like the pine needles as mulch. Elm, ash and poplars are their favorite trees.
The link below is an article I wrote that you may get a lot from in looking for morels.
Mulch Question--Nature'S Choice (Coarse Mulch) Vs. Wood Chips?
I Ordered Coarse Mulch For $18/Yard. I Asked The Yard Material Supplier If They Carried Wood Chips And They Didn'T. Would It Be Cheaper To Buy Wood Chips? Who Sells And Deliver Wood Chips? This Is For 1/2 Acre Back Yard That Is Not Landscaped. (I Just Want Cheap Material)
I am not sure what coarse mulch is, but there's something you might want to consider if you go with wood chips: termites! If you place a large amount of decaying wood in close proximity to your home's foundation, this is a welcoming invitation for termites. I have been most pleased with mulching beds with several thicknesses of newspaper, followed by pine straw. Also, I've noticed pine bark doesn't draw the termites in like some kinds of wood chips. If available, adding a layer of oak leaves under the final mulch really does great things for your soil, and draws the earthworms in. When these guys show up and stick around, you know you're doing the right thing!
Square Foot Gardening?
I Want To Start A Garden This Year, It Wil Be The First Time Ive Ever Done It On My Own. I Was Looking Into Square Foot Gardening, They Have The 1981 Version Of The Book By Mel Bartholomew At Our Local Library, I Was Wondering If Anybody Has Read It? From Looking Online It Looks Like Theres Been A Few Re-Writes, Would It Be Worth Finding A Newer Version? Has Anybody Tried The Methods In His Book? I Like The Idea Of Laying Out Grids And Stuff, But Ive Read Reviews About A Soil Mix He Recommends, And Some People Say Its Great, And Others Say It Was Expensive To Mix Up And Wasn'T Worth The Effort?
I did square foot gardening and if you follow the directions from the 1981 library book you should have excellent results. After doing square foot gardening a couple years, I realized large buckets are adequate to grow just about anything so I plant almost entirely in containers now.
Planning and drawing up the squares in addition to deciding what to plant where is fun. Plan so a square of pole beans doesn't block out the sun for carrots(and they will) Prepare the soil, mark your plot with string or some other thing so it will look awsome. It's all in Mel Bartholomew's book. I would use the free book for now and if you love it buy a newer version.
That Square Foot Gardening book is full of wisdom for gardeners who are newbies.
Much of the fun of gardening is being frugal. I reuse any suitable container, meaning I find it in someone's trash. Then I buy a can of 'OOPs' paint for $5.00 and paint them all the same so they look charming. I save rain in barrels, and extra 5 gal buckets, I compost the shrubs, use the pine straw for mulch, plant the neighbors thrown away mums for next years blooms, save seeds, make my own newspaper pots to start seeds and so on. I love to garden!
I Found Some Kind Of Rabbit Or Something In My Back Yard?
I Let My Dog Outside And When I Went Out To Check On Her She Had Found A Nest I Guess You Can Say With Fur Around 3 Or Maybe More Little Pink Things With 4 Legs.....Rabbits? Rats? Possum? I Don'T Know!!! What Do I Do Now? Where I Found Them Is Covered With Pine Straw But I Don'T Know If They Were Covered With It. Should I Put A Box With Holes Over Them? Help Me Please!!!!!
That's a rabbit nest.... Leave the nest alone do not put anything over it, keep your dog away from the nest..
When you let your dog out to do it's business keep an eye on him.....
Do You Think There Is A Market For Acorns, Pine...?
Acorns, Pine Needles, Pine Cones, Shells, Colored Leaves. I Read In A Book That You Can Make Money By Selling Things Found On The Ground. I Suppose People Would Use These Things For Crafts. Do You Think These Things Would Sell? Who Would Buy?
Scott,
I have found that those types of things, when turned into some sort of artsy-crafty items, actually are sold in places like antique shops and knick-knack stores. Especially in rural areas.
You have to make sure the binder you use to "glue" those items together doesn't degrade or look bad over time, though.
Hope that helps...
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