For someone who's interested in collecting mushrooms what all supplies do you recommend
Even though I spend a lot of my free time photographing and identifying mushrooms, I don’t actually spend much time collecting mushrooms. Followers, please respond with your recommendations!
For mushroom collecting, the main tools you need are a wicker basket and a small paring or pocket knife. The basket having gaps or holes in it is important, as it allows for spores to fall through as you transport the mushrooms, helping the mushroom propagate to make up for the loss of the harvested ones. The knife is important as mushrooms should be cut close to the base, never pulled out entirely, as it allows for the mycelium to remain intact underground.
If you intend on keeping the mushrooms in some kind of storage, a food dehydrator may work. Not all mushrooms remain intact through the process, but I had a friend who catalogued mushrooms by dehydrating them and then keeping them in ziplock bags to reasonable degree of success.













