Will I be wasting my time coming to MN?

I totally disagree! I think that weekend will be perfect. It is supposed to get in to the 80's this coming week, with all the moisture and warm weather I think your timing is spot on. Any other year I would have said you are way too late but not this year. Do it!! Bonne chance!!!

 

The air temps feel right, but the soil temps are what really matter. I think things might start growing soon, but they probably won't be worth picking by next weekend. They'd just be babies, if you even found anything.

I live in St Paul, just walked down to look at my neighbor's lilacs. The bushes are well established, 15+ feet tall in a nice sunny spot. They are just starting to produce flower buds on the top-most branches. The bushes are usually full of top to bottom blooms (not buds) by the time the morels are worth picking. I'm guessing that by next weekend the bushes will be full of buds, but not blooms. I'm thinking we'll start getting the first southern MN reports of baby morels next weekend.

If I can, I'll try to check some of my TC spots for you this weekend Sarah, but I'm incredibly doubtful I'll find anything (they aren't the greatest spots to begin with, even if conditions are perfect). Austin, are you checking any of your TC spots yet?

 

I found about 1/2 lb in extreme SE MN on Wednesday. I will be back out tomorrow and will report my findings. I didn't have a lot of time on Wednesday and would agree it is a little early yet, but they are out there.

 

As long as there is enough rain, there will be mushrooms in the Twin Cities area by the 19th!

 

All of my indicators indicate it's still early. This weeks weather might speed things along. Even if they are out there, they are tiny. I'm afraid the 19th for local seems like a big stretch, but if Sarah can change / cancel without penalty up to the 18th, keep an eye on the board.

 

The big question is how long are you going to stay, if its a week, I would come up.

 

Well, I'm hoping for the 15th, as that's the only day I'll be back to look. Damn, last year I came back too late and now this year I'll probably be too early. Oh well....

 

Any of you guys that wanna foray southeast of the cities 1hr. 45min. I'll be out Sunday-thru the week getting my bags full before the city masses head our direction the following weekend!

 

I found my first one today in the metro - if the weather cooperates, they should be popping by the 19th for sure.

 

I found one little one today also in the Metro area, but, it was on a south facing hill next to a flat gravel path and growing out of rocks that where getting baked by the sun. In the woods still too early. I was surprised I even saw it.

 

You might be in luck, Sarah. Someone reported yesterday (on a Facebook group) that they found 100 in Minnetonka. Their find was just babies, but we're supposed to get a bunch of rain for the next week (which started last night). By the time you get here, they should be steadily growing.

 

Sarahrose, I wouldn't normally reach out like this but you happen to have the same name as my wife. I will most likely be looking in the TC area early this week and would be willing to point you in a direction depending on where you will be. I have been looking already and come monday will be feasting on fungi, good luck to you. If you would like help, reach me at edgarscastle@yahoo.com

 

Any luck yet Sarah?