Will they Grow?
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Actually it's a myth started my people that hunt on public lands. They think if they can convince enough people that eventually they will find the ones others "left to grow" and find new spots.
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HA HA
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Grow yes, but for weeks.....don't think so.
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Here are a couple of well-known studies tracking morel growth for 2 weeks or more. The first one is Pamela Kaminski's 2000 study of a black morel growing for about 3 weeks:
http://www.morelmushroomhunting.com/morel_growth_study_2000.htm
The second is one of Chris Matherly's many mushroom growth sites; scroll down a bit to see the yellow (M. esculenta) growing for 2 weeks, and clearly changing from the "grey" to the "yellow" form:
http://www.morelmushroomhunting.com/newsletter_january_2007.htm
http://www.morelmushroomhunting.com/morel_growth_study_2000.htm
The second is one of Chris Matherly's many mushroom growth sites; scroll down a bit to see the yellow (M. esculenta) growing for 2 weeks, and clearly changing from the "grey" to the "yellow" form:
http://www.morelmushroomhunting.com/newsletter_january_2007.htm
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they grow. look at it this way. they progress. wether it be in size or age or a combo of the two.
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The pictures of the black morel growing could have been faked but even so look how the morel is getting thinner and frailer it isn\'t growing thicker and getting heavier in fact it should have been picked when it was fresh and meatier. The last pick May 1st is what it grows into nothing,just thin walled dried up no weight. When I find them when they look like the april 27th or 28th pic I pinch them off crumble them up and throw them away.
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A more correct terminology would be morels expand. And just like a balloon expands they get thinner as they do so. Then they lose moisture and get crumbly. When I think of the word grow, it leads me to believe something gets thicker, bigger and gains weight.
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I don't care what you morons say once the head is formed its done i left some a week ago & went back today .they were the same size & brown you must be eating the other kind of shrooms because ur seein things
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I've been leaving smaller ones for years, after forever being taught "they pop overnight". I've picked and still do some that I should leave for later. It depends on how secluded they are to traffic. You can argue that half-free's / tulips are as big as they're gonna get after a few days, but there's no argument when it comes to blacks / yellows. From start to finish, they'll keep going for a few weeks. Lack of moisture and or heat will cause them to mature early, but in good conditions they should be left alone as long as possible for optimum poundage. 
Harleydve21 That is a Old Wifes and Young Mushroom or Maybe Not Young just unexpence story about Morels not growing what Happen is some Hunters will get into a Patch and its Happen to Me 100s of times You will Look and Look and find maybe 20-30 smalls and all of a sudden you will look Back over the same spot 10 mins Later and you will find 10-20 Big Ones that you think theres No way in Hell I could have Missed thoses Big Shrooms so you Just Think the only think it could be is they POPed Up in the last 10 mins, Now just waite and see there will be a Bunch of Old Time Mushroom Hunter on here that will agree with What I just said atleast I hope so so I willn't look and sound like a Dumby. JIM
@Harley, why the name calling? But since you started it, there is only one moron here and it's the person that calls others a moron for knowing something they don't have the experience to understand. Maybe when you get a few more years under your belt you'll get it. But I believe I know why you think such things, it's because someone you believe told you about morels and you just get imagine finding out they were/are wrong. And here is another clue for you, don't recall anyone saying that every morel grows after you find them because it matters what time of their life cycle you find them at. I also understand that you are never going to admit that you are wrong but you will call others moron even though they are right.
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i would like to contribute to the moron croud. saturday i found a small black that had just poped over night. I checked it yesterday and it GREW to about 5 in. and got bigger in diameter. Last year i found three greys and left them to grow. I took pictures of the progress in six days. on day six they had turned to yellows. if i were computer savy i would show those pictures fo the progresion. @imfubar happy hunting! sorry for the "name calling".
@morel, so an 3 inch morel has the same weight if it "expands" to 8 inches? Now getting grumbly, are you sure your not talking about blacks or half frees? Those are the only fragile morels I've seen. Because I've never seen any other morel get dry enough to grumble, they will rot and or die before they dry out completely (which getting dry isn't the reason blacks and halves grumble because if you squeeze them there is still moisture). I could be wrong because I pass up thousands of both every year cause they are too fragile even when fresh (although less fragile when fresh) and not worth my time. Your typical greys and yellows will get rubbery/tougher as they dry.
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