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Post by heavy hitter okra on Mar 11, 2017 13:13:05 GMT -6
March 11, 2017
It's 37 degrees at mid-day and it has been raining steadily since sunrise. The forecast calls for temperatures to drop tonight to about 25 degrees. All the fruit trees are in full bloom, so we'll probably lose another year's harvest to crazy swings in weather. It's been so many years since we've had fruit that I can't remember when it was....
The soil temperatures were perfect for morels a week ago, but it was too dry. Now, it's too wet and too cold. We've not had a good morel year since 2015.
Of course, March is not traditionally a morel month in Northeastern Oklahoma, but with temperature spikes periodically in the 80s since mid-February, it's hard to gauge their arrival. Maybe things will start looking up in April. Here's hoping for better conditions to come soon...
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Mar 19, 2017 15:54:56 GMT -6
March 19, 2017
It's 82 degrees today, but it's a little on the dry side with 20 mph winds. No Morels yet... Just ticks!
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Post by Morelman on Mar 24, 2017 20:44:39 GMT -6
March 24th, 2017
Today, we finally got some rain. The high-temperature this afternoon was 66 degrees. The ambient temperature of the soil at a depth of 3" inches is 60 degrees. At 2" inches deep the ambient temperature is 61 degrees. The surface temperature is 63 degrees.
Maybe, we'll start seeing some Morel Mushroom action after these showers (I hope).
Tonight and tomorrow will be 52 to 64 degrees with more rain in the forecast. Sunday is forecast to be 77 degrees, with a 70% chance of rain. The wild onions are looking much better than they were one week ago, the tulips are in full bloom. Starting Monday, I'll be hunting mushrooms in earnest.
Thank you, God, for the much-needed rain!!!
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Post by Springtimeharvest on Mar 26, 2017 8:17:50 GMT -6
It's only late March, so I can't say for sure what this Morel season holds in store, but I'm telling you, "It looks very promising so far!" We've had above normal temperatures for the past two months, the ground temperature is just right, and now, we have good moisture content after a long drought.
The rains yesterday were very well timed, with more rain on the way. Moisture is key to morel production. In 2016, we never quite had the right conditions, but with things looking the way they are right now, I'm offering up a great deal of hope for this year to bring us an excellent crop.
Thank you, God, for blessing us with this wonderful weather. The fruit trees are in full bloom, the bees are gathering nectar at a record pace, and the cattle have plenty of green pasture to bring on milk for their young. We are truly blessed in a land of milk and honey!
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Post by Morelhunter on Apr 2, 2017 14:17:27 GMT -6
Don Ogle was the first to find morels here again!
He found 70 or 80 this week in an undisclosed location in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
We have a 90% chance of rain today. Temperatures have been in the 70s all week. Don thinks there will be more Morels later in the week, then, they'll be done until next year.
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Post by macmex on Apr 3, 2017 4:29:05 GMT -6
Friday, a friend from Siloam Springs brought us a meal's worth, which she found in her paddock. Life's good!
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Post by bananarepublic on Apr 8, 2017 7:25:34 GMT -6
I'm headed out this morning to try my luck at finding a few mushrooms!
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Apr 8, 2017 20:41:06 GMT -6
Mo luck today.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Feb 25, 2018 12:49:28 GMT -6
Today is February 25, 2018
Last year proved terrible for Cherokee County morel hunting. February 2017 was toward the end of a long, drought. Although it was plenty warm, the conditions were just too dry and windy for any Morels. March was too wet and cold, the Morels didn't come on until April. By then, it was too hot.
This week marks the end of a 6-day rainstorm that brought nearly 8" inches of rain to our area. This morning, it was 25 degrees. (What a contrast to this time last year!)
Hopefully, this moisture will set the stage for a better Morel harvest this year. I'm looking for them to start showing up in mid-March this time . . . Just my best guess, hope I'm right, that would be great! Last year, the ticks were so bad by the time Morels showed up, that I got covered in yearling ticks on the first day and never went back out there looking anymore.
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Post by macmex on Feb 26, 2018 6:44:10 GMT -6
I'm hopeful as well. My Shitakes are already starting to sprout. I also noticed that one of my plum trees is budding. I need to hustle in order to do my pruning and spray dormant spray.
Great meeting yesterday!
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Feb 26, 2018 20:31:44 GMT -6
That was a really good meeting. One of the best we've ever had, I thought. There was a good crowd too. I swapped a lot of seeds. I couldn't remember who said they needed egg cartons? Maybe I'll remember to bring them next time too.
I've been hauling several wheelbarrow loads of very wet oak leaves today, to make a pile of compost. They'll rot like crazy if they ever get warmed up. I'm so tired, I can hardly move tonight from all the raking and shoveling. It sure looks like good mushroom weather so far.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Mar 12, 2018 21:14:21 GMT -6
Today is Monday, March 12, 2018. The ground has great moisture content. If the weatherman can be trusted, Thursday is going to be the start of 4 days of temperatures above 70 degrees. This morning was in the mid-twenties, and the high today was only 46 degrees, so the soil temperature is not quite warm enough to start popping morels right away, but maybe it won't be too much longer?
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Mar 24, 2018 10:51:56 GMT -6
Leave it to the weatherman to lead us all astray again. It never did get as warm as the forecast said it would. As many times as he has promised us things that haven't come true, he would make a good candidate for president.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Apr 1, 2018 8:15:11 GMT -6
No Morel Mushrooms in Cherokee County, Oklahoma yesterday, only ticks, and plenty of them.
Once again, Easter Storm has ravaged Northeastern Oklahoma. The high this morning was 44 degrees with a 100% chance of rain. The low, by 5:00 pm tonight is forecast to be in the mid-thirties. There is a heavy freeze warning later in the week scheduled to arrive early Wednesday morning.
I'm glad I gathered my dry firewood yesterday in preparation for a cold week to come, or my kindling sure would be wet right now. I guess we'll be spending Easter Sunday, hunting eggs close to the fire.
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Post by macmex on Apr 1, 2018 12:47:57 GMT -6
We'll have another fire in the wood stove tonight! These last days have been tough on the little plants I'm raising on our sun porch. They can't get enough light.
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