The heavy rain has been amazing for our yard and trees but it's led to an explosion of mushrooms. 
The mulch that we put down a year or two back has been blanketed with layers of oak leaves. Underneath those layers it's warm, moist and a perfect mushroom breeding ground.
C's father used to hike through the German forest to forage for mushrooms and would bring his treasures back for a tasty Abendessen. 
I know nothing about identifying specimens of the mycological world and rather than risk serving us a nice plate of poison, I dumped my collection in the green bin.
I'd love to be able to identify the edible mushrooms from our backyard but I'm not sure I'd ever feel truly confident (ps- for locals, The Bay Area Mycological Society holds regular mushroom forays).On a different note, can anyone help me figure out what's going on with my kale? The poor leaves look like they've been attacked by a viscious hole-punch.
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i've not even one green thumb, but i think your kale looks...interesting like that.
patterns are cool!
{my best guess would be that they're stressed out.}
xoxo. {and really? i'm submitting this comment? really?!}
Something is nibbling on your kale - I'm guessing cabbage worms, especially if the weather has been wet. They're very annoying - and ravenous! :) Check the undersides of the leaves for them. A sprinkling of diatomaceous earth is one way to organically deal with them, though it's not always 100% successful.
You might want to just harvest what's left and enjoy it! Don't pull the plants from the ground, though - just snip the leaves, and if conditions are favorable the plants should grow back. :)
I covet mushrooms, but like you, I have no idea which are poison and which are not.
Nice to have found your blog ~ gardening is on my list of to-do now.
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