What to forage this month?
Nature's calendar, region by region. Each plant links to its entry: criteria, lookalikes, preparation.
Octobre · 38 plantes
Arrowhead (duck potato)tubersSeptember-November, harvested in the mud after the growing season
Bay boletechapeau, piedété-automne
Blackthorn (sloe)sloes (fruits, after frost), flowersOctober-December, ideally after the first frosts
Burnet rose (Scotch rose)rosehips (accessory fruits), flower petalsseptembre-octobre pour les fruits
Caesar's mushroomchapeau, piedjuillet-octobre
Cauliflower mushroomyoung and tender lobesaoût-novembre
Charcoal burnercap, stemjuin-novembre
Chicken of the woodstender edges of young shelves only (the center and older specimens are fibrous)mai-octobre
Chicoryyoung leaves, root, flowersmars-mai (young leaves), automne (root)
Clover and Daisyclover flowers, young clover leaves, daisy leaves and flowersapril-october
Common Hawthornhaws (berries), young leaves and flower buds ("bread and cheese", old English folk name), flowersseptembre-novembre (cenelles), avril (jeunes feuilles et boutons)
Common Juniperripe berries (blue-black)September-November of the second or third year
Common mallowyoung leaves, flowers, immature fruits ('little cheeses')may-october
Common medlarfruits (medlars)October-December, after bletting
Common Walnutfruits (walnuts), husk (young, for liqueur)September-October (ripe walnuts), late June-early July (green husk for walnut wine)
Dog roserose hips (accessory fruits), flower petalsseptembre-décembre (fruits, meilleurs après les premières gelées)
European Beechbeechmasts (nuts), young leaves (very early in spring)september-october (beechmasts), april-may (young tender leaves)
European crab applefruitsseptembre-novembre
Fairy ring mushroomcap only (discard the stem, which is too fibrous)May-October
Fat-henyoung leaves, seedsmai-septembre (leaves), septembre-octobre (seeds)
Field mushroomcap, stem (young)mai-novembre
Giant puffballinternal flesh, only while it remains white and firmaugust-october
Hazelhazelnuts (fruit), young male catkins (edible but not very fleshy)August-October (hazelnuts)
Oak (pedunculate and sessile)acorns (mandatory processing required)September-November
Parasol Mushroomcap only (the stem is fibrous and tough, discard it or save it for broth)août-novembre
Porcini Mushroomcap, stem, tubes in young specimensjuin-novembre, peak in september-october
Sea buckthornfruit (berries)september-november, after the first frosts to soften the acidity
Service tree (corm)fruits (corms)october-november, after bletting
Shaggy manecap and stem, only from young, firm, white specimens showing no sign of deliquescencejuin-novembre
Sweet Chestnutchestnutsseptembre-novembre
Water Mintleaves, flowering topsmay-october
White and Purple Dead-Nettlefeuilles, fleursmars-novembre
Wild pear (European wild pear)fruitsSeptember-November, after bletting
Wild Service Treefruits (chequers / service berries)October-November, after bletting
Wood blewitcap, stemOctober-December
Wood Hedgehogcap, stem (preferably young, firm specimens)été-automne
Yarrowyoung leaves, flowersavril-octobre
Yellowfoot chanterellecap, stemseptember-december