Gardeners stunned by mega mushroom which weighs the same as a small baby

Toad-stooly amazing! Gardeners stunned by mega mushroom which weighs the same as a small baby

They are normally picked up in the supermarket in trays or bags you can easily fit in your fridge - but not this mushroom.

The giant fungus has sprung up at the Trentham Estate, Staffordshire, were stunned gardeners watched it grow and grow - to a mammouth 18 inches wide.

The Giant Puffball now weighs in at a hefty 5lb - the same as a small baby - and mysteriously appeared in the estate's Italian Garden last month.

http://pakagri.blogspot.com/2011/08/toad-stooly-amazing-gardeners-stunned.html

good friend of mine has a photo of himself holding one about that size and a buddy of his holding one about twice the size. that's a lot of food if they're harvested soon enough.