PLAINWELL, MI -- Kyle Harrison, 26, of Plainwell has had an eye peeled for morel mushrooms since his grandparents introduced him to Michigan's spring delicacy "when I was just a young'in," he said.

He's been a out a few times this spring with modest results, he said-- a few here, a few there.

That changed Wednesday morning when he found the biggest mushrooms of his life in the backyard of an empty home right in the city of Plainwell.

Harrison does yard work, and as he mowed around a customer's fire pit, he spotted what appeared to be mushrooms, he said. "I had to look at them twice, I wasn't sure," he said. "I've never seen one that big in my life."

The monster morel measured 10 inches from stem to cap, and the cap alone was 6 inches, Harrison said. It weighed 5.3 ounces.

A second one weighed in at 3.5 ounces and a third at 3 ounces, he said.

"I said:'Everybody stop what you're doing, and look around make sure there are no more,'" Harrison said.

One was discovered growing on its side under a piece of bark.

It made for an exciting morning, Harrison said.

"These are the the biggest I have ever found in my life, and numerous people have told me they've never seen them that big," he said.

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Harrison said this season has been excellent for mushrooming, from what he has heard from other enthusiasts, and that this week's cool weather seems to really have prompted a growth spurt in Southwest Michigan.

"They're popping like crazy right now," he said. "I know a couple of people who have found more than 400 mushrooms-- small ones, but that's a lot of mushrooms."

Harrison's advice: Anyone cutting their lawn, even if they live in town, should be on the lookout to avoid running over unexpected morels.

As for his own find, "we ate them last night, fried in butter," he said. They were amazing."

MLive would love to see other morel finds of the season. Please send your photos to kznews@mlive.com or post them in the comments section following the story. If you'd like to share the general area of the find, please do.