Porcini mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory: places and season of collection

For fans of "silent hunting" Krasnodar Territory - a kind of "Mecca" for collecting mushrooms. This region, due to its location in several climatic zones at once, is considered the most popular for bearing any kind of mushroom. In the Krasnodar Territory, the cep, which is the "king" among fruiting bodies, is especially valued.

Due to the variety of weather conditions and the difficult relief of the Kuban, the region has steppes, a picturesque range of the Caucasus Mountains, and the sea coast. Huge deciduous forests give way to dense coniferous forests. The variety of mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory is compared only with the Far East. However, soil and climatic conditions allow mushrooms to be harvested for a long time, for example, from May to November. We offer you to see numerous photos of porcini mushrooms made in the Krasnodar Territory.

Places where porcini mushrooms grow in the Krasnodar Territory

The end of spring in the Kuban is not considered the time when you can pick mushrooms. However, in warm weather and high humidity on suitable soil types, conditions are created for the early fruiting of porcini mushrooms.

Beginner mushroom pickers ask a question: where do porcini mushrooms grow in the Krasnodar Territory and where can I go to get this delicacy? I want to say that these fruiting bodies are distributed throughout the region in oak, birch, hornbeam-oak, pine and fir-beech forests. Very often they grow in shrubs, on clearings, where sandy or clay soil predominates. Especially a lot of porcini mushrooms are found in the vicinity of the villages:

• Saratov;
• Smolenskaya;
• Stavropol
• Kaluga.

The season when picking porcini mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory

The fruiting season of porcini mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory begins in mid-June and lasts until the month of October. And if weather conditions already in May favor growth, then its collection begins much earlier than usual. Even an experienced mushroom picker dreams of finding such a noble mushroom. After all, the size of his hat in diameter can reach up to 20 cm, with a thickness of up to 7 cm. The smell of the cep is very pleasant, and it looks very beautiful and handsome. It is considered universal in cooking and is suitable for any processing process. A white mushroom grows both in small groups and in solitary specimens. Therefore, if you find one such delicacy, look around and look for its relatives.

In the Krasnodar Territory, porcini mushrooms, when constant heat begins, light soft rains, due to which the average humidity reaches about 50%. The most mushroom places are also considered oak forests near the Ubinka River. Forest mushrooms are also abundant in boletus, located in the following areas:

• Seversky;
• Tuapse;
• Absheron.

Even without the skills to collect mushrooms, there is always the opportunity to collect a good harvest of these tasty, healthy and nutritious fruiting bodies.

However, you need to remember an important nuance: do not pick mushrooms near motorways, industrial and chemical plants. Mushrooms have the ability to absorb all harmful substances from the air, including salts of heavy metals.