Places where you need to look for mushrooms in the forest
For beginner mushroom pickers, advice is given where it is better to look for mushrooms in the forest. So, the territories where these mushrooms grow should be with high humidity. Especially good honey mushrooms begin to grow after autumn fogs. If you collected these fruiting bodies on one stump or tree, then literally in 2-4 days you can return here for a new crop.
Honey mushrooms are well transported, therefore, unlike other mushrooms, they can be collected even in bags or bags. These fruiting bodies are almost never wormy. Due to their versatility, honey agarics are used in all culinary processes. They are fried, boiled, stewed, pickled, salt, fermented, dried, frozen. They make sauces pastes, caviar and cutlets. Even after heat treatment, these mushrooms do not lose their nutritional properties.
A distinctive feature of autumn mushrooms is their glow in the dark. So, at night you can immediately see in the forest where to look for honey mushrooms. In addition to the hats of these fruiting bodies, the mycelium strands also glow, which penetrate the wood and it seems that the whole tree is highlighted.
Where to look for meadow, autumn and winter mushrooms?
It is very important to remember that in those places where you will look for autumn mushrooms, you need to carefully monitor that false mushrooms do not fall into the basket. False mushrooms are poisonous, so you need to be able to distinguish between real honey agarics and inedible ones. Note that autumn mushrooms grow only on a tree or stump. Sometimes it can be found on earth, but with one condition: rotting roots of a tree pass under the surface. False mushrooms grow only on the ground, so do not be lazy, dig up the ground and make sure which mushrooms you found. In addition to these signs, false mushrooms have green or green-gray plates under the hat. False mushrooms do not have scales on the hat, and there is no “skirt” from the film on the leg. When you find a tree or a stump with honey mushrooms in the forest, make sure that they are suitable for all signs of edible mushrooms. You can even lick the hat: if it is bitter, these are false mushrooms, and their smell is unpleasant.
As noted, mushrooms are divided into several species, and the time of their collection is also different. For example, where to look for meadow mushrooms that grow from May to June, and the second wave begins from August to the end of September? Usually meadow mushrooms are found in moist ravines, in fields, along roadsides and even in gardens. Many people confuse this species with grebes, and therefore do not collect it. But note that these fruiting bodies are very tasty and nutritious, although they do not grow as densely as autumn or winter mushrooms.
Judging by the name, each mushroom picker will be able to say where to search for mushrooms mushrooms. Logging is carried out in any deciduous or pine forest.It is these places that are considered to be the best mushrooms to grow. Often in the forest you can find a fallen tree, or rotten stumps strewn with these small fruiting bodies. If you find such a “fruitful” place on honey agarics, do not rush to leave. Look carefully around and maybe you can see another stump with honey mushrooms. If you have friends who have experience collecting mushrooms, then ask them where it is better to look for mushrooms, in which places.
Autumn mushrooms bear only 2-3 weeks, dividing into 2 waves. But in some regions of Russia there are 3 waves of fruiting of these mushrooms. Everything will depend on the climate of a particular area, as well as on weather conditions. It is worth noting that honey agarics do not grow only in permafrost and tropics. This type of mushroom is considered the most popular, because it can be harvested year-round: in spring, summer, autumn and even winter.
Many are perplexed by the question: where to look for winter mushrooms and is it possible? Winter mushrooms are the only species of mushrooms that have no false and poisonous analogues. You can freely go to the forest even in winter and look for these beautiful, bright mushrooms.
Throughout the winter, these fruiting bodies do not deteriorate, but as soon as the thaw begins, they again begin to grow. These mushrooms also grow on trees, but at a higher height than autumn ones. Therefore, in the search for winter mushrooms, you should take a stick with a hook with you to remove them. In addition, you need to remember the places where honey mushrooms are found. Next year, boldly return to this place and collect a new crop.
