Honey mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory: where and when to collect
What can be done in the southern regions of Russia in late autumn? Fans of the “silent hunt” go for mushrooms to the nearest forests. In October, the collection of honey mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory begins. The rich forests of this region abound with honey mushrooms, mushrooms, chanterelles, mushrooms, mushrooms, thistles, and morels. Residents of the region are convinced that if you know the mushroom places, you can easily pick up 2-3 baskets of these fruiting bodies.
Mushrooms mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory can be harvested in deciduous forests near the village of Ku-Thais, located in the Saratov and Smolensk villages.
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Where do autumn mushrooms grow in the Krasnodar Territory?
Where honey mushrooms grow in the Krasnodar Territory, and in what forests can these mushrooms be harvested? Foothill and mountain climatic zones of the region are well suited for this purpose. For example, the villages of Kaluga, Goryachiy Klyuch and Kamyshanova Polyana. In the Arkhiz area between Lake Kardyvach and Krasnaya Polyana, in mixed, hornbeam-oak and coniferous forests there are a lot of different mushrooms, including honey mushrooms.
Honey mushrooms are considered among mushroom pickers to be one of the most popular mushrooms, as they grow in large armies, therefore, collecting them is quite simple. The most preferred places for growing honey agarics are forests and plantations with high humidity. Very often they can be found on stumps or trees broken by the wind, in forest felling, in ravines. Already in the 2nd year after felling, honey mushrooms appear around the stumps of alder, elm, aspen, birch. And after 5 or 6 years, honey mushrooms appear on the stumps of oak and pine.
According to experienced mushroom pickers, the most visited mushroom-searching forests are Tuapse district, as well as Gulkevichsky and Gelendzhiksky. In the Krasnodar Territory, autumn mushrooms finish collecting only in October. But there are mushrooms that grow in cold weather. Even after the first snow on the Christian Feast of the Intercession, one can find stumps in the forest that are completely covered with honey mushrooms.
When to collect winter mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory?
In addition to summer and autumn mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory, there are winter mushrooms. These mushrooms, probably, were seen by everyone walking in the park. In winter, honey mushrooms always stand out against the gray background of trees with their bright colors. And since these mushrooms grow in large groups, it is very easy to notice them.
They begin bearing fruit in late September and end in the month of March. At the time of severe frosts, the growth of honey agarics is suspended, but they do not lose their nutritional value. When the temperature rises and becomes slightly above 0 ° C, the growth process continues again. Therefore, knowing when to collect honey mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory, you can safely go to the forest even in winter. The peculiarity of these mushrooms is that they do not have toxic doubles. Mushroom pickers can safely go to the forest and fearlessly collect these fruiting bodies.
Winter mushrooms love to grow on fallen or growing trees. Their reddish or yellow hats are perfectly visible for several tens of meters. In the cold, these mushrooms harden and become glass, but as soon as the thaw begins, honey mushrooms grow. We offer to see photos of honey mushrooms in the Krasnodar Territory:
However, experienced mushroom pickers always warn novice "mushroom" lovers that mushrooms cannot be collected near highways or railways. In addition, in no case should mushrooms be collected near garbage dumps or large factories. Mushrooms have the ability to absorb toxic substances and salts of heavy metals, which can lead to poisoning.
