The mushroom picking season is oiled in the Moscow region

Oil mushrooms are by far the most common type of mushroom. They grow on the territory of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, as well as in the northern latitudes of Australia and Africa. In the Maslyat family, there are about 40 species. The butterdish got its name because of an unusual hat: oily, wet and slippery to the touch. People say that the season for mushrooms starts when the pine tree blooms. The approximate time for harvesting is the end of May, the beginning of June.

In the harvest season, butterflies grow very fast. It takes them several hours after a warm rain to acquire an attractive shape for a mushroom picker. But such rapid growth also increases the rate of damage. Fungi are easily damaged by insect larvae, which sometimes makes up 60% of the spoiled oils from all grown.

When can you start collecting oil

You can start collecting oil at the beginning of June and continue until the first frost. Mushroom pickers with the experience say that the best oysters are late. They are collected in early September, especially after the first autumn rains. Then the diameter of the cap of adult mushrooms is on average 5-10 cm. For young butter, the diameter of the cap does not exceed 3-5 cm. Such samples are the most delicious and can be cooked whole.

Butterflies can always be found in coniferous areas on sandy soil. In mixed forests, mushrooms grow nearby pine or cedar. Amateur mushroom pickers should remember an important point: butterflies will never grow in swamps and in damp places. The average temperature for rapid growth is approximately 16-18 ° C. Mushrooms loving to grow in young spruce forests. Here they can be met by entire families, since butterflies are called "herd-mushrooms." If there was one oiler, then look for more nearby. The main thing is to carefully look around and under the legs. Experienced mushroom pickers advise you not to rush to search for them in different places during the picking season. The mushroom picker is usually large in size, so next to one butterdish there will definitely be its "relatives". In one place you can pick up a whole basket. Remember this place and come back there in a couple of days.

Lambs choose open lighted lawns, green moss, sandy hillocks. If the height of the plantations exceeds 8-10 m, then the oil in this place will not grow. In addition, butter in the dense coniferous forest is also not found. The composition of the needles adversely affects the mycelium oily. However, if the growth conditions are favorable, then the darkened places can be dotted with mushrooms. Therefore, newcomers to the "silent hunt" for representatives of this species will like. The main thing is not to lose sight of the season when the oil grows.

In the Moscow Region, the oil season is passing at the same time as in other regions of Russia - from June to October. Traditional mushroom territories are the northern, northeastern and northwestern regions of the Moscow region. This year, the southwestern and southern parts of the capital region have also become productive territories.