Honey mushrooms grow throughout Our Country, where there are forest zones. The most common places to look for mushrooms are broad-leaved forests, with a predominance of birch, aspen, oak, and alder. Sometimes they grow on trunks and stumps of pine trees. The collection season for different types of mushrooms varies. Spring mushrooms appear in May and continue to grow until the end of June. Then the season for collecting summer mushrooms begins – from July to the end of August. Autumn mushrooms, which are the most popular among lovers of “silent hunting”, begin their fruiting from the end of August and continue until the end of October, and in some regions of Our Country, where the climate is mild and warm, until mid-November.
For beginner mushroom pickers, advice is given on where it is better to look for mushrooms in the forest. So, the areas where these mushrooms grow should be with high humidity. Especially well mushrooms begin to grow after autumn fogs. If you have collected these fruiting bodies on one stump or tree, then literally in 2-4 days you can return here for a new harvest.
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 its versatility, mushrooms are used in all culinary processes. They are fried, boiled, stewed, pickled, salted, fermented, dried, frozen. Sauces, pastes, caviar and meatballs are prepared from them. 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 mushrooms. In addition to the caps, these fruiting bodies also glow with mycelium threads that penetrate the wood and it seems that the whole tree is illuminated.
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Where to look for meadow, autumn and winter mushrooms?
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It is very important to remember that in those places where you will look for autumn mushrooms, you need to carefully monitor so that false mushrooms do not get into the basket. False mushrooms are poisonous, so you need to be able to distinguish a real honey agaric from an inedible one. Note that autumn mushrooms grow only on a tree or stump. Sometimes it can be found on the ground, but with one condition: rotting tree roots pass under the surface. False mushrooms grow only on the ground, so don’t be lazy, dig up the ground and see what mushrooms you found. In addition to these signs, false mushrooms have green or green-gray plates under the hat. There are no scales on the hat of false mushrooms, and there is no “skirt” of film on the leg. When you find a tree or stump with honey mushrooms in the forest, make sure that they fit all the signs of edible mushrooms. You can even lick the hat: if it is bitter, these are false mushrooms, and they have an unpleasant smell.
As noted, mushrooms are divided into several types, 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 wet ravines, in fields, along roadsides and even in gardens. Many confuse this species with grebes, and therefore do not collect. But we 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, every mushroom picker will be able to tell where to look for mushrooms. In any deciduous or pine forest, felling is carried out. It is these places that are considered the best for growing mushrooms. Often in the forest you can find a fallen tree, or rotten stumps, strewn with these small fruiting bodies. If you find such a “productive” place for mushrooms, do not rush to leave. Look around carefully and you may be able to see another stump with mushrooms. If you have friends who have experience in picking mushrooms, then ask them where it is better to look for mushrooms, in what places.
Autumn mushrooms bear fruit for only 2-3 weeks, dividing into 2 waves. But in some regions of Our Country, 3 waves of fruiting of these mushrooms are observed. Here everything will depend on the climate of a particular area, as well as on weather conditions. It is worth noting that mushrooms do not grow only in permafrost and tropics. This type of mushroom is considered the most popular, because it can be harvested all year round: in spring, summer, autumn and even winter.
Many people are confused by the question: where to look for winter mushrooms and is it possible? Winter mushrooms are the only type of mushrooms that do not have false and poisonous analogues. You are free to 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 begin to grow again. These mushrooms also grow on trees, but at a higher altitude than autumn ones. Therefore, in search of winter mushrooms, it is worth taking a stick with a hook with you to shoot them. In addition, you need to remember the places where mushrooms are found. Next year, feel free to return to this place and harvest a new crop.