Honey mushrooms got their name from the fact that they grow on stumps or fallen trees. Only meadow honey agaric has exception: it grows on grassy meadows or in ravines. Mushrooms divided into summer, autumn and winter. I must say that all groups can be eaten.
Places for collecting mushrooms in the Kuban
Edible mushrooms in the Kuban have the same distinguishing features, as in other Russian regions. Ring from a film on a leg mushrooms resembling a “skirt” – the main sign of edibility. Mushrooms false ones do not have such a ring, and in addition, they have an unpleasant smell.
After long autumn rains, mushrooms appear in the forests of the Kuban honey mushrooms. Mushroom pickers should be patient before they can find a fruitful place. Honey agarics love deciduous forests, less often pine trees, as well as forest felling or hazel. Therefore, the most mushroom places for fans of collecting mushrooms – Seversky, Absheron, as well as Belorechensky areas. And in the Hot Key there are always a lot of autumn and summer mushrooms.
Honey mushrooms in the Kuban prefer wet and moist forests. They start its growth from the end of July and continue until the end of October. Mass collection honey mushrooms in this region fall in September when the temperature air not lower than + 10 … + 15 ° C. Three waves are collected, each of which lasts about 2-3 weeks.
What honey mushrooms look like in the Kuban: (with photo)
Many ask how honey mushrooms look in the Kuban, do they have differences with honey from other regions? I would like to note that these mushrooms throughout Russia look the same. First young specimens are similar to “carnations” with a “skirt” around a thin legs. Then the hat opens and becomes like a burdock. “Skirt” is a little torn, but does not completely disappear from the leg of the mushroom. Mushroom pickers love honey mushrooms for their transport feature: they spring and compress like rubber without breaking. Therefore, they can pack in bags and backpacks.
If you notice stumps or fallen trees in the forest, be sure to go around. On them you can collect more than one basket of honey mushrooms, because these fruiting bodies grow in whole families. Below look at the photos of honey mushrooms growing in the Kuban, and you will see that no they have no distinctive characteristics – ordinary mushrooms:
It is worth noting that in the Kuban there are a lot of winter mushrooms, which harvested until March. Even when it’s cold outside, honey mushrooms in winter they do not spoil the forest, but simply “fall asleep” until it gets warmer up to 0 ° C. Therefore, residents of the Kuban go for mushrooms even in winter period.
