2023-11-04 06:00:00
Lubomír Galbavý also brought a basket of mushrooms from the forest in Šluknovsk. “They were beautifully healthy, the largest was about 17 centimeters,” the mushroom picker rejoiced. But he admitted that this year’s mushroom season was rather weaker. “Hub was very meager this year. I have my places, I relied on them. They were rather the marginal parts of the forests,” Mr. Galbavý described Bleska.
A healthy foal measured a respectable 17 centimeters.
Author: Lubomír Galbavý
Radek played with the dragon
Radek Koupil found his last mushroom catch in nature in Žambereck by accident during a sporting activity called kiting. He had to take the bedel harvest away in a car! “I came across them while flying and I was happy. I gave them out in the family, and dad made them on cumin,” described Radek.
Mr. Lukáš Štětina, who has his districts in the Krumlov region, also went for mushrooms these days. They found high beds with their daughter Maruška. “We usually fry the mushrooms as cutlets, or put them in a mixture with other mushrooms. This time, however, I wanted to try something new, so I made some tripe and partly fried them in butter like chips.” explains.
He also has a rather worse experience with this year’s mushroom picking. “In my opinion, this season compared to last year, no glory. I didn’t have much time to go for mushrooms and it was also quite dry. I only had a few successful waves. But then again, you were worth it” evaluates.
A difficult season
According to Markéta Vlčková from the Czech Mycological Society, this year’s autumn season has been quite complicated. “In some areas of the Czech Republic, mushrooms practically did not grow during the main mushroom season, i.e. in September and the beginning of October, although in other areas the growth was decent,” revealed Bleska.
However, according to the mushroom growth expert, the current weather conditions are favorable and autumn species are beginning to appear even in places where there was literally no mushroom just a few weeks ago. “A number of tasty edible species can be collected until frost, i.e. even in November, and some species can withstand even milder frosts. Luckily for the mushrooms, there haven’t been many of them so far, with the exception of a few days in October.” explains Markéta Vlčková.
What’s growing right now?
The current conditions thus promise the appearance of common edible and tasty mushroom species growing even in autumn, such as granular or brindle mushrooms, brown mushrooms, birch mushrooms or spruce mushrooms. Among the scaly, edible autumn species of mushrooms, we can see the mistletoe, the purple mushroom, and lesser-known species such as the gray loam mushroom or the cone-shaped penny mushroom.
Beware of poisonous ones
You need to be careful of poisonous mushrooms, such as the conifer cap or the sedum, but also the green toadstool or the tiger mushroom, which we can also encounter at the end of October and the beginning of November. “Of course, the list is not complete and the growth of individual mushroom species may vary locally depending on local conditions. However, the weather forecast for the next week looks promising, and the mushroom season could therefore last us a few more weeks.” promises Markéta Vlčková.
Mushrooms and frosts
“If frost hits again, you need to be quick, because repeatedly frozen and thawed mushrooms are not suitable for consumption. With the exception of species that tolerate freezing, such as the oyster mushroom, the velvety pennywort or the elderberry boletus,” the expert advises.
According to her, it is difficult to recognize a frozen mushroom – sometimes, but not always, it has a muddy consistency. “However, even at first glance it may appear that it is in good condition, so we recommend monitoring what the temperatures were at the collection site in the last few days and whether it happened to be freezing there,” concludes Markéta Vlčková.
Radek Koupil enjoyed finding tall bedels.
Author: Radek Koupil
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