It's hard to find an activity more contemplative and bringing happiness than summer mushroom picking. Once you take a walk through the woods with a basket, you will be drawn to this exciting activity again and again. Can't believe it? And you try it, in the early summer morning, when the sun's rays make their way through the mighty branches of trees, and the air is still full of night coolness …
These mysterious mushrooms…
Mushrooms are one of the most interesting kingdoms of wildlife. Combine both plant and animal traits. Incredibly diverse in shape and coloring, they live in the most unexpected corners of our planet. There are known specimens that have settled on the seabed.
And again the conspiracy theorists fantasized…
Since ancient times, people have been studying the properties of mushrooms. To this day, these amazing organisms are not fully understood. There are two unexplained but proven facts about mushrooms:
- Having incredibleenergy. Science knows mushrooms that can crack asph alt, absorb radiation and change their shape in a very short period of time.
- Influence on people's minds. There are no other plants in nature that can change the biochemistry of the brain so much. That is, to have a pronounced psychedelic effect.
From this follows an interesting hypothesis about the extraterrestrial origin of the organisms in question.
What are mushrooms?
Inhabiting the forest, growing on trees and even entering into a close symbiosis with humans. We are interested in those specimens that grow in the forest.
Scientists divide forest mushrooms into edible, conditionally edible and poisonous. Boletus mushrooms, Polish mushrooms, boletus, chanterelles, honey mushrooms and oyster mushrooms are recognized as edible (and very tasty) gifts of the forest. In the season of mushrooms, a real hunt goes after them!
You can also eat conditionally edible mushrooms. Just to begin with, they need to be brought to the correct condition. That is, in a certain way, soak, evaporate, carry out cunning manipulations, and only then eat. Black milk mushrooms belong to this class of mushrooms.
But it's better not to joke with poisonous mushrooms… Why - read on.
When is it better to just admire the gift of the forest?
When there is even the slightest suspicion of the edibility of a mushroom.
The most poisonous mushrooms in the Leningrad region are pale grebe, satanic mushroom and red fly agaric. And also - all the unfamiliar and dubious gifts of the forest. This is the rule of the wisemushroom picker. Even the most experienced specialist will not take an incomprehensible mushroom into his basket.
Finally, I would like to reassure the reader: only poisoning with the well-known pale toadstool leads to death. In all other cases, people survive (the consequences depend on how strong the liver and kidneys are). Another thing is that such experiments are obviously meaningless. Next, we will talk about edible and he althy mushrooms in the Leningrad Region, the photo is attached.
Mushroom season is truly a wonderful time
Spring nature is mesmerizing: insects frolic in the air, streams flow, and the sky in the evenings becomes starry and inviting.
The first mushrooms of the Leningrad region (the photo of the assortment will follow the cute fly agaric) appear at the end of April. And it is, of course, morels. They do not differ in their beautiful appearance, but only young mushrooms can compete with them in terms of taste. A map of mushroom places in the Leningrad Region will tell you more about their favorite places.
Next comes the season of summer forest gathering. In June, fresh boletus and boletus appear. They love to grow in birch groves. Oilers almost always live in families: if you find one pretty oily mushroom, then you should carefully study the area around. The second decade of June gives mushroom pickers white picks.
July is another mushroom month. Mushrooms, chanterelles and mushrooms appear in the forests. And from the middle of the month, the earth is decorated with multi-colored russula hats. Thesedelicious mushrooms amaze with their richest color palette…
August is traditionally recognized as the most mushroom month. The number of white mushrooms, aspen mushrooms, russula and chanterelles is increasing. Specifically, mushrooms and belushki are considered August mushrooms. The first appear at the beginning of the month, the second - closer to its end. Poisonous mushrooms of the Leningrad region (toadstools and pale grebes) also grow actively in the last month of summer. They catch the eye with their bright red hats with white pimples. Amanitas grow in forest lowlands and along roadsides.
The autumn season of mushrooms in the Leningrad region is September and the first two weeks of October. Traditionally, summer mushrooms are gradually on the decline. In the forests, more and more often there are various rows - belushki, zhelushki and greenfinches. Also, on old stumps and next to majestic trees, you can meet friendly families of honey mushrooms. The season ends with the onset of the first frosts and a drop in temperature to 5 degrees with a plus sign.
Spring Mushroom Departure
Let's start the story about mushroom places in the Leningrad Region from the habitat of the first spring mushroom - the morel. To be more precise - conical morel. This mushroom grows in the coniferous and deciduous forests of the Leningrad region, it can be found on the site of clearings, campfires and burnt forests. Having found one conical morel, in 99% of cases you can find the whole family.
Most often, the mushroom grows in the southern part of the region, namely, in the area of the villageTosno. The map of mushroom places in the Leningrad region, located further, confirms this. At the end of April, in addition to a basket of morels, you can also collect birch sap. This wonderful spring drink restores strength and gives a boost of energy.
Summer-autumn location of mushrooms
The most urgent question for lovers of the forest and its gifts is where to pick mushrooms in the Leningrad region in the summer. The easiest way to answer it is with a map of mushroom places. It has successful routes compiled by experienced hunters for the gifts of the forest (mushroom places in the Leningrad Region are marked with symbolic icons). However, it is worth remembering that year after year is not necessary. And if the mushroom locations of 2014 were the only ones, then it is likely that in 2015 the gifts of the forest will choose other locations.
However, there are statistics. And she, as you know, is an incredibly stubborn and accurate thing. Let's turn to her with our mushroom question.
Specific habitats of forest gifts
So, mushroom places in the Leningrad region - where are they?
- Near the village of Sinyavino (59, 54 N, 31, 04 E). The settlement is located 45 km southeast of St. Petersburg. You can get to it both by car and by train. The latter runs 3 times a day from the Ladoga railway station. In the forests around the village, butterflies, chanterelles and saffron mushrooms grow, sometimes you can find porcini mushrooms and mushrooms.
- In the forests around Vyritsa (59, 24 N, 30, 20 E). This is again a southern direction: the town is located 60 km south of St. Petersburg. At the end of July, in the local forests growchanterelles, milk mushrooms and russula. In order not to get lost, you should go along the Oredezh River. In addition to picking mushrooms, the traveler has every chance to get vivid impressions of summer nature.
- To Sosnovo (60, 33 N, 30, 14 E). Mushroom places in the Leningrad region are inconceivable without this wonderful place. The forests around the village are famous for a variety of mushrooms. What kind of gifts of the forest can not be found in the coniferous and spruce forests that surround this settlement! These are mushrooms, and boletus, and flywheels, and butterflies in the area of sun-drenched clearings! Closer to autumn, it is quite possible to pick up a basket of milk mushrooms or chanterelles for s alting. You can devote a whole day to picking mushrooms in Sosnovo. It will be remembered, like everything beautiful that is connected with summer and wonderful nature.
- Near the village of Stekolnoye, which is located in the Tosnensky district (59, 33 N, 30, 54 E). Local forests invariably delight mushroom pickers with a rich harvest of young mushrooms. But no one promises that the search for these noble representatives of the flora (or fauna?) Will be easy. We'll have to stray, search, strain the logic… Only a patient and resourceful mushroom picker will be generously rewarded according to their deserts.
In this section, we have listed the coordinates of mushroom places in the Leningrad region. We hope they will help everyone find their favorite gifts of the forest.
Gourmet treat
We simply have no right to ignore any mushroom dish. Let's tell you the recipe for a simple but incredibly appetizing treat.
Here you are back from nature with a basket of mushrooms, there is not much to eat at home, and hunger is already tormenting more than onean hour… Right now, you can turn a small part of the prey into a hearty dish that will satisfy your hunger for the rest of the day… So, the recipe! Required Ingredients:
- ceps;
- s alt;
- bow;
- butter.
Carefully my pieces of 5-6 young mushrooms. Dry them with a napkin, cut into medium-sized slices.
Melt the butter in a frying pan. Finely chop the onion, pour it into the frying pan. The whole point is that the onion does not burn, but forms a viscous substance along with butter. When this metamorphosis has occurred, add chopped mushrooms to the onion. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat, then s alt the dish. Then simmer over low heat until done. Put on a plate.
If any summer greens are found in the refrigerator, then finely chop it and sprinkle the dish. Bon appetit!
Interesting facts
There are many fascinating stories associated with mushrooms, but we will pay attention to the most useful for fans of the collection. Let's go:
- Twisting or cutting a mushroom? How right? Both methods are acceptable. Scientists have concluded that gently twisting the mushroom does not harm the mycelium.
- Some fly agarics are not only edible, but also very tasty! Edible is a gray-pink representative of this family. You can find it in summer, in tall spiked grass. You should take young and fresh-looking fly agarics. Before frying, these mushrooms will have to be boiled and drained.
- Russula and whitemushrooms can be eaten raw. The name of the first mushroom already suggests that it can be eaten just like that. The second - generally has an excellent taste (slightly sweetish). There is always something to eat in the forest!
- Chanterelles are the enemies of parasites. Inside this red mushroom contains a substance that destroys helminths on the spot. Eating chanterelles is the best prevention against parasites.
- Glowing mushrooms. It is not joke! Some forest gifts bizarrely glow in the darkness of the night. Science knows rare species that flicker with an alluring green-yellow light. It looks like there are electric light bulbs inside.
Mushrooms are unique organisms. And the process of collecting them is addictive. It is worth remembering: interesting mushrooms love logical search and extraordinary solutions. He who seeks will always find. Good luck!
