's hard to find something more contemplative, and bringing happiness than the old mushroom picking.Once you walk through the woods with a basket, you will be drawn to this exciting venture again and again.Do not believe it?And you try, early summer morning, when the sun's rays make their way through the mighty branches of the trees and the air is still full of coolness of the night ...
These mysterious mushroom ...
mushrooms - this is one of the most interesting of the kingdoms of nature.It combines both features of plants and animals.Incredibly diverse in shape and coloring, they live in the most unexpected corners of our planet.There are instances, settled on the seabed.
Again conspiracy fantasized ...
Since ancient times, people have studied the properties of mushrooms.To this day, these amazing organisms are not fully understood.There are two unexplained, but a proven fact about mushrooms:
- Availability incredible energy.Science of known fungi that can crack the asphalt, absorb the radiation and change their shape in a very short period of time.
- Impact on people's minds.In wildlife there are no other plants capable of so much change the biochemistry of the brain.That is, it has a pronounced psychedelic effects.
Hence the interesting hypothesis of an extraterrestrial origin of the organism in question.
What are mushrooms?
dwell in the forest, growing on trees and even come into close symbiotic relationship with a man.We are also interested in those items that grow in the forest.
scientists share on edible wild mushrooms, edible and poisonous probation.Edible (and very tasty), the gifts of nature found mushrooms, Polish mushrooms, boletus, chanterelles, mushrooms and oyster mushrooms.The mushroom season for them is a real hunting!
Conditionally edible mushrooms can also eat.Only the beginning of their need to bring to a proper condition.That is, in a certain way to soak, evaporate, hold artful manipulation, and only then eat.This class includes mushrooms black mushrooms.
But with poisonous mushrooms is better not to joke ... why - read on.
In some cases, better just to enjoy the gift of the forest?
When there is the slightest suspicion of edible mushrooms.
most poisonous mushrooms Leningrad region - a pale toadstool, the satanic mushroom and red mushroom.And also - all unknown and questionable forest products.This is the rule of the wise mushroom picker.Even the most experienced specialist will not take to my basket strange mushroom.
Finally I would like to reassure the reader: fatal poisoning is just terrific pale toadstool.In all other cases, people survive (the effects depend on how strong the liver and kidneys).Another thing is that such experiments are obviously meaningless.Next, we tell about edible mushrooms and useful Leningrad region, the photo attached.
Mushroom season - a truly wonderful time!
Spring Nature is fascinating: air sports insects, flowing streams, and the sky in the evening becomes a star and inviting.
first mushrooms of the Leningrad Region (Photo Assorted follow pretty amanita) appear at the end of April.And this, of course, morels.They do not differ a beautiful appearance, but in taste can compete with them unless young mushrooms.Map mushroom places of Leningrad region will tell the details of their favorite places.
Next comes the season of the summer collection of forest products.In June, there are fresh butter mushrooms and boletus.They like to grow in birch grove.Luteus almost always live in families: if you find a nice buttery mushroom, you should very carefully examine the area around.The second decade of June gives podgruzdiki white mushroom.
July - another mushroom month.In the forests there are mushrooms, chanterelles and mushrooms.But from the middle of the month the earth colorful decorate hats syroezhek.These delicious mushrooms amaze with rich color palette ...
August is traditionally recognized as the mushroom month.The number of white mushrooms, aspen, syroezhek and chanterelles.Specifically, the August fungi and mushrooms are considered Belushka.First appearing at the beginning of the month, the second - is closer to its end.Poisonous mushrooms Leningrad region (fly agaric toadstool and pale) actively grow in the last month of summer.They cling to their eyes bright red hat with white pimples.Amanita growing in the forest lowlands and along roadsides.
autumn season mushrooms in the Leningrad region - it is September and the first two weeks of October.Traditionally summer mushrooms gradually go down.In the forests are more and more diverse blewits - Belushka, zheltushki and Greenfinches.Also on the old stumps, and next to the majestic trees can meet family friendly honey agaric.Season ends the first frost and the temperature is lowered to 5 degrees with a plus sign.
Spring travel mushrooms
story about the special places in the Leningrad region's start with the habitats of the first spring mushrooms - morel.To be more precise - morel conic.This mushroom grows in coniferous and deciduous forests of the Leningrad region and can be found on the site of rides, bonfire and burned forests.Finding a tapered morel, in 99% of cases can be found and the whole family.
most common fungus grows in the southern part of the region, namely - near the village of Tosno.Map mushroom places of Leningrad region, which is located further confirms this.In late April, in addition to the basket, you can still dial morel birch sap.This wonderful spring drink refreshes and gives cheerfulness.
summer-autumn mushrooms location
most pressing question among fans of the forest and its gifts - where to pick mushrooms in the Leningrad region in the summer.Respond to him is to use the card mushroom beds.She has a successful routes created by the experienced hunters gifts of nature (mushroom places in the Leningrad region marked by symbolic icons).However, it is worth remembering that a year on year is not necessary.And if the special places in 2014 were one, then it is likely that in 2015 the forest products elect other places of location.
However, there are statistics.And it is known, the thing is incredibly stubborn and precise.Let us turn to her with our mushroom question.
specific forest habitats gifts
Thus, mushroom places in the Leningrad region - where are they?
- Near the village Sinyavino (59.54 p. M., 31.04 in. D.).Settlement is located 45 km south-east of St. Petersburg.You can reach it by car or by train.Last walk 3 times a day with the Ladoga station.In the woods around the village grow boletus, chanterelle mushrooms, and sometimes you can find porcini mushrooms and podgruzdi.
- The forests around Vyritsa (59.24 p. M., 30.20 in. D.).This is again the southern direction: town located 60 kilometers south of St. Petersburg.At the end of July in the local forests grow chanterelles, mushrooms and russula.To avoid getting lost, it is necessary to go along the river Oredezh.In addition to collecting mushrooms, the traveler has all the chances to get a vivid impression of the summer nature.
- in pine (60.33 p. M., 30.14 in. D.).Fungal place in the Leningrad region would be unthinkable without this wonderful place.The forests around the village famous for a variety of mushrooms.What are the only forest products can not be found in coniferous and spruce forests that surround this town!This mushrooms and boletus, and mossiness and boletus near the sunlit glades!Closer to the fall is quite possible to collect milk mushrooms and chanterelles basket for pickling.Devote Mushrooming in the pine can be a full day.He will be remembered as a great and all that is connected with summer and wonderful nature.
- Near the village glass, which is located in Tosno district (59.33 p. M., 30.54 in. D.).Local forest consistently pleasing mushroom rich harvest of young boletus.But no promises that the search for these noble species of flora (and fauna yet?) Is simple.We'll have to stray, to look, to strain logic ... Only a patient and resourceful mushroom will be richly rewarded on merit.
In this section, we have listed the coordinates of fungal places of Leningrad region.We hope they will help to find all your favorite gifts of the forest.
delicacy gourmet
We just do not have the right to ignore any mushroom dish.We tell you a simple recipe, but incredibly tasty treats.
Here you back to nature with a basket boletus, especially nothing to eat at home, and the famine podmuchivaet more than one hour ... right now, you can turn a small part of the production in a satisfying meal that will satisfy hunger until the end of the day ... So, the recipe!Necessary ingredients:
- porcini mushrooms;
- salt;
- onions;
- butter.
carefully my pieces 5-6 young boletus.Dried them with a napkin, cut into slices of medium size.
Melt the butter in a skillet.Cut the onion finely, pour it on the frying.The whole trick is to not burn the onions, and the resulting viscous substance with butter.When this metamorphosis took place, add the sliced mushrooms to the onions.Simmer 10 minutes over medium heat, then season with salt dish.Then simmer over low heat until tender.Spread on a plate.
If refrigerated obnaruzhillas any summer greens, then finely chop it and sprinkle the dish.Bon Appetit!
Interesting facts
Mushroom involves a lot of fascinating stories, while we will pay attention to the most useful for picking.Let's go:
- Taki twist or cut the mushroom?How to?Both ways are acceptable.Scientists came to the conclusion that accurate twisting fungus does not cause any harm mycelium.
- Some amanita not only edible, but delicious!It refers to an edible blue-pink of the family members.You can find it in the summer, in the high grass pigweed.Take should be young and fresh-looking toadstools.Before frying the mushrooms have to boil and drain the water.
- Syroezhko and porcini mushrooms can be eaten raw.First name of the fungus is already talking about what you can eat just like that.Second - all have excellent taste (slightly sweet).In the forest, there is always something to eat!
- Chanterelles - enemies of pests.Inside the red mushrooms contain a substance that destroys helminth spot.Use chanterelle food - the best prevention against parasites.
- Glowing mushrooms.I'm not kidding!Some forest whimsical gifts glow in the dark of night.Science of known rare species, inviting shimmering green-yellow light.One gets the feeling that they are placed inside the bulbs.
Mushrooms - are unique organisms.And the process of collection - to delay the case.It is worth remembering: an interesting mushroom like to search for a logical and imaginative solutions.He who seeks will always find.Good luck!
