Mushrooms in Mordovia in 2022: best places and collection season

The most mushroom places in Mordovia

The richest mushroom places in Mordovia in 2022 are:

• Kochkurovsky district (Sabaevo village). Here you can collect honey mushrooms. Season: from mid-September until the first cold weather.
• Bereznikovsky district (Parakino village). In this area you can find wonderful saffron milk caps. Season: August-September. In October, saffron milk caps can be found, but much less often.
• Kochkurovsky district, (Pyrma village). Here you can collect full baskets of boletuses. Season: June to October.
• Atemara Forest. From Saransk: about 20 km
• Forests near Pavlovka and Skryabino. 30 km from Saransk.
• Forest of Podlesnaya Tavla.
• Forest of the village of Permisi. A large deciduous forest, in which white boletus, strong oak boletus, milk mushrooms and capillaries grow, is replaced by young birch and aspen trees. This is simply an ideal place for boletuses and boletuses.

Important points

Before searching for mushroom spots, it is better to determine which specimens are found in certain forest areas. Some of them grow exclusively in coniferous forests, while others will have to be found in deciduous forests. There are also a number of varieties that are found near certain trees (boletus, aspen, white, spruce, etc.). Honey mushroom meadows are located near stumps. It is better to collect honey mushrooms in the clearing area.

To return with a large harvest of mushrooms, they go on a “silent hunt” no later than 6 a.m. At this time, the mushroom caps are covered with dew, which glistens in the sun and makes them more visible. Once the dew disappears, the mushrooms hiding in the grass become less noticeable.

The fruiting bodies on the mycelium grow back quickly, so the mushroom map is used throughout the season. They return to the same places every 2-3 weeks. It is better to harvest after rain.

Irina Selyutina (Biologist):

If the summer or autumn turns out to be dry, you should not immediately go for mushrooms as soon as they appear after the first rains: there is a high probability that the vegetative body of the mushroom (mycelium) has absorbed toxic compounds that entered the soil with rainwater. Wait for the next rain.

To collect a full basket of forest riches, you need to go to the forest in the second half of summer or closer to autumn. Some varieties begin to be harvested in late spring. However, fungal families are rare at this time. Sometimes you can't find anything at all.

Before you go into the forest, you should stock up on a sharp knife, just don’t take large kitchen ones. With a knife, you can carefully cut off the mushroom if necessary, clean the stem from damage, or sprinkle the growth area of ​​the fruiting body to protect it from drying out.

Basic safety rules for picking mushrooms

You need to put your finds in a wicker basket to preserve the freshness of the product. You should not bring home unknown types of mushrooms. Each mushroom must be cut with a whole stalk. All collected mushrooms must be immediately sorted, sorted and cooked. It is prohibited to collect mushrooms in buckets or plastic bags, taste the products during collection, store them warm, pickle and salt them in galvanized or glazed clay dishes.

Every year in Russia, cases of food poisoning associated with the consumption of mushrooms are registered, which contain a lot of mushroom indigestible fiber - chitin.

Rules for collecting mushrooms:

• collect only those mushrooms that you know for sure are edible;
• do not collect mushrooms within populated areas, along roads and railways (they accumulate toxic substances and become unsuitable for food);
• do not buy mushrooms sold in unauthorized retail outlets from hand, from random passers-by;
• do not collect overripe, slimy, wormy, old, overgrown or unknown mushrooms;
• do not try mushrooms during collection; they can be eaten only after sufficient heat treatment;
• You cannot take mushrooms that have thickenings at the base of the stem. In order not to make a mistake in choosing mushrooms, you need to cut them off with the stem intact so that you can check them again at home (especially russula);
• We must not forget that some edible mushrooms (autumn honey fungus, russula) have poisonous counterparts.

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Folk signs

To collect a specific type of mushroom, you should listen to folk signs:

1. To eat porcini mushrooms, you will have to go to pine or deciduous forests. More often, boletus grows in birch groves. It appears in early May. According to folk wisdom, boletus mushrooms begin to grow en masse 10-14 days after the appearance of chanterelles.
2. Butterflies are found in coniferous forests. Conifer needles are their favorite habitat. The harvest harvested in mid-September is considered the most delicious. Boletus prefer young pine plantings.
3. A sure sign that it’s time to go to the forest is the appearance of midges on the forest edges. If during a walk in the forest you find places with a lot of mold, then you should return here after 7-12 days to pick a full basket of milk mushrooms.
4. You should not avoid clearings where you can find fly agarics. There is often a place with porcini mushrooms nearby.
5. It will be possible to determine whether it will be possible to collect forest resources in the summer before the opening of the season. If it is a quiet night on Epiphany, and a large number of stars are visible in the sky, then in the summer you will be able to enjoy all varieties of mushrooms, especially white ones.
6. It’s worth going or going to the forest even if butterflies are swarming over the fields.

Operational headquarters: Mordovia has passed the peak of coronavirus incidence

On March 3, the head of Mordovia, Artyom Zdunov, held a regular meeting of the regional operational headquarters for the prevention and control of the spread of coronavirus infection via video link.

The head of the region noted that the incidence rate is decreasing in the republic.

“The number of new cases of infection has dropped below 400, about 1,400 patients are being treated in Covid hospitals,” said Artyom Zdunov. — There are grounds for reducing the bed capacity and for lifting some restrictions. At the same time, it is necessary to carefully monitor the situation: look at what is happening in big cities, among our neighbors. If the situation changes, we will be forced to return to restrictions.”

Deputy Chairman of the Government of Mordovia Galina Lotvanova cited data indicating that the incidence of coronavirus infection in the republic is declining. The total number of cases over the past week has decreased by a third; today compared to last week - half the peak load.

For the first time since the end of January, a decrease in the incidence of Covid and ARVI at the outpatient stage has been recorded in almost all regions. The incidence rate is decreasing at the fastest rate among children. The number of doctor's house calls from 22 thousand per day at peak decreased to 1.5 thousand over the past day.

At the headquarters, a proposal was made and adopted to return to the usual mode of providing outpatient planned medical care from March 9. This applies to hospitalization in day hospitals and medical examinations.

Taking into account the change in the epidemiological situation towards improvement, the proposals of the operational headquarters working group were accepted. Cancel restrictions prohibiting minors from being in shopping center buildings without parental accompaniment; to resume the work of children's playrooms and children's entertainment centers subject to the following measures: disinfecting contact surfaces between groups of visitors, providing the premises with everything necessary according to the requirements prescribed by the chief sanitary doctor; cancel QR codes, including when visiting shopping centers; from March 10, cancel the rotational work schedule in inpatient social security institutions, subject to the necessary guarantee measures; cancel the observance of social distance by citizens. Wearing masks and disinfection procedures remain in effect.

The head of Mordovia, Artyom Zdunov, emphasized that the decision to lift the listed restrictions was made, among other things, taking into account the opinion of the economic bloc of the regional government and the need to support the economy of the republic, employers, small and medium-sized businesses.

All decisions must be promptly included in the relevant Decree of the Head of Mordovia.

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Mushroom growth calendar by month

Experienced mushroom pickers know that mushrooms can be collected in the forests almost all year round; even in the winter months, provided there is a warm winter, mushrooms such as oyster mushrooms can be found in the forests. Well, in April the real mushroom hunting season begins. At this time, the first morels and strings appear; the mushrooms are inconspicuous, but very tasty. At the end of May, the first, still few, butterflies appear in the forests, but starting from the second half of June, a real mushroom expanse begins! It lasts until October - November, and at this time only the lazy do not go into the forest to pick such delicious and beloved mushrooms.

• January:
  practically no mushrooms, oyster mushrooms may appear, and truffles in the south.
• February:
  no mushrooms, except for oyster mushrooms.
• March:
  oyster mushrooms are still being collected.
• April:
  Morels and stitches appear.
• May:
  morels, boletus, boletus, and russula appear.
• June:
  porcini mushrooms, boletus, boletus, boletus, chanterelles, champignons, russula.
• July:
  porcini mushrooms, boletus, boletus, boletus, chanterelles, champignons, russula, milk mushrooms, honey mushrooms.
• August:
  porcini mushrooms, boletus, boletus, boletus, chanterelles, champignons, russula, milk mushrooms, saffron milk caps, honey mushrooms.
• September:
  porcini mushrooms, boletus, boletus, boletus, chanterelles, champignons, russula, milk mushrooms, saffron milk caps, honey mushrooms.
• October:
  porcini mushrooms, boletus, boletus, champignons, russula, honey mushrooms, milk mushrooms.
• November:
  honey mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, truffles.
• December
  : oyster mushrooms, truffles.

It should be noted that for each region, fruiting may vary due to certain climatic conditions of the region. At the same time, a mushroom picker’s map can show the approximate seasonality of mushrooms.

Table: Where do mushrooms like to grow and in what places to collect them?

When to pick mushrooms: the best time of year

1️⃣ When are porcini mushrooms collected? The porcini mushroom is collected from mid-June to the end of September, the most widespread collection is in the second half of August.

2️⃣ When do Aspen mushrooms gather? You can start collecting in June.

3️⃣ When do Berezoviki collect mushrooms? It appears in the first half of summer in June, but most boletus mushrooms are collected from the second half of August until late autumn.

4️⃣ When do Maslyata mushrooms be collected? Butterflies are relatively early mushrooms, and they can be collected in cleared pine forests from the first days of June. This period lasts no more than two weeks. Then the boletus disappears and appears again somewhere in the second half of July, and grows en masse from mid-August and the first half of September.

5️⃣ When do Mokhoviki collect mushrooms? It appears in the first half of summer in June, but most of the moss mushrooms are collected from the second half of August.

6️⃣ When do Chanterelles collect mushrooms? Fruits from July to October, often in large groups.

7️⃣ When do Ryzhiki collect mushrooms? Saffron milk caps can be collected from the end of July to the end of October.

8️⃣ When are Honey mushrooms collected? Autumn honey fungus grows in large groups from late August to late autumn on stumps, roots, dead and living trunks of deciduous, mainly birch, less often coniferous trees, sometimes in nettle thickets.

9️⃣ When are Gruzdi mushrooms collected? They are most productive in July-August. Yellow milk mushrooms are collected in spruce forests until October.

1️⃣0️⃣ When do Volnushki collect mushrooms? The first layer of heathers and violins appears at the end of July, simultaneously with the flowering of heather, the second layer - from the end of August.

1️⃣1️⃣ When are Russula mushrooms collected? The first russula are harvested in June, but August is the most productive time for these mushrooms.

1️⃣2️⃣ When do Morel mushrooms gather? Morels are harvested in late April or early May.

1️⃣3️⃣ When do Raincoats collect mushrooms? At the end of April - beginning of May, the time of raincoats begins. And it lasts until autumn.

1️⃣4️⃣ When to pick Champignon mushrooms? Champignons begin to appear in May and their mushroom season lasts until autumn.