The mushroom season began for good and is extremely abundant, which definitely pleases the avid mushroom pickers. In many Polish forests you can find various species of mushrooms, among which are mushrooms, chanterelles and even noble porcini mushrooms. Unfortunately, despite the real harvest for mushrooms, you can hear voices of Poland about a lot of disappointment. Everything is guilty of worms that definitely spoil the harvest.
This year’s summer creates ideal conditions for the growth of fungi. Proper humidity and temperature make it In various regions of Poland in the forests there is a real shake not only of prosperous specimens, but also mushroom pickers. On groups of mushrooming enthusiasts, you can see new entries presenting the full baskets of various species.
Although the best time of the year for mushrooms is just ahead of us, Already in July, there was talk about record collections and emerging species that usually start to grow only in August. We are talking about, among others, a noble Borowik, which is also known under the name Pretty. In the forests you can also find buttermilk, chanterelles and . At the beginning of August, they should appear even more.
Unfortunately, the enthusiasm regarding extremely successful collections, which are sometimes difficult to accommodate in one basket, is quickly extinguished. And all this by Worms, which in many places in Poland occur in most mushrooms. This problem is reported, among others mushroom pickers from Silesia, Mazovia or the Lublin region.
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Baskets full of mushrooms in many places can only enjoy those who are happy to collect. If, however, I want to use the collected specimens, Disappointment may come quickly. In many places there is talk of a large percentage of mushrooms infected by worms. According to “Fakt”, we are talking about 95%.
Such a large worm of mushrooms makes it Most of the specimens collected are useless. However, if someone checks the worminess of mushrooms in the forest, because such mushroom pickers happen, there is probably nothing to collect. Usually The biggest problem with the worminess of mushrooms They are present in June and July collections, but this year, in some places it is extremely strong.
Mushrooms attack various insects, such as flies and wires. Their larvae are drilling tunnels in the pulp, which makes the fungus cease to be fit. In addition, there may be harmful substances in these larvae droppings. Therefore, even An attempt to save infected specimens By soaking in water with salt it is not a guarantee of safety.
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