Collecting mushrooms is a hobby of many people. When going to the forest in search of a specimen, it is worth knowing how to check if found by our mushroom is healthy and whether we should tear it. Fortunately, there are ways that will make it much easier for us. We suggest how to recognize if the fungus is free of worms.
To return home only with healthy specimens, it is worth using a certain trick of experienced mushroom pickers. It should be done before we break the mushroom and it is extremely simple. It turns out, that it is enough to knock on the mushroom hat. If we find a completely healthy specimen, we should hear a deaf sound. Then we can break the specimen without hesitation.
However, if we do not hear such a sound, then This may indicate that the fungus we found He is sick and worms. So do not pick him up and take it home with you. What’s more, this method will not only allow us to avoid returning with full of missed collections, but also It will contribute to the fact that maybe in the future we will find more mushrooms here.
This is due to the fact that there are spores underneath the mushroom hat. Taping on him will make them free and spread, Thanks to this, the chance of new specimens in this area will increase. It is also a good method for cleaning the mushroom from the undergrowth.
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There are also other symptoms that may indicate that they are worms. It is worth knowing them, because thanks to this we will be sure that we have broken good and tasty specimens. Therefore, pay attention to:
- Color and appearance – Fresh mushroom has a uniform color and has no dark spots and strange discoloration.
- Structure and smell – Healthy mushroom is slightly sponpable and firm. It smells delicate, earthly. Let’s reject specimens that are slippery or secrete a sharp and unpleasant aroma. Good mushrooms have a hard flesh, so if the specimen we broke down is soft to the touch, this may indicate that the worms have already gnawed a large part of it.
- Plates or tubes – We will see these elements of mushrooms exactly to make sure that they are not discolored or eaten by insects.
- Cross -section or hat – If this area is leaky or brown, then the fungus is not suitable for food.
In addition, it is worth comparing a fungus that causes our doubts with healthy specimens. If we see significant differences in appearance, consistency or smellthis may indicate that the specimen is worms.
