The porcini mushroom, so named because unlike other tubular mushrooms, does not darken after drying, is considered the main reward for the “quiet hunt” lover. Boletus surpasses all other mushrooms in taste and nutritional value, which gives it the full right to bear the title of "king". Finding this hide-and-seek mushroom requires a keen eye and patience to methodically examine suitable places.
Instructions
Step 1
Go to pick the very first mushrooms on the forest edges, the slopes of ravines overgrown with bushes and forests, as well as the sunny sides of the meadows. One of the reasons for the appearance of boletus is damage to the mycelium located in the soil under the forest floor. Therefore, many porcini mushrooms can be seen on the sides of forest roads, fire protection and drainage ditches, in forest areas where cattle grazed for some time.
Step 2
Look for large porcini mushrooms in spruce and pine forests. Boletus found in birch and other deciduous forests tend to be smaller. The "king of mushrooms" can often be found under rare old birches, located in the thickets of juniper. In fruitful years, these mushrooms can appear in unusual places: in a mixed grove, young pine forest, aspen or oak forest, on hillocks with sandy soil.
Step 3
Try looking for boletus in lingonberry and heather. If the year turned out to be dry, with a high degree of probability, these mushrooms will appear in a pine forest, where there is a damp sandy area overgrown with soft greenish mosses. Take a look around, discovering an abandoned clearing or willow thickets. If there is a small ravine in front of you, in which there are no anthills, you can not waste time looking.
Step 4
Remember other signs of porcini mushrooms - the presence of nearby red fly agarics, whitebear, wintergreen, heather, mine, blue thorns and blueberries. The Valui are considered the most faithful companions of boletus. Do not waste time looking for porcini mushrooms in damp lowlands, deep and dense forest with dense grass: boletus loves moderately moist, light places. It is often disguised in mosses, frayed brushwood, fallen leaves and other forest "debris".
Step 5
Look around carefully when you find one porcini mushroom: if you went on a "quiet hunt" in the fall, you will probably soon find several of its neighbors nearby. Remember that mushrooms that are five days old with a cap that are more than 4 centimeters in diameter will benefit the most.
