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- When do porcini mushrooms grow?
- The porcini mushroom season starts in June
- Summer mushroom heralds the season
- Spruce and boletus will follow from July
- Attention, risk of confusion!
- Tips
The spruce cinderella can be found in the forest from summer
When do porcini mushrooms grow?
Gourmets can hardly wait for the mushroom to finally be back in season. The noble mushroom belongs to the most popular edible mushrooms at all, but is not easy to find in some years. Fortunately, it can be preserved well and becomes even more aromatic when dried. When supplies run out, it's time for fresh supplies.
The porcini mushroom season starts in June
Basically, you can pick fresh boletus mushrooms between May / June and November - assuming the weather plays along. A good porcini year already starts with a wet spring. However, if it is too dry, the autumn joy of gathering is very likely to be clouded. Incidentally, the long season is due to the fact that there are different types of porcini mushrooms that can be found in the forest at different times.
Summer mushroom heralds the season
The so-called summer boletus (Boletus reticulatus) makes the beginning. In some places and in suitable weather already in May, it can be collected on calcareous soils and preferably in the vicinity of beech or oak trees. In contrast to the spruce and porcini mushroom, the summer boletus has a dull, sometimes finely scabbed hat skin. The stalk, which has a clear net drawing, is also much darker. He is one of the first roe-deer in the year and often heavily affected by maggots. If the autumn is mild and warm, it sometimes occurs in October.
Spruce and boletus will follow from July
From July and depending on the weather into November, you can finally go in search of the much more famous spruce and boletus (Boletus edulis). Very young specimens - which are also known in the jargon as embryos - are often sunk deep into the ground with their stems, so that only the still white or brownish hat sticks out. Mature specimens, however, can be recognized by their yellow to olive green tube mouths and the elongated peduncle. In the vicinity of pines, you will find the rare Pine Boletus (Boletus pinophilus) with reddish-brown hat and stalk. The equally edible Black Boletus (Boletus aereus) has a striking dark, blackish hat.
Attention, risk of confusion!
Inexperienced collectors like to confuse the mushroom with the inedible bile (Tylopilus felleus). This, however, has a bitter taste and can, in large quantities, cause severe gastrointestinal discomfort. You can distinguish it from the boletus by the following features:
Tips
If the tubes of the putative porcini change color to blue, it is probably also the edible chestnut pipe.