This place is a paradise for mushroom pickers. A punnet of chanterelles in an hour and a half

Rainy and warm days are conducive to mushroom growth. The end of July and beginning of August is still chanterelle season, but reports of boletus mushrooms are already appearing. According to the Bydgoszcz-based "Gazeta Wyborcza," the area around Solec Kujawski is a "mushroom picker's paradise."

Mushrooms near Bydgoszcz. Not plentiful yet, but there's plenty to look for.

In the Bydgoszcz Forest near Chrośno, reporter Andrzej Tyczyno spent an hour and a half finding a basket of chanterelles, as well as a single butter mushroom and a hare mushroom. The same mushroom picker also pointed out the area between Błonie and Białe Błota, noting that we'd soon find bay boletes there, even if it's still "drought-prone."

Residents of Osowa Góra are also waiting for a mushroom boom. A resident of Łowiskowa Street reported seeing chanterelles and the first boletes. He also boasted about a red birch bolete. In addition to the species mentioned above, mushrooms like parasol mushrooms are also seen at Bydgoszcz markets. Chanterelle prices start at around 50 złoty. However, in supermarkets, prices will be cheaper – around 20 złoty for 200 grams of chanterelles, and during promotions, prices will be reduced by up to half.

Coniferous, deciduous, or mixed? Which forests should you visit for your favorite mushrooms?

Coniferous forests are a paradise for fans of boletes (often called porcini mushrooms) and bay boletes. Both species prefer moist conditions and sandy soil. Therefore, to find them, we must venture into pine and spruce forests.

Boletus edulis can also be found in mixed boletes. Bay boletes should be sought among mosses and lichens. It's best to go mushroom picking after rains, of which Poland has had plenty recently.

Fans of chanterelles, butter mushrooms, and gooseberries should head to different areas than those picking boletus and bay boletes. They can be found in deciduous forests full of oaks, beeches, and birches.

Chanterelles should be sought in damp spots under oak and birch trees. Buttercup can be found on the border between deciduous and mixed forests, often near pine trees. Geese only appear in late autumn – their fans will have to wait a while longer.

Mixed forests offer the best of both worlds of mushrooms. They contain boletus, chanterelles, saffron milk caps, and dandelions.

The particularly tasty saffron milk caps prefer the sandy soils of mixed forests.

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