Excellent Webcap

Excellent Webcap is an edible and highly nutritious mushroom, in some countries it is considered equal to white mushroom. It is consumed fresh and pickled, suitable for drying.

Grows: from late autumn to mid-autumn, in mixed and deciduous forests, often near birches, rarely in coniferous forests with calcareous soil, on hills and slopes of mountains, sometimes in large groups. Cap: fleshy and very thick, initially spherical, then spreading, brown with distinct grooves. Edges of young mushrooms are curled, often have a purple tint.

Gills: very dense, fleshy and wide, attached to the stem. Stem: thick and pitted, bulbous at the base, fibrous. Flesh: dense, thick, yellowish-gray in the cap and lavender-pink in the stem.

Cultivating Excellent Webcap on a home plot: in a shaded area, on an area of 2.5-3 m2, dig 30 cm deep, and fill with nutrient mixture.

First layer: (spread on the bottom) fallen leaves, grass or tree bark (10 cm).

Second layer: forest compost or soil under trees (10 cm). Then evenly sprinkle dry mycelium previously mixed with 1 liter of dry soil.

Third layer: plant residues, like in the first layer, but 3 cm thick.

Fourth layer: garden soil (3-5 cm). After sowing, water by drip method.

First mushrooms appear after 1.5-2 months, then every 1-1.5 weeks. In indoor settings, cultivate similarly, but plant in trays. The mycelium lives up to 5 years. Can be cultivated at any time of the year.