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.
