Prikamye's Heavy Rains: Will Mushrooms Rot? Mycologist Answers

The sun is shining brightly outside, although just last week the Prikamye region was battered by powerful and prolonged downpours. Did such heavy rainfall harm the mushrooms? Or will there soon be so many that Perm residents won’t be able to keep up with picking? We asked mycologist and associate professor at Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University Alexander Shishigin.

For the past couple of weeks, Prikamye has been drenched by rains, and residents of the region have already faced consequences — for example, berries rotting in gardens. Mushrooms, of course, love moisture, but this season has seen too many downpours — it seems this could harm the harvest. Or will the mushroom season shift to the delight of mushroom pickers? Alexander Shishigin delighted Perm residents: with abundant rainfall, a large number of mushrooms have appeared in Prikamye.

“Mushrooms are already present in all administrative districts,” says the scientist. “In the forests, chanterelles, porcini, red-capped boletes, butter mushrooms, russulas, and others have appeared. It can be said that the mushroom season has started earlier than usual. If this weather continues, mushrooms will appear in abundance. If real heat arrives in Prikamye, we will wait for the second wave of mushrooms in September. And now mushroom pickers can enjoy the first wave of mushrooms that have appeared.”

Earlier, we shared a selection of Perm restaurants where you can try chanterelle dishes.