The abundance of rain in recent days has not ensured full baskets for mushroom fans in Saxony. The periods of precipitation after the very dry and hot summer were not long enough, said Peter Welt from the Saxony Mycologists' Association. "It probably won't be enough for a large mushroom pan yet."
In general, it is "guesswork" when and where mushrooms grow, emphasized the chairman of the mushroom friends association in Chemnitz. "Mushrooms have to get their water at the right time. But nobody can say exactly when that time is". There have also been very dry years with lots of mushrooms. In general, however, a walk in the forest is good. "You get fresh air in any case, regardless of whether the basket is full or not."
The mushroom expert in the district of Leipzig, Edgar Fenzlein, is also less optimistic. He has only seen a few mushrooms on his forays through the forest so far. "In my experience, you have to wait about eight days after the rain for the mushrooms." But then it shouldn't get too hot. "Mushrooms are mimosas, everything has to be just right for them."
