The prolonged drought has caused fewer and fewer mushrooms in the forest. Sometimes you can even come across a boletus, but you have to be very lucky, know the area very well and generally look for these mushrooms in places where there is still some moisture.

Lack of water and high temperatures are not conducive to mushrooms. This can be seen in the example of the mushroom called the cluster buttermilk.

In shaded places, where there is still some moisture left, it fights for survival, but in sunny places death occurs quickly.

It's similar with other species. The fly agaric is still doing well, but you can already see from its cap that the sun's rays and dry air don't do it any good. Its days are numbered, too.

Boletus edulis, due to their structure, can survive quite a long time without water. Unfortunately, they look beautiful and plump, but in reality they are sick.

Lack of water causes them to be eaten by all sorts of insects. Almost always, boletus mushrooms collected during a drought are red and unfit for consumption. They look nice in the picture, but that's all they're good for.

The weather forecast for the next few days is optimistic, as a cold rain front is approaching. Heavy rainfall is predicted, and the temperature is expected to drop from 32 degrees to 18-20. This bodes well for the development of mycelium in the forest.

But whatever happens, I know from my experience that the largest mushroom boom always occurs at the turn of September and October, until the end of October. Edible mushrooms are then firm and healthy, and above all, there are a lot of them.