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Mushroom season begins! Carinthia has lots of mushrooms

The rain of the last few weeks has caused mushrooms to shoot out of the ground. And from today, Saturday, they can be picked - where the best places to find them are, what rules to follow and how much mushrooms cost on the market.

Mushrooms and mushrooms have been growing in our forests for two weeks now - the season officially begins on Saturday, June 15, and picking is allowed until September 30. Incidentally, 4500 different types of mushrooms grow in Carinthia - not all of them are edible. Every year, mushroom pickers are drawn to the local forests in the hope of a good harvest. The Carinthian mushroom ordinance regulates exactly what is allowed and what is not.