Why are mushrooms sprouting from potting soil?
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Comments (1)You can pull the mushrooms out and compost them, because as they deteriorate they may attract flies and little beetles. They won't hurt your onions, though, and are a sign that your soil is rich with fungi, which enrich the soil. Not all species produce fruits (mushrooms) but many do. NOT edible. We use a lot of wood chips to mulch paths, and see lots of different mushrooms. They seem to like to grow under peppers, go figure....See MoreMushrooms sprouting all over my pot
Comments (2)When I have bark in my soil this seems to happen and as you said, is harmless. I still pluck them out as I dont want them attracting other pests....See MoreMushrooms growing in soil of potted bay
Comments (5)Oilpainter, you are correct. In this instance, and in a million other examples of mushrooms coming up in a container plant the decaying plant matter happens to be the major ingredient in most potting mixes: the peat moss. There is one particular species, a small yellow mushroom that so commonly pops up in greenhouses, houseplants, etc., that it is called the 'houseplant mushroom', lol. Anyway, such mushrooms do not affect the plant in the container, though the underground mycelium will continue to breakdown and digest the potting mix. Time to change out for some fresh soil in the near future. Mushrooms 'bloom' in response to day length, to moisture content, and other factors. Simply remove the fruiting bodies and dispose of them. There is nothing else that you can do aside from the repotting. If you can take some pictures, we might be able to ID them for you....See MoreMushrooms in potting mix?! Why?
Comments (17)sheesh ... mushrooms are one of natures biodegraders ... a composter ... the reason they are in your pots.. your media.. is because the compost used in the media... was NOT fully finished ... or because you are reusing the media.. and now its breaking down ... my safe rule.. is if i want mushrooms.. i go to the store and buy some ... there should be mushroom hunting clubs everywhere... if you want to learn about foraging for such .. and local peeps are best ..imo ... when i did pots in livonia.. and being at barsons every few days.. i realized.. they never have mushrooms in their pots.. so i asked them.. if i could buy a bag of what they use ... get a DRY bag.. and store it in a garbage can in the garage for years ... covered of course ... soooo.. upgrade your media... dont reuse it .. and dont eat mushrooms in your your yard ... imo otherwise.. discussions on mushrooms are cool ... dont get me wrong ... the more i learn.. the less i seem to know .... ken ps: if you want to reuse old media.. sterilizing it can be useful ... im bummed my old link to such is gone... but try this .. it can also be done in the microwave ... https://www.bing.com/search?q=oven+sterilized+soil&pc=MOZI&form=MOZTSB...See MoreNadia Hanna
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