pests and problems

Question

I have a cayenne pepper in a pot. When I was checking to see if it needed water, I saw a small mushroom – just the one. I was wondering can mushroom spores infect pepper fruit and mushrooms on their own kill pepper plants?

Answer 1

You can remove the mushroom. It will not hurt the plant and the fruit is still edible. Here is an article on mushrooms in potted plants: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/getting-rid-of-mushrooms-growing-in-houseplant-soil.htm