What's your question? Ask

Top Questions About Mushrooms

Click on links below to jump to that question.

Questions About Mushrooms

Join Us - Sign up to get all the latest gardening tips!
  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    November 4, 2020
    Certified Expert
    A.

    Unfortunately, your photo did not come through. I am unable to identify the mushroom in question.

    Before questioning whether to get rid of mushrooms or not, it is important to know their function. Large white mushrooms in open lawn are usually rotters of organic and dead material. Hardly ever do they pose a risk to plants or soil. In fact, they are quite beneficial for adding nutrients back to soil.

    I cannot comment on toxicity without knowing what mushroom it is.

    Getting rid of mushrooms in your lawn will be easiest to accomplish by taking away what they need to survive. This will be overly moist, damp soil, and humidity.

    If you cannot control these factors, then it will be a constant battle. Anything you do to the soil, chemically, will likely cause more problems than they solve.

    In short, it is best to leave them, since they are not going to cause harm to your lawn. This article will offer more information:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/eliminate-mushrooms-in-your-lawn.htm

    Was this answer useful?
    00
  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    November 10, 2020
    Certified Expert
    A.

    It is one of several species of Armillaria. This will be a terminal illness to the shrubs. Trees and shrubs that have contracted this fungus will die, relatively, quickly.

    Here is an article for more information:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/armillaria-root-rot-control.htm

    Was this answer useful?
    00
  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    November 20, 2020
    Certified Expert
    A.

    That would be one of the many species of Clavaria. This fungus is busy decomposing lawn litter and grass clippings. This should be considered beneficial to the lawn.

    The only way to get rid of them without destroying your lawn will be to take away their food. This means de-thatching your lawn a few times per year, or otherwise removing any debris as it falls onto the yard.

    It is a real pain to control them, and no good reason to do so. They replace all of that yard maintenance, while feeding your lawn once the material is decomposed.

    Here is an article for more information on keeping mushrooms out of your lawn:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/eliminate-mushrooms-in-your-lawn.htm

    Was this answer useful?
    00
  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    January 18, 2021
    Certified Expert
    A.

    All debris, like dead or rotting wood, leaves and sawdust should be cleaned away from the area.
    Here's an article with more tips: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/removing-stinkhorn-fungi.htm

    Was this answer useful?
    00
  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    April 16, 2021
    Certified Expert
    A.

    Is it the white protrusion you are referring to? I suspect it is a type of mushroom, possibly a stinkhorn mushroom.

    https://www.caes.uga.edu/news-events/news/story.html?storyid=4536&story=Mushroom-control

    Was this answer useful?
    00
  • Answered by
    tryingagain on
    April 18, 2021
    A.

    I just found you and join I hope it is helpfull for us all that need answers.i appreciate it .

    Was this answer useful?
    00
  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    April 26, 2021
    Certified Expert
    A.

    Do you have an apple tree and a cedar? It looks like the fungi from cedar apple rust. If it's isn't that, it is a type of fungus growing in grass. Here are some possibilities:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/removing-stinkhorn-fungi.htm

    Was this answer useful?
    00
1 16 17 18 19 20 22

Do you know a lot about gardening?
Become a GKH Gardening Expert

OK