Just found this growing in a very shaded part of my garden. The clump is about 15cm in diameter and the part broken off reveals a white inner. I live in the north east of England near the sea. Can you tell me what it is, please? I look forward to your reply.
This mushroom is in the species, Xylaria. It will take a microscope to ID it, further.
For storm-safety purposes,6 years ago we professionally removed a healthy white oak tree growing next to our home and also had the stump ground down to 1 foot below soil surface. Last year I noticed among my large daylilies there, that a huge ugly growth had invaded. I removed the growth (CONK) with a shovel and burned it in a metal burn-barrel. The conk returned and I removed and burned it again 2 months ago. Now it has grown again. Do I shovel it out more deeply? Then burn it as before? Should I pour undiluted white vinegar in the dug hole? How can I get the conks to stop their growth?? I know that it is related to the decomposition of the oak's roots. I do not have any camera or means of taking pictures. I am quite elderly and deaf. Please advise me via my email. Thank you. Christine in Oxford, MASS.
There is really nothing you can do. They will grow as long as the host plant survives. It won't hurt your other plants to just let it be.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm
We have stink horns growing in our mulch and they keep coming back.
This is a sign of healthy soil. These mushrooms are very good at breaking down organic material, very quickly. It is like composting, but much, much faster. However, it can be a signal that the soil remains too moist. Mushrooms are quite vigorous, and attempts to kill them will usually fail, since most of that mushroom lives underground. There is no telling how far that mycelium goes, either. It could extend to outside of your yard.
The only, effective, way to keep them from fruiting will be to ensure that the top several inches of soil has time to dry out, completely, between waterings. They will only come out when the soil is moist enough for them to do so.
I would keep them around, though. They are doing work that would, otherwise, get expensive if done by a gardener!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/removing-stinkhorn-fungi.htm
I went to water my marigold plant today and I saw these weird looking sprouts. I’m new to gardening so I don’t know much but I searched how marigold sprouts look like, but these were not it. When I opened one of them, a liquid came out.
They look like some type of fungus, like a mushroom or toadstool. They are beneficial to the soil but you can easily remove them by hand. Discard in the trash as they might be poisonous.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/environmental-benefits-of-fungi.htm
We moved into our house almost a year ago. The garden had been neglected so I worked extremely hard to make it better including the lawn to get rid of weeds. This morning the lawn has approximately 100 small brown toadstools in clumps all over the lawn. How do I get rid of them and p poo revent further infestations?
Unfortunately there is no "cure" for mushrooms in the lawn and landscape. Your lawn may be too wet and shady or they could be growing on decaying organic matter, such as grass clippings. Cutting down trees to allow more light or catching your grass as you mow may be ways to prevent additional mushrooms growing in your lawn.
For more information on ridding your lawn of mushrooms, click here: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/eliminate-mushrooms-in-your-lawn.htm
hi, could you tell me please if there is a way t get rid of mushrooms permanently in the garden without killing the grass?
This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/eliminate-mushrooms-in-your-lawn.htm
There is a small cluster of about half a dozen. They are all facing upward in a bed of Lilly of the Valley. I placed three on top of a wall for the photos.
Those are Earthstar mushrooms, aka, stomach mushrooms; cousins of the puffball mushrooms. Here is some info: