Question
Mushrooms in a soil
Hello James,
When I water my plant these mushrooms always grow in a soil.This problem started few month ago.Could you tell me how can I get rid of it?
Thank you,Larisa.
AnswerHi Larissa, They are stinkhorn mushrooms. They're not harming anything. The grow where there is decomposing organic matter (usually mulch) and indicate a healthy soil. Most of it is underground. The part you see is just the reproductive structure. As soon as you see one emerging, break it off to keep it from maturing and spreading more spores over the area and it will probably disappear with time.
You could treat the soil with a fungicide, but I wouldn't worry about it. Normally you only see the mushrooms in late summer after a rain, so I'd just knock them over when you see them. Jim
