Monday, January 30, 2012

Shroom Invasion!?

I've got these white mushrooms coming out by the Geraniums I just planted. Are these bad for the flowers?
Shroom Invasion!?
We've been having a very damp July in NH... I have some amazing mushrooms. Great for photographing.



I would bet it's just the damp. They're kind of pretty. They aren't bad for the flowers unless they start crowding them out. Think of them as white flowers. :-D



You might also have installed bark mulch there? if so, some kinds of chipped wood/mulch grows mushrooms really well. Like oak... which is why you don't see bags of "oak bark mulch" for sale, I suspect.
Reply:usually mushrooms appear when something is rotting. I am wondering if the spot that u planted in had a previous tree, or larger plant in it before.

Usually this is the case
Reply:Sometimes mushrooms are the above-ground form of a fungus that symbiotically grows in the roots of a plant. Mushrooms aren't bad, just let them do their thing. They'll be gone in a few days anyway.

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