Are mushrooms good for your lawn?

I was mowing my lawn today and noticed a bunch of mushrooms on my lawn. Are mushrooms good for my lawn? Should I remove them?

If so, how do I do it? Asked by Anchorman 50 months ago Similar questions: mushrooms lawn Home > Patio, Lawn & Garden.

Not exactly - but they're a good sign that your lawn's healthy! Mushrooms grow where there is healthy, organic matter in the soil. Often if you have decaying tree roots beneath the surface (from a tree long-since cut down and stump pulled), or if you have very rich soil mushrooms will creep up - especially during damp weather conditions.

I always take mushrooms as a compliment on my wonderful soil! They aren't good for your lawn exactly. But mushrooms themselves don't have a negative effect either.(Unlike other fungi formations such as Fairy Ring, where a fungal growth devlops in a ring pattern on your grass and kills it.) So unless they're too unsightly, there's usually no harm in leaving them (provided pets or children won't be eating them).

If you decide you do want to get rid of them just head to your local hardware store and purchase some fungicide that is labeled to treat mushrooms in the lawn. Apply it according to package directions. However, if you do have decaying tree roots or rotting organic matter beneath the surface your 'shrooms will just come back next year.

So you might be fighting an uphill battle. You might be better off taking them as a compliment just as I do. Good luck!

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Not likely although they are a sign of decaying organic matter which is good for your lawn. Also a sign your lawn is healthy. Although there may be some concern that pets and children may eat them, although from my experience both kids and pets stay away, What kid likes mushrooms?

Still something to be aware of. Here are the methods I've found work best if you decide to remove them: Preventative steps: Aerate the lawn- rent an aerator if your have a large area, (your whole lawn will benefit from this so do it all) A potato fork (heavy duty pitch fork/earth turner)will work for a small area, stab into the ground and lift slightly by moveing the handle back and forth.Do this at about 4-5 inch intervals. They also make foot aerators that you put on your shoe's like sandles with nails sticking out and you walk onthe lawn.

Not sure they hold up very long though. Next treat the area with a disinfectant. My own methods: put a cheap dish soap like lemon sented Joy (1/4-1/2 cup) and some cheap bargain brand mouth wash in to a hose end sprayer like the miracle grow applicator, then spray the area.

(again the whole lawn will benifit so spray the whole thing if you want, it also helps reduce the bug population. If the area is heavily shaded consider pruneing or removeing some trees to let sunlight in. For some part of the day.

Reduce watering if the area is very wet, or improve drainage. All of this will solve your issue. But when time is limited: remove them and spray with the above disinfectant will give temporary results, and some times permanent results.

See link for more info. On Shrooms. Hope this helps.

Sources: ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74100.html Sources: experience .

Shrooms are normal I do not believe they are inherently bad, just a normal occurrence due to the condition of your soil. The fungus lives below ground, and what you see are the fruiting bodies, the spore carriers. Picking them, poisoning them will not prevent them from growing back.To really get rid of them, you would need to replace the soil and its 'food' they live in.

How bad do you need to do this? If its just a few, forget it. If you have kids or pets that are likely to eat them, you should A) identify them first, in case of emergency.

(most are not poisonous-see link attached) B) you can mix 2 tbsp of baking soda in a gallon of water and water the ground around them. Or sprinkle baking soda on the ground a water it. I pick mine before mowing to help reduce spreading the spores around.

americanmushrooms.com/lawnandgarden.htm .

I have always noticed how much greener the grass was under the mushrooms. I think they help make the ground more fertile .

1 I've heard that too much water on your lawn will cause them to grow. I notice I have them more where there's a small leak in the hose connection.? I thought they were toadstools which are poisonous aren't they?

I've heard that too much water on your lawn will cause them to grow. I notice I have them more where there's a small leak in the hose connection.? I thought they were toadstools which are poisonous aren't they?

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