How to get rid of mushrooms growing in my yard?

Question

I have a dog and do not want him to start eating them. I pull them every morning and they just keep growing back.

Answer 1

They are TOADSTOOLS!
Not mushrooms. Poisoness to eat.
I doubt the dog will eat them.
They are prone to grow in dampness and shade.
If you want to take the time to dig them out, they have very shallow roots.

Answer 2

"Friend" gave you the best answer so far. Remember though that most fungi are not poisoness or harmful. What you are seeing is the fruiting bodies, not the whole organism. What's underground is much bigger and doing a very good job of breaking down dead wood, which is beneficial for your lawn.

I recommend that you watch your dog while the fruiting bodies (mushrooms) are in season and let it go at that. Has the dog gotten curious and started to eat one? If not, don't worry abou it.

Answer 3

Buy (Lime) you can get it at Home Depot, Menard's. Get the pellets not the dust type. Comes in 40 pound bags. I always put more than what the directions call for (you can't over lime) A bag of lime is approx $2:50 to $3:50 a bag, really cheap for what it does. Farmers use it in their fields. Put it on before it rains or water, remove it from driveway and sidewalks, won't harm but will leave spots for a while. Lime will remove acid from the ground which mushrooms feed of of.

Answer 4

Because mushrooms are merely the fruiting bodies of fungi, removing them does not kill the underground mycelia from which they are growing. Picking mushrooms, puffballs, stinkhorns, or other reproductive structures soon after they appear may prevent their spores from spreading to new sites. HOWEVER, because most spores are wind-blown long distances, they can easily come into a lawn from neighboring areas.
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Answer 5

They may be growing from decaying or rotting roots under you grass. Try some kind of fungacide. Ask a pro how to kille them.
Be careful!!! Many mushrooms are toxic even to touch!

Answer 6

Avoid watering your yard at night or earliest morning when it is so cool.

Pick them out as you see them. Let your lawn dry out between waterings.

Answer 7

I was going to say eat them...just for kicks. Check in the lawn and garden center to see if there is something that kills fungus. I don't think your dog will eat them though my dog just sniffs them and keeps on with whatever she was doing.

Answer 8

feed them to the annoying neighborhood kids then use the remains of the kids to change the pH of the soil so as not to facilitate shroom cultivation

Answer 9

YOU EAT IT