Theres like mushroom on my lawn?!?!?

Question

i think its called fungus maybe... but please help me they tell me that when you water your lawn alot these things grow...

its true i did water it for like 4 days cus it was hot..

how can i get rid of them???

thanks

Answer 1

it usually means there's some rotting wood down in the soil.dig out the root and it should clear itself up

Answer 2

I had mushrooms in my lawn and I found this tip on the Internet and it worked.

Buy some powdered Tide laundry detergent. Plain Tide, not the one with bleach.

Mix 1/4 scoop in a 2 gallon watering can, make sure the powder is dissolved, and water the area where the mushrooms are growing.
An alternative method (I tried it this way in one section of my lawn and it burned the grass. Maybe you'll have better luck)
is to sprinkle the dry powder on the area and soak it using your garden hose.

Supposedly, there is something in the detergent that kills the spores. I don't know why Tide was recommended and not any other brand but it worked so I didn't question it.

Answer 3

Firstly, be advised that these types of fungus grow only as a reuslt of dead wood under the surface of the lawn. Generally they will grow despite watering the lawn or not... but they do thrive on moisture. Thankfully, there are no mushrooms that cause problems to lawn. All of the littature I have read about lawn care describes mowing them over or otherwise crushing them if you don't like them. To fully prevent them you have to dig out the wood that they grow from. I would just let them alone, they don't pose you or the lawn any trouble and the lawnmower will erase them.

Answer 4

What time of day do you water them? You should be watering them early in the morning so that the water soaks in and the heat of the day dries off the excess moisture.

Here in TX, there's been a shortage of water until this spring, so we can only water from 10PM to 8AM on Thurs & Monday. I'd advise closer to morning or all sorts of stuff has a chance to grow in the wet grass overnight.

My father-in-law was an agronomist and he was a wonderful plant-guy. He always said to let you grass grow a little longer because then it would shade itself and not so much water would be needed. Then he said once or twice a week water for an hour at once.

Let your lawn dry out a little bit, and the mushs will go away. Don't eat them, right?

TX Mom

Answer 5

Mushrooms grow. A fact of life. Water then sun. Then water and more sun. How to get rid of them? Shoe, baseball bat, tennis racket, etc....
You can't stop a fungi from growing where spores (fungus seed, so to speak) have been distributed. For the most part they are completely harmless, and sort of cool.
Do not eat them. Many are extremely poisonous, but pose no danger to plants or animals, as those beings know better than to consume them.
Also, if you do decide to whack them with something, they will release more spores and spread. I was just sort of kidding around there.
Pick them and discard them into a bin if you hate them. Otherwise just let them go. they will die in a few days. The extreme moisture we've experienced recently is a large contributing factor to their success. When it dries out, you won't see them.

Nad

Answer 6

The evidence you see is the reproductive or fruiting body of the fungi. Fungi being the plural of fungus. Remove it as soon as it appears to prevent the spores being released. This keeps them away from pets or children who might sample a poisonous one. The difficulty is they probably blew in from a fair distance and will reappear. They will not cause grass disease so they are more a risk to children or pets and then ONLY IF harmful.
When you pull the fruiting body there are mycelium, white threads, still in the soil there. When they have regrown and if the soil is wet enough they may refruit. You will have to watch this patch.
If the fungi are growing in a ring they may be 'Fairy Ring' fungi. All varieties of grass are susceptible to this and there are several fungi species that produce the rings. The rings serve to stimulate the grass caused by the release of plant nutrients as the fungal hyphae decompose organic matter in the soil and lawn thatch. Later if the fungus becomes very old it may crowd the grass out of the inside of the ring. This is what lead to the belief fairies danced there beating down the grass inside their dance area.

Increase the fertilizer to grow the rest of your lawn as quickly so the ring is hidden with equal grass growth. (Try Hasta-gro 12-4-8 liquid lawn food.) Mushrooms grow on carbon rich decaying matter like wood. They in turn supply nitrogen to the plants. Grass is a nitrogen hog. Give the grass the nitrogen it wants and it will probably out compete the fungi.

Another reason for fungi in lawns is buried wood for them to grow on. Buried scraps of construction lumber, dead tree roots, or other organic matter can support fungi until the decomposition is complete. Again remove them by picking or by digging up what they are growing on. You can sometimes eliminate mushrooms growing from buried organic matter by applying a nitrogen heavy fertilizer but you certainly can by removing their food source.
The best thing to do is aerate the soil, measure the water you apply so the soil isn't to wet, and keep the thatch cleaned out. Set out rain gauges on your lawn and see how much water you actually put on the lawn in your usual watering method.

Mushrooms suggest a healthy garden. They indicate an active recycling of the mulch into soil. The breakdown of mulch is the same as decay in the forest of leaves and other fallen debris. This cycles back into soil and is available to the plants again. Fungi are active both in the decay and in symbiosis with your plants.
Certain mushrooms form a mutually beneficial relationship with the roots of plants, ranging from trees to grasses. Plants with fungal partners can also resist diseases far better than those without.

Answer 7

You should absolutely not worry about mushroom in your lawn. Mushroom are a sign of a healthy lawn but one that has had lost of moisture. I would do nothing about them. When the lawn dries they will go away. Now go worry about something really important.

Answer 8

It sounds like you have Fairy Rings and they are very hard to get rid of. I'm not even sure there is a commercial product out there. I've read if you pour baking soda on them it help dry them out and kills them. It might be worth a try as Baking Soda is cheap.

Answer 9

Sounds like toadstools. They are poisonous. You can pull them up by hand, but be sure to wash your hands afterward. They are very common. We have them in L.A. a lot.