We have lived in our house for about 4 years, and then all of a sudden in the last month or so, these things have been popping up everywhere, seemingly overnight. They are rather big, probably like 4 inches x 4 inches or bigger. They are hard, and are attached to the ground. When I kicked them off, the inside is solid and looks dry like divinity candy or something. They are also hard to get off the ground.
I am beginning to get worried if it is some sort of mold infestation or something. I am going to try and post a link to a flickr photo of the "alien mold spore".
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14300001@N02/
2007-09-28 20:22:17 · 10 answers · asked by blaze027 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I would take the photo and try to to email it to your nearest extension in your state. They would be able to confirm that it is a fungi as well as if it is noxious. Be exceedingly cautious about spreading the spores or handling it until you find out.
2007-09-29 00:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a tree used to be there and it is a fungi coming out of the ground that lived in its roots.
It looks like the kind that grow on the side of trees. Did there used to be a tree in your yard, perhaps before you moved there?
Any of your neighbors' trees or yards have it?
Perhaps came in with some soil, a gardener's mower, no telling, the wind maybe. Seems it comes from a spore of some kind. Maybe you could look up fungi and find it. I'll go look real quick but I think you really need a professional.
I don't think those are mushrooms.
2007-09-29 03:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by MsW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are indeed fungi, and they will in fact pop up LITERALLY overnight. They're similar to mushrooms in this respect. It's best not to kick them, as that only spreads more spores around. If they get to be a problem, you'll probably need to spread a fungicide on you lawn. Be sure to keep children and pets away from them; most are toxic, and a few are deadly.
Good luck!
2007-09-29 06:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are mushrooms, which are fungi. They grow off of bacteria that lives in your soil, often near roots of trees or areas with decaying wood matter. They also like wet conditions. The only way to get rid of them is to remove them completely, including the areas attached to your soil. Then spread lime on your lawn to help condition the soil, which will kill the bacteria, and should reduce the chances of mushroom growth. Also, reduce the amount of water in the area, if possible. It is not easy and won't happen over night, but if you keep at it eventually you will be rid of them. Good luck.
2007-09-29 03:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in Australia and i have them now and then, i think they are a fungi, nothing to worry about.
Click on the link below, when you come to one that looks like it might be the same, type the name into your search engine to find out more.
I did see something similar there.
2007-09-29 03:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd contact your local university and see if you can get a botanist to come over (or at least look at your posted picture - perhaps you can email them and send them a link).
It looks like a diseased root, but as far as I know, even diseased roots don't "pop up overnight".
2007-09-29 03:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by T J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GROSSSSSSSS!! Have you called someone for help? A gardener? An exterminator? An exorcist?
I've owned my house for many years and NEVER seen anything like that, sorry. :(
2007-09-29 03:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by Harleigh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its 1 kind of mushrooms hehe i forgot the name ehh oh by the way it so gross
2007-09-29 11:17:01 · answer #8 · answered by Braniac w/ no Brain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Triffids.
2007-09-29 11:03:03 · answer #9 · answered by DIYpro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some sort of fungus
2007-09-29 06:09:25 · answer #10 · answered by weasel bat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋