How can we get rid or reduce them. We live in the UK.
2007-10-17 01:12:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Unfortunately you will be unable to be completely rid of them without a lot of work as there are not any chemicals available to eradicate them.
They are the fruiting spores of a mycelium living deep in the soil.
You would have to dig out the soil to a depth of 8 inches and 20 inches each side of the mushroom area, dispose of the soil and replace with new topsoil.
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2007-10-17 04:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Gardengirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many landscapers use mushroom compost for lawns. It's really the best stuff. These may have grown from the remanents of what was grown there previously. Just an interesting factoid. The mushroom cap is just a sprout from a complex that grows beneath the lawn. They keep coming up because that cluster is still there. Aeration will help, I think. But also cycles of dry and wet will also make it hard for mushrooms to be happy, while your grass may be able to stand it better. It's evolutionary. The broad topic of mushrooms may be found in the science of mycology - the study of fungi. You can check the link and noodle around a bit to find the mushroom-in-lawn problem solved just the way you like it. And you'll learn a bunch too.
2016-05-23 03:28:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch out these are not mushrooms but fungi i used to get them i suggest you get a pair of disposable surgeon gloves from boots the chemists where them and pull them out carefully from the head and eventually you will not get anymore if they break from the top they will grow back again.these are very toxic ,you cant eat them throw away the gloves or wash them in warm water and use them for that purpose.
2007-10-17 01:32:17 · answer #3 · answered by Michael Schumacher fan 1956 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some on my lawn too - they spread like crazy and are so far very hard to remove. We are shovelling them up before they get big enough to germinate wich has stopped their spread but they still keep coming up.
2007-10-17 01:17:17 · answer #4 · answered by pete the pirate 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure they are mushrooms - ?? Mushrooms like damp dark places to grow - toadstools don't - might have a variety of toadstool
Weed killer onto them or dig out individually before they release their spores.
2007-10-17 01:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by jamand 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pick them before they open and drop their spores. Use gloves in case you have some nasty ones in there.
After you have done this a few times they should disappear.
2007-10-17 01:17:13 · answer #6 · answered by brian777999 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Invite some teenagers to sit on your lawn!
2007-10-17 01:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's from humidity and if you want to get rid of them just pick em
2007-10-17 01:34:46 · answer #8 · answered by Jenn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dinner is served! Just don't eat the spotty ones.
2007-10-17 01:14:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
boil a pan of water put mushrooms in and drink... great fun.
2007-10-17 01:14:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋