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My grass is in heavy agreement. Mushrooms pop up in my yard within hours of watering.
by actusual 5y ago
My grass is in heavy agreement. Mushrooms pop up in my yard within hours of watering.
- ssully 5y agoWhile it's technically not a fungus, I had my first experience with Fuligo septica, or Dog Vomit mold. My wife were gardening in the late evening and went inside as it got dark. About an hour later I let the dogs out and this yellow mass was in the mulch, probably about 6x5" in size. We assumed it was vomit from a racoon or something, but figured it out when it grew back the next day (in two spots this time). I would remove it every morning, but it would grow back for the entire week in different spots in the mulch. It was fascinating, but incredibly gross and kind of creepy!
- larkost 5y agoNote that the mushroom in question has been growing just below the surface for some time. The part we are used to thinking of as a mushroom is, on many species, something like an inflatable flower that is used to release their spores. It is built just below ground over a long time, then inflated at the right moment (rains), and then abandoned while the below-ground main body starts working up the energy to do it all again.