Are Mushrooms In a Lawn a Good Sign or are they Bad? How to Get Rid of Mushrooms in a Lawn?

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3 жыл бұрын

Are mushrooms growing in a lawn good or bad? What is causing the mushrooms to grow in a lawn? Are the mushrooms that are growing in the lawn poisonous? This video answers all of these questions about what to do when mushrooms are growing in your grass.
Mushrooms are actually the fruiting bodies of beneficial fungi and are actually a good sign. Fungi are one of the only microbes that decomposes woody material like decaying tree roots, leaves and rotting wood. We do not recommend eating any mushrooms that grow in lawns as it is extremely rare but it is possible that they are dangerous.
To help prevent mushrooms from growing in a lawn we strongly recommend following the 1-2-3-2-1 lawn watering technique. This lawn watering technique will water a lawn deeply and infrequently which will stimulate beneficial microbial activity in the soil, but won't promote excessive mushroom growth.

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@Kingof484 2 жыл бұрын

Its crazy how fast mushrooms can grow in my lawn. I just punt them across the lawn when i see them.

@HumbleTurtle15 2 жыл бұрын

The field goal isssssss. ..... Good!

@mattieice2988 2 жыл бұрын

OMG I thought i was the only one! Goalllllllll :)

@DaveRiley520 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly this is the best solution, the interesting part is we all looked it up

@MrFishd05 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was worried that they were a bad sign for my lawn .

@shrimptempuraasmr3742 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing but very unsightly... I'm happy to find this info because I have them growing in mine from all the spring rain! Appreciate the info! 👋🏾🙃

@user-is7es 2 ай бұрын

We tend to get them in the spring and summer. The backyard has very poor drainage and lots of leaves that fall in autumn. When we have torrential downpours in spring and summer the water just sits and the backyard looks like a lake. Thus the mushrooms start growing probably from decaying leaves stuck down in the lawn that couldn't be raked. They might be beneficial and the sign of a healthy lawn but they can be beneficial and healthy in someone else's yard. Around here we like a nice lush green carpet of grass without any mushrooms or weeds growing in it. They tend to leave "holes" in the yard that need to be patched too. 😬

@paulmoss7940 2 жыл бұрын

No one has complimented you (and your knowledgeable info) on that great shirt !

@OrganoLawn 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, our shirt game is on point!

@pathtojannahclub9933 3 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful thankyou so much for this video I worked so hard in my tiny flower garden thn I saw these coming up ,you now have anew subbie thanks

@user-vo2ex3xg9r Жыл бұрын

such a great video!

@jjalmo5487 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!!!

@seemedoit Ай бұрын

Great video and info. Thank you

@arunbhoomkar8700 2 жыл бұрын

England . Mushrooms in the lawn are a seasonal joy of nature in autumn ( fall ) . Mycorrhizal fungi are beneficial to many plants.

@djcrazy2685 2 жыл бұрын

i nvr new that about mushrooms n thnx so much!!

@Angie-ci1lp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ammarsayegh 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is very helpful.

@wolfgang9712 2 жыл бұрын

I had a fairy ring in my lawn for several years. Thle lawn looked ugly, because it was over fertilized on one side of the ring, but it also became brown on the other side of the ring. The fungus was producing nitrogen but also making the soil hydrophob. Finally I decided to dig out the fungus, because all other treatment didn't help. I had to dig out 2 cubic meters of soil. I believe this is 70 cubic feet? My fungus was a "Nelkenschwindling". Now my lawn is looking much better.

@midnight840 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@elisherellis6955 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@steghuman9063 2 жыл бұрын

I marvel over how fast the fruiting bodies grow.

@geraldstone8396 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@MultiLisa10 2 жыл бұрын

Ok now I've pinpointed the problem, leaves that were left on the ground for awhile and when I finally decided to rake it all up they were decomposing and a horrible stench came from it! Never again will I neglect to rake those leave up!

@jackrussellthevrgamer4209 2 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to know what I would see if I ate one

@stephaniesunshine6523 Жыл бұрын

My dad made me start a garden this year since we just bought a house and it had an old garden as well. I didn't want to this year but I just had mushrooms grow in my tomatoes I got rid of them because I wasn't sure.

@remibalogun4415 11 ай бұрын

Some fertilizers can also cause an increase on the lawn. Milorganite seems to cause it on my lawn. But I am not complaining ❤

@pprehn5268 9 ай бұрын

Agaricus campestri in the School Lawn locally

@jadibdraws Жыл бұрын

I ate some when I was little and didn't know better thankfully it did no harm

@oliverpony 2 жыл бұрын

Best way to get rid of mushrooms is the lawn mower

@bobbrock4221 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Indiana. I found a pretty big white mushroom in my lawn today. It had a pretty odd smell, almost like urine. That's all that I can compare it to. I thought about taking a bite, but I restrained myself.

@OrganoLawn 2 жыл бұрын

Good discipline in not eating a urine smelling mushroom!

@leslieb.7575 2 жыл бұрын

Haha good one

@leethejuggler1486 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Destroying Angel mushroom. Would have killed you had you ate it

@JLoveJasminLove 3 жыл бұрын

thank you! What about pets?

@JK-vy8vh 11 ай бұрын

So I’ve never had this happen before I usually take decent/moderate care but holy f my yard is overrun by mushrooms! My dog is legit scared of them…

@R-T197 8 ай бұрын

Lol

@ionutcatalin2840 Ай бұрын

Hi, Are the lawn mushrooms toxic for dogs??? Thanks

@LetMeTellYouSomeTing 3 жыл бұрын

What’s a 12321 technique? Thanks

@OrganoLawn 3 жыл бұрын

organolawn.com/lawn-care-tips/watering/watering/

@davidhalfaday844 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried using Molasses and potassium bicarbonate mixed in water to eliminate mushrooms after pulling them?

@OrganoLawn 2 жыл бұрын

No, we believe that the majority of mushrooms are a good thing so we are not trying to get rid of them. Perhaps your method works, but our goal is to create an environment with a living soil. The molasses is a good thing but not sure what the potassium bicarbonate would do to the microbiome.

@bettydamnboop3030 2 жыл бұрын

@@OrganoLawn I agree and thank you for sharing

@denisemiller8474 29 күн бұрын

I hand pick and water less.

@5688gamble 2 жыл бұрын

Just don't eat them (unless you REALLY know what you are doing), keep an eye on young children and explain the dangers of eating random things you find growing outside (applies to plants too), you should be good. Do us some good to know about the local plants and mushrooms and to teach our kids.

@GreatKeny 3 жыл бұрын

Both wild violets and wild strawberries are perfectly edible. Why do you think strawberries got cultivated at the first place.

@FerrariTeddy 3 жыл бұрын

There are fake wild strawberries

@GreatKeny 3 жыл бұрын

@@FerrariTeddy There is nothing looking like wild strawberries that are not edible (including Potentilla indica which is probably the fake one you are talking about). They may not taste as good or no taste at all to some people but still are perfectly edible. Same goes to wild raspberries and blackberries.

@Ygmplazi 2 жыл бұрын

i came here bc i wanna trip right now can i eat them?

@joanwhite2130 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah live in Canada 🇨🇦 and they freaks me out don’t like seeing them, they aggravate me .

@programmingdevlogs496 3 жыл бұрын

are you coming back?

@frederickvanpelt6393 10 ай бұрын

Into my compost pile.

@dsbennett 11 ай бұрын

Just laid sod. We have blistering hot dry weather here and have to water three times a day. I also have two cute little girls living next door who are always looking to earn money. Problem solved.

@rosanjppena 11 күн бұрын

Those mushrooms don’t do that because because they’re because they said that they grow plants and trees for us you’re gonna ruin major do not do that

@cristianrusu8521 10 ай бұрын

Idk why it's looking disgusting I can't leave them alone

@ahova1 Жыл бұрын

Fungi Not good

@conservativeamber1216 3 жыл бұрын

No trees But Mushrooms on a Brand New Lawn

@OrganoLawn 3 жыл бұрын

Just because there are not trees doesn't mean that there isn't lignin in the soil. The new sod could have been grown with a compost that had tree leaves or tree bark or a compost could have been brought in prior to putting in the new lawn.