How can I get rid of the wild mushrooms?

Bernadette
by Bernadette

I have wild mushrooms that keep growing under my Fossetts that control the sprinklers for my back yard. I know that they grow due to moisture but it’s so annoying, I have to pull them all the time. This morning I put down salt vinegar and water to see if that’ll help if you have any suggestions I am open to hearing them. Thank you Bernadette

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  • William William on Apr 24, 2019

    Mushrooms grow from decomposing organics and moisture. When a tree is cut down and the roots decompose mushrooms can grow. Mushrooms grow and spread from spores. Pulling or shredding mushrooms just releases the spores. The salt. vinegar, and water may kill the pores. I would dig out some of the soil around the area and use the mixture. Another option is to dig the area out and fill in with gravel or concrete.

  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Apr 24, 2019

    Do you have a small leak from the faucets? They like the moist ground to grow. I get them when we have had a lot of rain under our huge maple tree in the front yard. I pull them up before they get very big and get to release the spores. I get a lot less than I used to get doing this.

  • Lynn Sorrell Lynn Sorrell on Apr 24, 2019

    Are they edible?? Reduce Irrigation:Many mushrooms are associated with over-irrigation or poor drainage, and mushrooms tend to go away as the soil dries out. So water your yard less.

    Better Air Movement:Removing excess thatch and aerating the soil to improve water penetration may help in some cases, so you may want to think about having it dethatched and aerated to allow better air movement.

    Fertilize:You can sometimes eliminate mushrooms growing from organic matter by applying nitrogen fertilizer. This helps, because fertilization speeds up decomposition of organic matter.

    Apply fertilizer at a rate of 1 pound (.45 kg) of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet (93 square meters) of lawn. The nitrogen should be readily available and not slow-release or water-insoluble formulations.

    Examples include 5 pounds (2.27 kg) of ammonium sulfate (21-0-0) or special lawn fertilizers such as 6 pounds (2.72 kg) of 16-6-8, or 4 pounds (1.8 kg) of 27-3-4 per 1,000 square feet (93 square meters) of lawn.

    Removal:Another method to control mushrooms is to remove them as you see them throughout the year. Continual removal will keep the appearance of your yard up to par, but the source of the lawn mushrooms will still be present. Thus, the lawn mushrooms are likely to return in the future.

    There is only one way to permanently rid your yard of lawn mushrooms, and that is to exhaust all of the food sources in your yard and soil. Performing the following tasks could aid in permanently ridding your yard of lawn mushrooms:

    Clean up pet waste

    Dispose of rotting mulch

    Having old tree stumps ground down and removed may aid in the permanent ridding of lawn mushrooms, but it could also cause a type of mushroom called fairy rings to appear. Most lawn mushrooms do not harm your lawn, but fairy rings are known to commonly kill grass in certain areas of your lawn.

    Fungicides:Some people want to spray mushrooms with a fungicide, but you can't really spray them because fungicides sprayed onto the mushroom itself do little good because the mushroom is simply the fruiting structure of the organism. Most of the fungus is below ground and inaccessible to the chemical.Because the main part of the fungus, the mycelia, is in a large underground network, it's difficult to kill the mushrooms without digging up your lawn and starting over. Fungicides are typically ineffective against mushrooms, as the part you see above your lawn is just the fruit. But there are ways to help control the mushroom population by adequately fertilizing and watering your lawn.

    What most professional and commercial landscapers do with mushrooms, is they pick them as soon as they see them appear because it helps prevent their spores from spreading to new sites.

    And while it is true that many spores are wind-blown long distances, and they can easily come into your lawn and yard again from neighboring areas, if the conditions are not right, they won't grow and form mushrooms.

  • Our Crafty Mom Our Crafty Mom on Apr 30, 2019

    here is a good post for getting rid of them https://www.wikihow.com/Kill-Mushrooms