Lawn care specialists

[Silver R/T]

I have mushroom problem in my backyard. Every early spring and fall (time time of the year) I get bunch of mushrooms in my backyard. What is a good product I can spread to kill them or how to treat this problem?

[twodko]

Hippies?

[Old Moparz]

Hippies?

Don't be so quick to get rid of them, I just read that it's an indication your soil is in good shape. 

Also, I've seen turtles come up from the nearby creek here at my house & munch on them. I'm not one of those Greenpeace people that attack ships with rubber rafts, but I like trying to leave things alone as much as possible around my house. 

http://www.weekendgardener.net/plant-diseases/mushrooms-090809.htm

Why They Form, And How To Get Rid of Them

Mushrooms are truly unique organisms, and their ability to recycle agricultural wastes, tree stumps, and other decomposing matter is usually not fully appreciated because they tend to do it right in the middle of our well cared for lawns!

Now the mushroom-producing fungi that we are going to talk about today are lawn management or nuisance problems but do not necessarily cause lawn diseases.

Mushrooms, sometimes called toadstools, are the reproductive (fruiting) structures of some kinds of fungi. Other reproductive structures sometimes found in lawns include inky caps, puffballs, stinkhorns, and bird's nests.

[moparstuart]

hey this is a good question for the ASK THE MEXICAN thread   

[Silver R/T]

hey this is a good question for the ASK THE MEXICAN thread   

What would a Mexican know about mushrooms?

[Old Moparz]

 

[Silver R/T]

Around here I see more white boys taking care of lawn than any minority.
And I wasn't asking how to take care of my cactus 

[Old Moparz]

Around here I see more white boys taking care of lawn than any minority.

Are you sure they're white? They may only be sick.

[Alaskan_TA]

Great lawn care video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvFSgXpyhoM

If you find fungi down there, seek professional help.   

[68X426]

Before you go the chemical fungicide route, try a baking soda and water mixture. Spray it on several days in a row. I understand that the soda creates an unfriendly environment for the spores and the shrooms just don't regenerate. Sodium bicarbonate is real effective at lowering acid levels in the soil, which helps deter fungi.

[sunfire69]

if you want to go the low buck biodegradeable route....go to the store and buy a box of the cheap store brand powdered laundry soap...find one with "enzymes" those same enzymes will kill the fungus that allows the mushrooms to grow and reproduce...but won't hurt the grass or anything else....animals don't care for the smell and leave it alone....if one does eat it ...it won't kill it....but it will get sick enough to leave it alone the next time it comes across that same smell....just sprinkle it liberaly where the mushrooms are growing....if you want to add a kicker ( also won't hurt the grass or animals) a store brand mouth wash ( listerine type) the alcohol and anti-bacterial properties will help kill it off....and again it won't hurt the soil

[nh_mopar_fan]

Lime. Shrooms like acidic soil.