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what in the WORLD is this in the bottom of my pot???
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Posted by an_ill-mannered_ache 9a (My Page) on Sat, Nov 7, 09 at 11:28
| repotting my geranium today (it's been in the same pot for several years) i found these weird, rubbery egg-shaped things. at first i thought they might be water retention crystals, then some animal egg, then i noticed the roots. they smell kinda like a mushroom... anyone? what are these?
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RE: what in the WORLD is this in the bottom of my pot???
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Looks like a funky fugi to me.
I was emptying out a samll potted plant and at the bottom was a toad! |
RE: what in the WORLD is this in the bottom of my pot???
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| It's exactly that....a 'fungus'. I had HORRIBLE problems with that exact type this year. When it opens, it literally smells like feces (ie: dog poo). It reeks. The fragrance attracks bugs that enjoy that smell which is how it pollinates...and slugs seem to like it too! Weird! I can't think of the actual name of it, but most people call it the 'dog poop' fungus. I did find that pouring white vinegar on it helps to take the stench down a notch. The key to controlling it is to remove those 'egg-like' fungus before they open and bloom. |
RE: what in the WORLD is this in the bottom of my pot???
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| Thats a stinkhorn 'egg'. Get rid of that and hope you don't have an outbreak. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phallaceae.html |
RE: what in the WORLD is this in the bottom of my pot???
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| That's it! Yeah, I had an awful outbreak this year. Nothing like kneeling down to weed and get a whiff of that fungus!! 'Stinkhorn' is a much nicer name than what I was using to refer to it....LOL... |
RE: what in the WORLD is this in the bottom of my pot???
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RE: what in the WORLD is this in the bottom of my pot???
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| heh, I actually like stinkhorns... maybe it's my innate immaturity but they just crack me up when I see them! I know, I know, they stink but that is kind of funny too! :) |
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