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Small mushrooms sprouting in garden

hudsonvalley_zone6a

13 years ago

I wish that I had a picture of these small mushrooms, but they look like tiny grey, sheer umbrellas and they just starting growing in different parts of my garden. Should I be concerned?

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Dan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
13 years ago
Concerned about what? They are inedible fungi breaking down organic matter; that is nothing to be concerned about.

Dan
susancol
13 years ago
No. Often spores are located in the compost. I got them one year that I used mushroom compost, imagine that! It typically happens when the environment is particularly wet. But they won't hurt anything. I would knock them over before they release additional spores, but other than that, nothing to worry about. :)

Susan
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hudsonvalley_zone6a
Original Author
13 years ago
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nancyinla
13 years ago
Dan - are they poisonous? Do I need to worry about my dog eating them? That's what I've been most worried about.
Dan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
13 years ago
Maybe, maybe not. Since I can't see them I am unable to tell. The little parasol mushrooms are inedible and sometimes poisonous. Dogs eat/lick mushrooms.

Dan

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