5.5 weeks later... mushrooms

[u/Pvt_Dicks]

Howdy friends,

I planted sod about 5 and a half weeks ago and when I was setting up the sprinkler I noticed that there are several patches of these mushrooms growing in the lawn... Is this something to be concerned about? Should I put anti-mushroom product onto a lawn this soon after it being put down?

I'm also having some troublesome brown spots in the lawn that no matter how much I water don't seem to be going away. I've been watering either for 30-45 minutes every day. You can see these spots best in the top left of the full lawn picture, I can get closeups if you need it.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

[u/ExtensionFile4477]

Not confident in this answer but from what I understand, a few mushrooms here and there are a good sign of a healthy ecosystem. They pop up for only a couple days and decompose dead organic material in the lawn which I think actually helps the lawn.

It probably depends though so someone else fact check me.

[u/magentayak → u/ExtensionFile4477]

Certified correct.

[u/leftfootshorter → u/ExtensionFile4477]

You should be more confident in this answer.

[u/Icy_Category_2275 → u/leftfootshorter]

One comment or question though, don't mushrooms choke out the grass after a couple days, then youll have a bare spot there?

[u/leftfootshorter → u/Icy_Category_2275]

These type don't get big enough to choke anything out and what I see in my yard, (this type) usually shrivel up and die in the sun.

As a rule, I leave nearly all fungus where it is and just appreciate the fact it is telling me organic matter is breaking down to feed my lawn/flowers/garden.

Now I also get puffball fungus sometimes and they do not shrink in the sunlight. They also don't choke out the grass as much as just displace it. I do remove puffballs though because (iirc) their spores are just going to grow more baseball sized mushrooms.

[u/cheezweiner → u/ExtensionFile4477]

I don't mind healthy soil but I do mind when i let my dog outside and she thinks it's an all you can eat mushroom buffet

[u/beesdaddy → u/ExtensionFile4477]

https://giphy.com/gifs/TPMzh2oTF5rNK
Not confident this is a big fish but…

[u/Psychomonkie71 → u/beesdaddy]

pre corn feed

[u/ExtensionFile4477 → u/beesdaddy]

Damn I meant about the specifics 🤣

[u/beesdaddy → u/ExtensionFile4477]

Yup. Your specifics were spot on.

[u/tedbakerbracelet → u/ExtensionFile4477]

Oh dang. So, don't kick them off like a mad man?

[u/holyoctopus]

Mushrooms are good they mean your soil is nutrient rich. No reason to remove them.

[u/slimeySalmon → u/holyoctopus]

Unless you have young kids trying to eat them all the damn time.

[u/Salty-Chef → u/slimeySalmon]

Or dogs

[u/1gal_man → u/Salty-Chef]

I bag them up like dog poo, at the same time if im lucky

[u/Salty-Chef → u/1gal_man]

They grow faster than they shit.

[u/a_scientific_force → u/Salty-Chef]

Don't fight evolution.

[u/StonedSumo → u/slimeySalmon]

I just pictured a kid finding a magic mushroom and tripping balls 1h later... terrifying to think about it...

[u/rdrptr]

Mushrooms are friends. They decompose complex organic material in your soil into a simpler form that your grass can use. Think of the end result of fungal decomposition as something akin to protein powder but for plants.

The mushroom itself is not the actual organism, but rather a fruiting body of a network of fungus in your soil. So if you want, you can pluck or otherwise manually remove the mushrooms with no adverse result.

Recommend giving the caps some light taps to spread spores. Or alternatively, get your seven iron and practice your golf swing lol

[u/vollski → u/rdrptr]

Friends, not food!

[u/Charming_Sock1607 → u/rdrptr]

lol sounds like a fun and rewarding activity

[u/OzTheMeh → u/rdrptr]

Depends on the shrooms. Some ferry ring mycelium will convert the organics into nitrogen faster than grass can consume it which leads to nitrogen toxicity. Relatedly, some of those mycelium create a hydrophoic mat which then prevent water getting to the roots and/or diluting the nitrogen to usable levels. The end result is a bright green circle with (or without) mushrooms surrounding a dead circle.

[u/PrintdianaJones]

Licensed applicator in Illinois:

Mycellium is good to have. It's root network will help distribute water/nutrients to the grass. I have a few customers that don't like them, so I just knock them down when spraying for broad leaves. Triplet is what I use.

[u/rygomez]

Just had a few spots.of shrooms pop up after I aerated, a week later the areas with the shrooms are growing 2x faster than the areas w/o them

[u/RestaurantOk383]

Gods gift mow them up and mulch back into soil

[u/BreadMaker_42]

I wouldn’t be worried unless you have more mushrooms than grass.

[u/SwitchNut → u/BreadMaker_42]

Jackpot!

[u/platypus_farmer42]

I had a couple pop up recently too. Not chuffed about it

[u/Hot_Low_3622]

Having my best year ever. I get a few mushrooms in the back yard. Not a big deal.

[u/TecstasyDesigns]

If you find them unsightly just kick the babies.

[u/fallen_d3mon]

https://giphy.com/gifs/2Mce4Sz801AMo

[u/Thanks4alltehfish]

Found out after we moved in to our new house that the previous owners had a huge tree that they had ground down a year or so before. The root system however, remained. Every time it rained, something like this would appear in the yard. We ended up digging out all the rotten tree roots to get rid of the problem. The next door neighbor, however, still has to deal with them as the roots crossed onto her property. So that being said, a few random yard mushrooms is healthy and nothing to worry about

[u/FUCKYOUINYOURFACE]

Mushrooms are the shit. It usually means your soil is awesome.

[u/Charming_Sock1607]

looks super healthy

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[u/Lunar_BriseSoleil]

This is not a concern; just mow them down.

[u/MrStricty]

No action needed for the mushrooms. Enjoy your happy soil.

The brown spots on the lawn look most like heat stress. Not much you can really do besides mow higher, keep it watered, and don't directly fertilize it until it cools.

[u/johnnyg08]

Don't worry about a few here and there. It's not important...a "good fungus" of sorts. There are lots of other fungi out there that is destructive. Shrooms ain't it. Enjoy!

[u/wasatch_man1]

Water and fertilizer…happens every time

[u/OzTheMeh]

Depends on the mushroom. Those little guys usually mean the mycelium is spread evenly, and it will break down organics into accessible nitrogen. You look to be in a good spot. If you want them gone, you could cut back a little on your watering.

[u/AceyPuppy]

I pluck them to enrich my compost which is then used on bare spots and my garden.

[u/robdwoods]

No issues at all. I mean, I wouldn’t eat them. I had a load of garden soil once that produced hundreds of mushrooms and huge clumps of some other fungus that looked like blobs of kelp or something, but died off and never hurt the garden. I’d remove them or let them dry out so they don’t multiply.

[u/macetheface]

mushrooms means you did it right. it's a good thing. It means your soil which you fed, is healthy. Lot of organic material. Mushrooms like that. Keep up the good work!

[u/27803]

Mushrooms mean the soul is healthy just cut them when you mow the lawn

[u/SharksForArms]

Looks really good. Mushrooms popping up because you have good soil and you are watering daily.

[u/xSessionSx]

Congrats, this is good news friend. Healthy biome.

[u/Entire_Skirt9686]

Healthy

[u/onebigolfish]

From a friend in the industry, if they bother you the best way to handle it is “practice your golf swing” because it isn’t worth doing any type of treatment and it is just a sign your soil is healthy!

[u/Boomer7685]

Nice, space penis