Mushrooms growing in my lawn, told that it is from too much water, but I have not watered that area.?
Question:I know I can dig them up to remove them and then reseed, but how do I stop them from growing? Chemicals?
Answers:
It's not just overwatering or too much rain but poor drainage that results in too much water. That plus not much sunlight creates the perfect growth medium for fungi.
If this is a low spot in your lawn, consider remedying that, probably next spring, by adding topsoil before the grass gets going. (Or choose this spot as a self-watering garden site for any water-loving plants.) If the mushrooms' shade can be decreased by trimming away tree branches or trimming bushes, you can do that now.
There's no need to re-seed unless you've got wall-to-wall mushrooms. Even then, the grass will fill in the spot once you remove the mushrooms. No need to dig--they're not rooted plants but surface growers. Just kneel down and pick each one up.
You won't be able to prevent future growth of mushrooms, since the spores are everywhere, unless you create a lawn that amounts to a hostile environment--thick with grass, dry most of the time, and quite sunny. In many yards, that simply isn't possible.
Just let them grow.
Check your groundwater level first - if that is too high, nothing you will do will prevent the mushrooms from coming back
They are growing from decaying material underground. (maybe tree roots). They will go away on their own.
There may be rotting roots underground upon which the mushrooms are feeding. Are there a lot of roots in that area? If there are, you could try digging them up, or you could just leave them.
Also, is this area lower than the rest of the yard? Water may collect there even if you do not water the yard.
Just some ideas. The mushrooms should not hurt your yard, so I'd simply leave them. They will die off eventually, and provide nutrients for your lawn.
yes u can use chemicals but i would not . it is not bad for them to be there .they will not bother anything .something must be in the ground in that spot . check the ph
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Do you have some tree stumps or roots in your yard? The mushrooms may be "fruits" of the fungi which are growing in the stumps. Try to find the stump and pour some stump killer into it, an enzyme which will accelerate the degradation.
Mushrooms are not seed or reseeding proses ,they growing in bacterial method of life .I am sure in that area soil is nitrate ted more than other place .When is raining nitrogen mix in to the soil and mushrooms starting to grow.Mixing sand will help to stop this proses.
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