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Mushrooms
I have three separate clay pots, each with basil, parsley, and thyme. Every morning I check these plants and they have small mushrooms growing in the soil. I remove them only to find them grown back the next day. How do I get rid of them for good, and are they harmful to the plants?
Posted by Susie Fuoco on May 5, 2020
Marianne's Response
No worries. The mushrooms are most likely part of the potting soil organic matter that came from manure used in a mushroom farm. Keeping the soil less moist and in more sun will help to control the mushrooms. They do not harm the plants. I do not advise eating any volunteer mushrooms as some can be very toxic. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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