So I bought this monstera adansonii second hand about a week ago, and at the time noticed these little yellow-white dots on the soil that looked like either insect eggs or fungus.
Fast forward to now, and just today I’ve noticed these big mushroom growths.
💧 Over the course of the week I’ve watered the plant once, probably with a bit too much water. The soil stayed soggy for the following day or two, which I’ve heard can lead to fungal growth BUT I didn’t expect anything this extreme. How do I save my poor little guy?
☀️ the plant gets some direct morning sunlight where it is, which I have since realized is not ideal. Going to be moving it to a spot in the room with indirect sunlight instead.
by best-of-the-zest
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It’s fine
I love when I get mushroom friends
Mushrooms are a sign of healthy soil
Those mushrooms are so cute
They are friends
Nothing to worry about, they frens not foes
I freaked out when my begonias grew neon green shrooms, but yeah, they are a sign of fertile soil and are harmless. If you still hate them, let the soil dry out or remove them!
Reminds me of Leucocoprinus Birnbaumii. I might be wrong though. You could post it in r/mycology
Bigger pot and more soil. Then water far less than you have been.
They’re not harmful to the plant and are actually beneficial as in mycorrhizae mutual relationship to the plant. However the soil might be too wet and moisture retaining if mushrooms keep growing.
I miss my mushroom buddies! I had a bunch and they died off. Now I worry my soil is bad
Flowerpot parasols 🙂 they’re cute — they’ll open up (like parasols lol) release their spores and die off; I always let em do their thing in hopes I get more mushy friends
OP you’re cracking me up in this thread, you’re amazing and I’m glad you have new mushroom friends
Fungi the fun guy!
Fren shaped
nice flower
Lol
I had a mushroom recently and it died before I even got home from work. Just let it be, won’t be around long lol
Better mushrooms than root rot my friend, they indicate healthy soil! They also compete with the other fungi in the soil, so if they’re this big, they have a decent size network down there!
lol OP’s progress through the comment thread is so adorable ❤️
the mushrooms indicate the soil is healthy. Leave them or just pluck them.
It looks kinda cute hahahha
Nah she doin fine
Love shrooms! Means happy substrate=good!
Whatever you are doing, keep doing it.