Mushrooms are a good sign?
Year two on these beds. Year two of gardening in a new state with a completely different climate than I’ve familiar with. Bed fill was brand new last year and needed tons of remediation to get things to thrive (multiple rounds of compost, composted manure, and bags of happy frogs fertilizer were added last year). I laid lots of composted manure at season end last year and covered in leaves from the yard to overwinter. I’m new to this so I’m sorta just doing what I read about, listening to seasoned gardeners in my area, and feeling it out 😬
The parsley and sorrel made it through the coldest winter in mid-Virginia history in 20 years. Pitcher for scale. Mushrooms are in the same bed and all the others in various sizes and density.
by -sing3r-
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I think they are. I add a fair bit of woody material to my beds each year, as well as using wood chip pathways. I get quite an assortment of different mushrooms through the year and my beds generally support lush growth.
I think so! People pay good money for microrhyzal soil. Plants evolved along fungi for a reason. And clearly the results speak for themselves. 🙂 Garden looks great!
Yes. I grow mycelium just to put it into my raised beds
The mushrooms are good for your soil, breaking organic materials down into something your plants can use.
Mushrooms grow best with plenty of moisture, so sometimes they are a sign of overwatering, but not always.
Nothing to worry about, they’re not harmful to your veggies. If they bother you aesthetically, just knock them over or pull them. But honestly, it’s a sign you’re doing things right with all that compost and organic matter.