first time w/ organics and....

so i was very interested with what happend so i decided to post and see if anything similar has happened to anyone else.

the other day i bought bat guano and bone meal as a top dressing on my plants. i fed them and watered them. then two days later i come back and find a mushroom farm in my pots. it looks pretty fuckin sweet. i know theyre not real,but they sure do look like mini gold caps.

on to my question- will these mushrooms growing there bennefit my plant? ive seen mushroom compost, but i dont know if mushrooms growing and then decaying will bennefit the soil or organisms in the soil

anyone seen this or know anything?

Get those mushrooms out of there... Mushrooms are like any another plant they need nutrients to survive. Nutrients that come from your soil. Its that much less that your plant receives.

April weed said:

Get those mushrooms out of there... Mushrooms are like any another plant they need nutrients to survive. Nutrients that come from your soil. Its that much less that your plant receives.

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I would like to think that isn't true, maybe someone with a little more information would respond. There are some mushrooms have mycorhyzael relationships with plants. However, they are generally to a specific plants e.g. Amanita Amerimuscaria.

In all my fungal growing expierence, Never once has one added NPK to the substrate, and they responded as they should. Fungi survive off dead, decaying, plant matter. Maybe some wood chips in your soil mix?

April weed said:

Mushrooms are like any another plant

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It's funny because really, they are completely different than every plant, they don't need chlorophyll to grow.

Mushrooms are not going to affect your plant in my opinion. As stated they live off of decay and what they will take up from the soil is not going to make that much of a difference in what the soil has to offer. Once they go through their life cycle just gently mix back into the soil to make more food for the plant. Using wood chips you must be very careful because you can invite termites around your roots. If you want to add wood particles to the soil I would use woody plant stems that were composted until they are at least partialy decomposed before adding to the soil, this will help feed the worms and other little beasties in the soil, all of which will bring benefit to the soil and ultimately to the plant. Good Luck.

You should be okay, my only concern might be problems with other types of fungus spores that may or may not have came in contact with your guano. Good light and air exchange with proper circulation should limit any problems you may encounter indoors or outdoors. I'm a HUGE fan of organic, but bringing any organic nutrients into a dwelling will run the risk of contaminating the rest of the household with such fungus and mould spores (just like any hydro or soil grow) Just keep it clean and well ventilated, and you shouldn't have any problems.

ALSO... It's very unlikely that picking the few mushrooms that are there would stop them from growing. The spores will colonize and spread through the soil (dig up a few and you'll see what I mean) I also wouldn't advise eating any mushrooms unless you're VERY clear of the strain.

dr hicks

I use tons of myco when I transplant and then after a heavy watering I always get little cap looking mushroom clusters. it's pretty cool.

mushrooms!

odbsmydog said:

mushrooms!

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Coprinus plicatilis is my guess.