Re: mushrooms
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- Subject: Re: mushrooms
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 02:09:54 -0400
Pat,
Mushrooms are the part of the fungi that live on decaying wood that we
see...underground are often vast threadlike networks of the part we don't
see. Other than the dreaded Honey Fungus I read about in UK books, but
have not heard much about this side of the pond, they are simply doing the
job of composting carbonaceous materials, and are benign as long as not
ingested.
Re: your glob...I'm gonna quote (without permission, but I know he won't
mind) part of a post marvelous Bob Stewart made, once upon a time, as a
reply to someone on Gardens-L about this...should answer your question:
"Perhaps you have discovered the infamous, the hideous, the diabolical
slime
mold! It looks like it isn't moving but when you're not looking it puts
its
plasmodium in motion and slithers slowly forward digesting all saprophytic
food sources in it's path.
In other words, it's ugly but it don't hurt nuffin. If their grossness is
unbearable you can break them up by blasting them with a strong spray from
the hose. Slim molds are most common on mulch but during humid weather they
can form on tree bark, leaves, or even the side of your house. Eventually
they dry up and release their spores. They occur in a number of colors,
including yellows and reds, but usually fade to tan or brown when they
dry."
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Pat <pattm@execpc.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 12:02 PM
>
> I have mushrooms all over, and I was under the impression that they
> sprouted out of old wood. In my garden's case, that would make sense,
> since 18 months ago one couldn't see my house due to over grown brush.
> The former owners cut the brush and left the root systems underground to
> rot - thus mushrooms.
>
> One that really fascinates me, however, is a large patch of yellow
> fungus - not traditional mushrooms, just globs of fungus on the ground
> in various spots in my garden. Doesn't seem to hurt anything, but no
> wildlife goes near it either. When it *rots*, it turns blood red . . .
> a bit alarming as it looks like something died in my garden . . . .any
> idea where/how I can find out what it is??
>
> Pat Mitchell
> pattm@execpc.com
> "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
> nothing."
> -Edmund Burke
>
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