What Causes Lawn Mushrooms and How To Get Rid of Them?
Lawn mushrooms are the fruit of fungi infested yard soil that feeds off decaying matter such as old mulch, animal waste, and rotting tree stumps. The more the food source the bigger the lawn mushrooms. Permanently ridding your lawn of mushrooms means totally eliminating the food source or sources. This can be difficult, and sometimes impossible. Chemicals tare available that effectively kill mushrooms, but with the food sources for the fungi still present in your yard, the mushrooms are likely to return. You can also try applying 2 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in a gallon of water. I have dogs therefore I have lawn mushrooms. I try to be more vigilant during this time of the year with scooping the dog poop and I go out with my dogs first thing every morning and pick the mushrooms and immediately toss them. My dogs are mature enough that I don’t worry too much about them eating mushrooms, but removing them eliminates any potential attraction for curious children and pets. If you
