Mushrooms?

Hi folks

I have started noticing what I think are patches of mushrooms in my garden but was wondering if someone could confirm and possible offer some advice on how to get rid of them. They just start to look like dark patches on the grass and if anything more of them are appearing but only noticeable when the grass has just been cut.

Thanks
Marty

 

Drahcir - I pulled some of it out of the grass as it never seems to grow above the grass line. It can’t be leaves as I never have leaves in my front garden. Here’s some more photos I took just now.

 

I cant really see any mushrooms, but if there are some they are mostly seasonal and will not be noticeable as the weather changes going into autumn and winter.

 

Yes whatever it is it’s only really noticeable if you are standing on the lawn and looking down which is why I see it more when cutting the grass. If anything it’s getting worse and I’m more concerned of it taking over my lawn

 

So in the pictures with your hand visible are talking about the brown and the yellow looking bits.

 

Drahcir- the front garden where that is the worst gets the sun most of the day in the summer as it’s east facing. I also don’t have any trees or high walls that would cause shade.

Pete - Yes it’s more like a charcoal/black colour on top then turned over it’s like a cream/yellow colour.

 

Has it been wet?
Just wondering if its a poor drainage problem.

 

No wetter than normal. Living in Ireland it’s wet quite a lot lol

 

You proffer 6 photos. I do not detect any fungi visible in them at all. There is moss, which is a symptom of weak grass growth, either due to poor light, poor drainage, compacted surface ,and/ or wrong grass species for the conditions. Sometimes it suggests mowing too tightly, not permitting the grass to grow to a sustainable degree, in other words, to survive.
May I suggest you invest in:
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Infradig - after searching the word fungi on google images I seem to have found what it is. Lichens? Never heard of it in my life. That’s exactly what it looks like in real life. It looks like my lawn will need a lot of work to get rid of this and it could be a result of poor air flow and drainage. The fences go the left and right of my garden have no gaps and then a brick wall on the front.

 

Not something I get around here on a lawn anyway.

 

I can't really make out the picture that we'll. But if it is some kind of mushroom, I'd be happy. It means the soil is healthy. Most garden fungi thrives on rotting bulky organic matter, the presence of which is generally a positive thing. I'm not a fungi expert, so take this with a pinch of salt, but I'm not aware of any lawn mushrooms that are harmful, as long as you DON'T EAT them.

Interesting fact about mushrooms, is the bit we see is only the 'fruit'. You could remove it all and they'll still come back next year when conditions are right. The vast majority of the mass of mushroom happens underground in a super fine network of string like structures.

 

Fly Agaric grows in my garden every year Clueless. Definitely not one to eat.

 

That's one of very few fungis that I have actually taken a bit of interest in. Mainly because it's beautiful but deadly, but also in part because it's the inspiration for a surprising amount of folklore and fairy tales.

But apart from the folklore, I think in practical terms it's the embodiment of the old adage of look but don't touch.

As an aside though, what baffles me is something eats it. I don't know what, but it grows in the forest near me. It sometimes has nibbles taken out of it. Presumably there are some very interesting bugs nearby.

 

Slugs or rabbits.