Mushrooms in soil

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  1. jane0o0

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    Hi all, I've got tomatoes, peppers growing in pots in greenhouse and keep getting mushrooms popping up. I've never had this before so will they do something to my plants.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Quite often they are an advantage, they break down the organic matter in the compost and make nutrients available to the roots of your plants.
     
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      Ah ok. So should I leave them or remove the mushrooms.
       
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Well, probably best to remove them, the main part of the fungus is under the compost anyway so they might well reappear.
       
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      Seems magic.
       
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        Magic Mushrooms, now your talking...........Could do with something to give me a boost (no not the Choc bar)
         
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          I have had this too this year, I assumed it was something to do with the make up of the growbags/compost I’ve been using (it’s been a bit hit and miss where I have been able to buy compost-due to obvious reasons), as I have everything in containers, thought maybe a greater percentage of wood material in the mix? Also with so much watering recently in the hot weather.

          Glad to hear it’s nothing to worry about.
          Tink.
           
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