Lawn covered in Toadstools

BlazingSaddler

My rear lawn is absolutely covered in Toadstools! Is there anything that I can do to prevent this?, I noticed that the growth of the grass this year was very poor, in recent years I've had to cut it once a week but this year I probably cut it less than half a dozen times! Would there be a drainage issue, I had it relaid approx. 4 years ago and a drain was put in but it is in much worse condition than ever.

CJhaughey

They don't last for long and its just part of nature.
Are you sure they are toadstools?

NIMAN

I had them for the 1st time this year, big brutes too, strimmer soon sorted them.

BlazingSaddler

CJhaughey wrote: »

They don't last for long and its just part of nature.
Are you sure they are toadstools?

Actually they look like Mushrooms, but a little browner. Would a toadstool be red on top? If they are Mushrooms would they be edible?

postitnote

A lot of mushrooms are extremely bad for you. A lot are edible. But even the edible ones might make you trip out. Probably best leaving them all alone.

rje66

mattb74 wrote: »

My rear lawn is absolutely covered in Toadstools! Is there anything that I can do to prevent this?, I noticed that the growth of the grass this year was very poor, in recent years I've had to cut it once a week but this year I probably cut it less than half a dozen times! Would there be a drainage issue, I had it relaid approx. 4 years ago and a drain was put in but it is in much worse condition than ever.

Do you have many trees in the garden?

BlazingSaddler

rje66 wrote: »

Do you have many trees in the garden?

Yes, a 10 year old white birch. Getting very big.

NIMAN

Why would you get them when never had them before?

This year is the first that mine appeared and they were big 'uns.

I have a couple of trees in the lower part of my garden, and thats mostly where they appeared. HAving said that, after I strimmed/cut them, they didn't regrow. Maybe time of year seen to that?

CJhaughey

They come from spores, so could be wind carried etc.
This year lots of things grew where they didn't previously because of the long hot summer.
Up to this point it has been too dry for fungi to grow, they usually need a bit of moisture.
I like the look of them personally, as they mark the changing of the seaons but I can appreciate that others may not.
They won't make any difference to your lawn if thats what you are concerned about, they are really only here for a week or so.

rje66

mattb74 wrote: »

Yes, a 10 year old white birch. Getting very big.

Birch tree roots and fungi have some sort of symbiotic relationship . This is the reason I believe.
Have a Google of mycorrhizal fungi hebeloma and lactarius, it's interesting reading, and good to know how mother nature works.

C.

Fairy Washing up liquid(2 -3tbl spoons) mixed in ten litres of water should get rid of them.. Poke holes in ground beside toadstools and pour in mix. Dont allow liquid to frought-up when mixing.

BlazingSaddler

Thanks, I'll give the fairy a try. Growing bigger by the day

CJhaughey

Fairy liquid is full of phosphates, the grass will grow like you put down 10-10-20!

madrabui

CJhaughey wrote: »

Fairy liquid is full of phosphates, the grass will grow like you put down 10-10-20!

I never knew this. Can I use it as a fertilizer for grass?

C.

CJhaughey wrote: »

Fairy liquid is full of phosphates, the grass will grow like you put down 10-10-20!

2 to 3 table spoons shouldnt do much harm although i do agree. If you ever see the growth fairy liquid puts on grass when the gully pipe at sink blocks and spills onto lawn . Nice lush grass after.

pwurple

Hah! Easily known this is an Irish thread rather than anywhere else in the world. Anywhere else this would be "can I eat these", but here it's "how do I kill it".

I'd do a spore print (stand one up on a piece of paper overnight) and bring to a mushroom identifier. If the spore print comes out pink, it could be a Miller Mushroom, which is edible. Win!