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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: cornykev on October 30, 2007, 18:09:30

Title: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: cornykev on October 30, 2007, 18:09:30
I layed woodchips down on my two main paths and now toadstools are sprouting up everywhere  :'( do I pull em up bag and burn.  ??? ??? ???   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: Eristic on October 30, 2007, 18:15:14
I would just leave them but watch out in case they are morels. Morels normally come out about Apr-May and are often found in woodchip and are highly regarded as a gourmet thing.
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: angle shades on October 30, 2007, 18:16:46
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do they look like this Kev? / shades x
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: star on October 30, 2007, 19:05:15


http://www.squidoo.com/morelmushroomhunting/

We get loads of different shrooms in our woodchip too, they are not edible to my knowledge I dont think I want to try them either, as my doggies pee on it :-\

But it would be nice to see morels appearing. I take special notice in springtime :)
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: ipt8 on October 30, 2007, 21:15:01
Leave them, they are not doing any harm, its nature at work....
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: cornykev on November 01, 2007, 21:00:10
Doesn't look like either of them, suppose I'll let them be.  ???   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: Norfolk n Proud on November 04, 2007, 17:01:35
Evening all, i found 2 or 3 of exactly the same mushroom that you posted Angle Shades, do you know what they are?? 
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: star on November 04, 2007, 17:34:14
I think they are just part of the decomposing of the woodchip, you get different fungi depending on the type of wood in the chip.

Last year we had a lot of, what looked like a form of inkcap, they were on a conifer based chip. This year is more broadleaved stuff and looks like small fairy ring 'shrooms.

I was told that I had magic mushrooms last year too :o 
Title: Re: Toadstools in woodchip
Post by: cornykev on November 05, 2007, 15:31:01
Our woodchip comes from conker trees.  ;D ;D ;D