We've been receiving a bit of rain here in my Georgia Garden. Lucky for us, we have not gotten the horrible rain falls that our neighbors to the West, Atlanta received a few weeks ago!
A visitor comes calling to my Gardens with such rain falls.
Yep, those pesky Mushrooms!
I say pesky, because they pop up all over the place and we cannot eat them!
The Saint and I love eating mushrooms but as we all know, if you eat the wrong mushroom, well, you could die from them! I do see the beauty in the mushroom though. 
Even though kind of neat looking, I consider the mushrooms in my yard nothing more then a pest as if a weed to pull.
I pluck them from the earth and let them die a peaceful death on the ground. 
Look at how pretty these three clumps of mushrooms look in the Shade Garden! They look as though I planted them by the Black Elephant Ear and Hosta don't they?
Look how large they were compared to my hand! They just popped up over night! Crazy I tell ya and worse then any weed I know. What do you all do when you find mushrooms in your garden?
Wow, it sure has been RAINING MUSHROOMS, In the Garden...
First I inspect them, maybe take their photo and then kick them over! I like to kick the ones that have that smoke stuff in them...Dogs tongue are the ones I hate, you smell them long before you see them!!
ReplyDeleteSkeeter,
ReplyDeleteWe leave the mushrooms in the garden and think of them as flowers. We eat the edible ones like Oyster Mushrooms and Chantrelles.
They are pretty even if not edible, Skeeter. We don't do anything to the poor things. They will die back soon enough all by themselves. But if one did want to pick them, they add wonderful nutrients to the compost pile. :-)
ReplyDeleteFrances
Skeeter, I know you and the saint like golf, ha! Although it would make a mess of the clubs.
ReplyDeleteYours are pretty, I always make myself think they are fairy/pixie homes just so I'm not replused. We really don't get the clumping ones just one or two, I don't like leaving them because they shrivel and turn black. Then I have to say "eww, what's that?"
I get the white ones. Sometimes they get rather big. I just knock them over. Haven't seen any this yr so far. I've only seen them in the front yard in 1 spot.
ReplyDeleteHope all have a wonderful day.
Mushrooms are evidence that natural decomposition is happening. Love the contrast of them with the black elephant ears.
ReplyDeleteAmazing clump of mushrooms! Love your titles! It's it incredible how fast the pop up out of nowhere! I read about one deadly poisonous mushroom, that looks like edible species, called the destroying angel, I'm so scared of all mushrooms now!
ReplyDeleteWe have mushroom Fairy Rings popping up all over the neighborhood. They look wonderful, but lawn people don't like them~~Yours are a beautiful color. gail
ReplyDeleteI love them. If they were more predictable, I would grow a mushroom garden;)
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I'm in the same camp as Frances and don't do anything to the mushrooms. They go away and leave organic matter for the garden. I think their presence is always a good thing because it shows there is organic activity going on in the garden (usually decomposition). Organic activity is what our gardens need so it is a good thing for me. I'd worry about a garden that had no mushrooms.
ReplyDeleteI leave all ours to just do their thing. I find them to be interesting in all their different shapes and colors.
ReplyDeleteOoh, pout, I'm always envious the the wonderful pine straw mulch used in the south... which is not sold here! I admit I do like mushrooms popping up her and there, even though you can't eat them and I do agree they are pesky. I just love their cool forms!
ReplyDeleteThose are some pretty big clumps of "shrooms" and it is too bad they are not edible. At least they can provide a good photo op?
ReplyDeleteRosey
Tina, start worring about my garden....I get them on the frontlawn but never have had any in a garden!!!!
ReplyDeleteCute post Skeeter and I love the look of them in your shade garden as they add great texture in in. We had tons of them in June and July with our 55 days of rain out of the 2 months but been scarce since. I usually just leave them till they get mowed down but maybe Frances has made me rethink that and I will pick them for composting. Now why did'nt I have sense enough to think of that?
HELLO EVERYONE!
ReplyDeleteWe have some family members visiting with us so I cannot be on here long as the computer is in one of the guest rooms. I wanted to pop in here and say hi to all.
We took off to Charleston for the day yesterday and survived the rain falls and were able to get some fun memories made.
Came home to 2 and half inches in the rain gauge and Atlanta had another flood!
I am sure we will have more mushrooms throughout the yard with this latest rain fall.
Sunny today and off to play a bit at a nature Park...
Everyone have a great day and chat with you when I can....
I haven't really seen too many mushrooms yet this fall. I was just reading the same thing that Tina said in her comments. I think they look neat coming up through your mulch.
ReplyDeleteCool mushrooms! Last spring I found two morel mushrooms in mine. one of them was the size of my hand!
ReplyDeleteI think there must be mushrooms popping up all over the place with all the rain that's been falling throughout the eastern half of the U.S. As for me, Skeeter, I'm thankful I don't live in the Plains states right now--I'd much rather see a mushroom in the yard than a snowdrift:)
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed at how quickly the mushrooms grow - one day there is nothing there and the next a huge mushroom. You found some big ones indeed. -Jackie
ReplyDeleteThese look like Honey mushrooms,which are perfectly edible
ReplyDeleteBut I'd do some work to identify
what species Armillaria these are as some may cause upset stomach in some people.
They add something to the landscape, don't you think? It is a sign that there is no drought! We have an interesting mushroom that is a rather embarrassing shape.
ReplyDeleteCameron
We've just had rain, so may see some. I just leave them alone, as their lives are limited in dry Los Angeles. They bring some variety into the garden and do no harm.
ReplyDeleteI just leave the mushrooms. The only ones I don't like are the stinkhorns. I don't even want to talk about them! lol
ReplyDeleteSneaking up here to say hey real quick! Had a great walk in the Swamp and saw lots of wildlife. I am seeing more mushrooms in the yard today as well as all over town. Am sure to see more as the ground is so moist right now...
ReplyDeleteCameron, you made me giggle. hee hee....
Back to the family now....
Mushroooms are one of those plants I need to know more about. Yes, you can die if you eat the wrong one and I am a mushroom person myself. Many thanks for the lovely photos and commentary.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
I've never been sure if it's OK to leave them alone. I used to scrape them off with a hoe or something, but lately, haven't taken the time to do it. Yours are pretty!
ReplyDeleteMore rains and more mushrooms popping up in the yard this week! And now cool temps too. I dont like the cool temps we are having now. It seems as though it has gone from hot to cold over night... I would rather have a slow transition...
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