Dealing with mushrooms in the lawn! How to control and get rid of mushroom fungi in your yard?

Managing Lawn Mushrooms

Have you ever walked outside after a rainy period only to find that your Minneapolis, MN lawn has sprouted mushrooms, seemingly overnight? Rainfall and increased humidity in late spring and early summer serve as an open invitation for mushrooms to cause a ruckus on otherwise tame lawns. The good news: most will pack up and leave without any damage to the surrounding grass.

Minneapolis, MN Lawn mushrooms are fungi that feed off decomposing and decaying matter like old tree stumps, animal waste, timeworn mulch and forgotten construction debris. This essentially means you cannot permanently eradicate mushrooms without excavating the lawn. This is also why you should not try to combat mushrooms with fungicide, as the actual fungus in this case is located underground.

Not to worry – you don’t have to be stuck with these unwanted turf invaders forever. Altering the conditions of your lawn will help prevent mushrooms from appearing. Weed Man Minneapolis, MN recommends the following simple steps:

1. Rake up and remove the mushrooms. Only experts can distinguish between edible and poisonous mushrooms, so this is particularly beneficial if you have young children or pets.
2. Reduce irrigation. Minneapolis, MN Mushrooms thrive on over-watering, heavy rainfall and poor drainage. This is why people with new sod, which requires frequent watering, often encounter sudden mushroom growth in their lawns.
3. Remove pet waste and rotten plant debris. Exhausting all of the food sources for fungus off the surface of your lawn will hamper its chances of growing in the future.
4. Rake. Raking up thatch will help eliminate any decomposing materials on the surface and allow the soil to breathe.
5. Aerate. Aeration improves drainage and allows air to penetrate the subsurface and circulate deep in compacted soil.                                                                                                                                    

Mushrooms, while unsightly, are easy to manage with the right lawn care plan. Be sure to call your Weed Man Minneapolis, MN professional with any questions regarding the elimination of mushrooms in your lawn.

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