What the heck are these growing with my tomato seedlings? Got up this morning and there were 10 pepper seedlings that all had these in them. They literally popped up overnight.
by twr243
What the heck are these growing with my tomato seedlings? Got up this morning and there were 10 pepper seedlings that all had these in them. They literally popped up overnight.
by twr243
10 Comments
Those are mushrooms.
You have good soil
Your soil is eating the wood mulch, all is fine
Mushrooms, as others have said. These are the reproductive parts of fungi that have colonized your pots. (The woody, wet conditions in the pots are ideal conditions for fungi to grow.) Fortunately, fungi in the garden are desirable because they help to break down organic matter into nutrients that are bioavailable to plants. The mushrooms will disappear within a few days after releasing their spores into the wind, but the mycelium (looks like fine white threads) in the soil will remain as long as conditions are favorable for it.
Japanese umbrella mushrooms
Your soil is very happy, congrats! Those little mushrooms are inedible but harmless, they’ll disappear in a day or so and they won’t bother your tomatoes.
My guess is Parasola plicatilis but definetly a small member of the inkcap mushrooms. If you want a more qualified answer you should post this in a mushroom id subreddit.
Theyre good guys and don’t last long. They’ll help the soil, they may be telling you you’re over watering
Mushrooms,,, you’re fine
Where did you get your seed setup at?