Saturday, November 19, 2011

How do I get rid of mushrooms in my bonsai?

I keep a bonsai indoors and the soil it gets covered with mushrooms every 10-12 days. I try to remove them as early as possible, I also removed the top layer of soil, but this didn't seem to work. Any ideas how to get rid of them?|||The appearence of mushrooms means that the soil is very good quality. It is very difficult to get rid of them if not impossible. What it means is that the soil is laced with a fungal mat made up of hyphae (little fungal hair like structures). The mushrooms grow up from this very well networked system. You could try some fungicides but you run the risk of harming your bonsai. You may be able to control them by adjusting the amount of nitrogen in your soil but again, you may affect your bonsai.





Best advice, talk to a specialist at a greenhouse or at the nearest university. They would be best suited to help you with your issue and could be available for immediate consultation should it be necessary.|||If they're magic mushrooms I'll come over and eat them.

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