Gardening and Landscaping Stack Exchange
Gardening and Landscaping Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [fungus]

For questions about growing fungi or curing fungal diseases.

Fungi (singular: fungus) constitute a complete biological kingdom (ie. the same level of classification as "animals" and "plants"). Fungi are divided into Eumycota (true fungi), myxomycetes (slime molds), and oomycetes ( molds).

Mycology (the study of fungi) is often considered a branch of botany, although in reality fungi are more closely related to animals than plants.

Fungi are rarely visible as they feed on and dead matter. They often only become visible when they produce a fruiting body such as a mushroom or mold.

Many kinds of mushroom are , and a gardener can grow mushrooms for eating. Questions about growing mushrooms should use the tag.

Fungi can also pose problems for gardeners in the form of various plant and molds, and will often look like a viral or bacterial infection. Use this tag for all questions about dealing with infections.

321 questions
8
votes
3 answers

What's this green stuff on my soil?

I dumped my french press on this potted fig tree a few times, perhaps that was a mistake. Today I noticed this this green stuff on top of the soil. What is this?
gmcerveny
  • 81
  • 1
  • 3
8
votes
6 answers

What are these specks of white fuzz in some of my potting soil?

I was transplanting seedlings of chives and parsley and noticed white fuzzy specks clustered in the soil. Because it exists in both sets of seedlings - neither of which started with this fuzzy stuff - I imagine it is something in the soil or it is a…
cr0
  • 1,945
  • 2
  • 15
  • 24
8
votes
3 answers

How can I get rid of fungus on my pepper plants?

I have multiple Pepper Plants (Buhut Jolokia) and some of them had a little too much water. Now there has grown a white mold on the dirt around the stem and I beleve that the plant is suffering from it. How can I get rid of it? Update The white…
Frezzley
  • 183
  • 1
  • 6
8
votes
1 answer

Is this fig tree disease or just malnourished?

My folks in Berkeley, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) showed me their young fig tree the other day to see if I could figure out what was wrong with it, but I wasn't certain. I searched here (during title search) and found a nice document from the…
NOTjust -- user4304
  • 215
  • 2
  • 6
7
votes
1 answer

mushrooms in raised garden beds around strawberries

Orange mushrooms growing around strawberry in raised garden bed. What are they, and what are they a sign of? I’m in Vancouver BC, and it’s late July (summer). Plant hardiness zone 8b.
init_js
  • 311
  • 2
  • 8
7
votes
2 answers

What is this fungus or weed growing in my flower bed?

I came home today and noticed two patches of this stuff in my flower bed. I recently put down new mulch and I just started watering my lawn again. I live in Texas. 1) Is this a fungus? 2) Is it harmful? 3) How do I get rid of it?
Robert Greiner
  • 535
  • 1
  • 3
  • 11
7
votes
1 answer

Is a fungus causing dead patches in my lawn?

Here is a picture of part of my lawn after this harsh summer. I am trying to figure out if this is lawn fungus or that the lawn literally burnt to death. Is it fungus that I should use the Scotts Fungus stuff on it, or should I just rip it up a bit…
Robinson Crusoe
  • 71
  • 2
7
votes
1 answer

What is this white crust forming on my cactus during the growing months?

I live in the UK and have a Trichocereus bridgesii/Echinopsis lageniformis "monstrose" cactus that I bought from a garden centre 3 years ago. Every year in early summer several new stems grow from sections on the existing stems near to the spines,…
Alex Saad
  • 173
  • 1
  • 7
7
votes
1 answer

What is this white growth on my euphorbia stenoclada (spiky succulent)?

I picked up this plant from a plant shop in Phoenix. This white scaly stuff seems to be spreading. I had a second plant just like this that had much more growth on it and it eventually died. I'm really hoping to save it. Any idea how to treat this…
jterm
  • 325
  • 1
  • 5
7
votes
1 answer

How many times do Fungus Gnats lay eggs?

If they lay eggs only once, this fact could help in eradicating them. If one has an extra pot of soil without a plant in it and waters this one day before watering the plants, then this pot may be targeted first for laying eggs. The next day the…
amoxus
  • 71
  • 1
7
votes
1 answer

What are those orange things growing on my soil?

After two uncommonly hot & humid days in Southern California (weather is usually mild and dry), I noticed these orange things growing on my soil. Wondering what those are (see 2nd and 3rd picture for close up) ignore the yellow dots on the leave,…
gcb
  • 483
  • 1
  • 4
  • 8
7
votes
1 answer

How can I control mint rust?

Sharing knowledge here: Since I live in the San Francisco Fog Belt, I suffer from a variety of soil-borne funguses, including mint rust. In fact, mint rust is so severe that in the past I've had to rip out my mint every year and replant it from…
FuzzyChef
  • 727
  • 1
  • 7
  • 15
6
votes
1 answer

Is this mint fungus, or over/under watering my plant?

I have two mint plants that have grown without much fanfare. Occasionally I do notice the odd leaf with very dark brown edges, almost black. Some leaves also appear to have a powdery white substance on their leaves, leaving them pale in appearance.…
Mohamad
  • 235
  • 1
  • 3
  • 7
6
votes
1 answer

Is this lawn fungus?

I'm having trouble with my lawn. I know the picture is hard to see, but in the circles are yellow-ish grass. This was green two weeks ago. Close up it looks like yellow dead grass. A month ago I applied a product that was supposed to get rid of…
Marinaio
  • 447
  • 2
  • 8
6
votes
2 answers

Dracaena Massangeana: Leaf spots on new growth

Over the course of the past week I noticed spots developing on some of the new leaves. These start as faint yellow halos and seem to develop a brown core quickly over the course of a few days. The brown part is ~5 mm in diameter, while the halo can…
kettlepot
  • 1,181
  • 5
  • 12
  • 24
1
2
3
…
21 22