Bought top soil from an Arborist Comapny

[121NetDesign]

HI Guys

 

I bought 3x 1 ton bags of 'blended' top soil from an Arborist company. It appears to be soil mixed with wood chip. I made a vegetable garden with it early spring. Lovely vegetables by the way!

 

Now, there is mushroom type growths all over the place! I have included some images. I hope you guys can identify and advise whether to get rid of the soil or if it can be treated. I fear it is a case of getting rid of. I fear the tree was made made into woodchip for a reason!

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

[Hannah]

Im not sure what they are but mushrooms growing in soil/compost is fairly normal and normally nothing to worry about. Il leave someone else to comment directly on what they are and if theyre dodge.

[skyhuck]

Just rake em in, imo.

[Stephen Blair]

the woodchip needs to extract nitrogen from the soil to compost, the fungis is all part of the deal, rake them in as huck says..if he told you it was pure soil then not cool, if you knew it had woodchip in it then thats just the way it is, he should of told you this would happen though

[121NetDesign]

Thanks Steve

 

Couple of questions if I may.

 

How does the fungi seeds get in there in the first place and

 

How long should I expect to see these 'fungi'?

 

Thanks in Advance

[Steve Bullman]

windblown spores more than likely

[skyhuck]

Thanks Steve

 

Couple of questions if I may.

 

How does the fungi seeds get in there in the first place and

 

How long should I expect to see these 'fungi'?

 

Thanks in Advance

 

Fungi spores are EVERYWHERE, they just need the right conditions to grow

[Stephen Blair]

burry the woodchip under the soil, but they will be there as long as the chip its heating up.

[Marc]

Not a problem in my opinion, one of the companies i work for sell compasted wood chip as mulch and use it extensivley for mulch circles round veteran trees and on newly planted trees in over 15 years has not been a problem, mushrooms will occur and its only natures way.

 

The only problem i've heard of is using composted woodchip from deseased trees (viral, bacterial or fungal) and placing it in direct contact with the trees feeder roots, as a mulch circle though placed on top of the soil should make transfer of any pathogen very unlikly.

 

Don't qoute me on it though only what i've heard and read briefly in the past.

[Marc]

windblown spores more than likely

 

I did a little experiment once, cut a piece of a freshly felled Sycamore which was young and healthy placed it in a black bag and left it for a while, fungi grew which just shows that fungi is ever present just waiting for the right conditions.