Sometimes summer residents are faced with an abundance of toadstools appearing in their garden and vegetable patch.
Why this happens and what can be done about it – we will figure it out in this article.
Why are toadstools growing on the plot?
Mushrooms can appear in beds and gardens if there are old trees and stumps nearby. Sometimes spores are brought in with manure brought in for fertilization.
At first, the mushrooms can be seen on the stump itself, then they begin to spread around it, then they populate the cracks in the paving slabs and then their spores get to the areas in the garden where cultivated plants grow.
Mushrooms in the garden - good or bad
In fact, experienced gardeners are sure that if mushrooms grow on the soil, it means that there is a lot of organic matter and humus in it.
In addition, the appearance of toadstools indicates that the soil has its own microclimate, which improves fertility and crop yield.
Plants receive nutrients from mushrooms, and mycelium also has the ability to retain moisture.
But mushrooms are also a signal that the soil in the beds has become acidic. To fix this, the garden needs to be dug up with the addition of wood ash: this way you will deacidify the soil and get rid of the toadstools.
How to get rid of mushrooms
The first thing to do is to remove the “original sources”, that is, old stumps and rotten remains of wooden structures.
You will also need to remove the surface (10-15 cm) layer of soil, and then dig it up, as already mentioned, adding ash or dolomite.
Sometimes areas with mushrooms are treated with chemicals, salt solutions, vinegar essence, lime or Bordeaux mixture, but such measures do not benefit the plants.
