Fungus in my seedlings

Last post 09-04-2009 10:19 AM by JamesA. 2 replies.

• 07/04/2009 09:35 AM

  Melusine Location: Joined on: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 21

  Reply | Contact Hi, I sourced my compost from three different locations this year, and after two weeks a lot of my seedlings are growing mushrooms in with them.  I do believe this is due to the compost and maybe lack of fresh air (trying to keep chilli's at a constant temp) which I will now recitify (and be more carefull with compost from now on!). My question is, if I remove the mushrooms are the seedlings still viable?  They look OK, but I don't know what effect fungus will have on them long term. Thanks for reading,   Jen

• 07/04/2009 02:49 PM	In reply to
  bogweevil Location: Joined on: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 2,766	Reply | Contact Toadstools usually crop up where potting media contain wood fibre or other woody wastes.  They are nothing to get anxious about - just discard the toadstools.  The fungus is only breaking down the woodfibre.  Toadstools are sign that there is less or even no peat in the potting media which is generally a good thing.   Boggy  Beware the bat-eared bogweevil

• 09/04/2009 10:19 AM	In reply to
  JamesA Location: Peterborough Joined on: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 215	Reply | Contact Can this be a sign of overwatering?