CephFan Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Afternoon All, I have noticed that there are some fungi growing in my terraria. I know that these are just the fruiting bodies so presumably the mycelium is spread out in the sphagnum that grows between the pots. Here is is in Terrarium #1: Not fully ripe that one, unlike those in Terrarium #2 The sphagnum came from two different shops but of course they may have got if from the same source. Anyone any ideas about what to do for the best? - I could just remove the fungi by hand as often as they show their heads. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutz Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Let them grow! I have them in the sarracenia and in some drosera pots and each year they come out. Since now I couldt not see any problem. Cheers Lutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahraptor Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 I have them in my Pygmy sundew garden and leave them to grow too. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Olivermurray7373 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 If had them so far no damage at all. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud357 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) dumped dual post Edited June 2, 2014 by Hud357 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud357 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I don't think that they are much of a problem from the plant or sphag POV. Indeed, you might find that they help and pretty soon everyone wants some mycelium from you. LBM's* perform many un-researched functions. They probably act like some kind of very slow release fertilizer utilising any dead sphag. If your plants are doing just fine then I would leave your mushrooms alone. *Little Brown Mushrooms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Thanks to you all, The LBMs don't seem to be doing any harm and the plants seem happy so live and let live! Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud357 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) Thanks to you all, The LBMs don't seem to be doing any harm and the plants seem happy so live and let live! Cheers, Steve The other side would be that, were the LBM's harmful, how would you get rid of them? You could start by cleaning and sterilising the plants (tremendous risk to the plants). Burn all media in the vicinity. 'Mushrooms' are the fruiting body so anything that has potentialy had (airborne) contact with the spores needs to be destroyed.... so on and so forth ... burn down the house!. Seriously, if they are causing no problems for your plants then I would photograph them and post the pictures here and we can see who else has managed to grow them. Very few I would imagine. Want to make yourself a billionaire? Figure out just how to grow Boletus edulis in your pots. Edited June 2, 2014 by Hud357 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Or truffles ;-) Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Would you be able to get a pig in the terrarium though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Micro pig? Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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