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Has anyone seen this before?
H and I just bought our house in November so this is our first spring landscapping. A few days ago we saw this yellow-y patch in one of the flower beds but it looked like it was a hairball from one of our neighbor's cats that she just lets roam free, so we didn't think anything of it.
But yesterday, we saw another patch in a different flower bed. I went onto Google to try to figure out what it was and it seems like it is mold growing under the mulch from too much watering and not enough sunlight. All that I could find is that we'd have to completely remove all the mulch and start all over again.
Ideally I'd like to not have to remulch everything as it means we'd probably have to buy all new plants, mulch, etc. Has anyone seen this before or had it in their flower beds? If so, is there a way to salvage the current mulch or do we need to start all over?
Thanks so much.
Re: Has anyone seen this before?
Throw away the fungus and rake the mulch around a little.
Is that a Rhododendron in the photo? Looks like it may be suffering from Phytophthora.
Thanks we'll try this tonight.
Honestly, I have no idea what the plant is. The builder put it in and we were planning on taking it out next spring anyway.
Is there any way to prevent it from occuring in the future?
Ditto Misa. We had a ton of it last year because we had a wet spring. If it makes you feel better, we haven't seen any this year, and we haven't done anything differently.
Our little Irish rose came to us on March 5, 2010
Don't drink the water.
Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
It isn't harmful. If it bothers you, you can throw it away.
The part of the fungus you see are the reproductive organs. The rest of it's normally in the ground.
As others have said, it's not harmful.