Many years ago I attended a meeting of the Boston Micological Society.
There was a lady there that said she had studied mushrooms for 15 years and
had finally gotten up the courage to try one that she had identified.

"echinosum" wrote in message
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FLSTCI;809608 Wrote:
I have some mushrooms growing on my front lawn. Not the usual kind that
look like the ones you'd put on pizza, (they LOOK like those). These
mushrooms look like brains, (really!) I dig them up, and they take
divots out of my lawn that are 6" deep. In less than a week they're
back.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to eradicate them??

It is not usually considered practical to attempt to eradicate
mushrooms growing in your lawn. Sometimes the normal application of
lawncare products (fertilizer and weedkiller) may kill them off anyway.


Are there any dead tree roots underlying your lawn (eg from a tree cut
down a few years ago)? I have some fairly large fungi in my lawn
feeding on large rotting underground roots, and I reckon that once they
have done their job in breaking down the wood, they'll be gone. They
look a bit brain-like.

There are many wild mushrooms that don't look like the ones on your
pizza that are highly desirable to eat, even some that look like
brains. Morels (Morchella) are often described as brain-like, highly
desirable, but they are too small for your description and it is the
wrong time of year for them. More plausibly, it could be Sparassis
crispa (cauliflower mushroom), which is also very desirable, provided
you pick it early enough, otherwise it goes rubbery. There are also
plenty of other things it could be. So make sure you get an absolutely
positive identification before eating it as a few wild mushrooms are
deadly poisonous, even if cooked.




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echinosum