Last year I bought what I was told were cedar chips. Along with these
"cedar chips", I believe I also received spores of a REALLY REALLY
foul-smelling red-colored mushroom. When one of these "mushrooms"
first pop out of the ground, it's about 3/4" in diameter, then it grows
into the shape of, I kid you not, a penis. Fully mature, it's about
12" long, 3/4" in diameter, red in color, slimy, and stinks worse than
cat shit! Yes, the smell is so bad, even when it first pops out of the
ground, it attracts flies like crazy and is strong enough to drive you
into the house. What I've been doing as soon as I notice one starting
to grow is I grab as much of it as I can with an old Walmart bag, like
you would if you were to pick up a dog pile. Is it possible to
erradicate these "mushrooms" from my yard by doing this? Or am I just
helping spread the spores?

Please tell me what these horrid-smelling "mushrooms" are, and how I
can get rid of them!

Oh, BTW, I live in north Florida.

Patrick

On 2005-02-18, wrote:

Please tell me what these horrid-smelling "mushrooms" are, and how I
can get rid of them!

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The flies are spreading the new spores. That's why it developed the
stink...

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Last year I bought what I was told were cedar chips. Along with these
"cedar chips", I believe I also received spores of a REALLY REALLY
foul-smelling red-colored mushroom. When one of these "mushrooms"
first pop out of the ground, it's about 3/4" in diameter, then it grows
into the shape of, I kid you not, a penis. Fully mature, it's about
12" long, 3/4" in diameter, red in color, slimy, and stinks worse than
cat shit! Yes, the smell is so bad, even when it first pops out of the
ground, it attracts flies like crazy and is strong enough to drive you
into the house. What I've been doing as soon as I notice one starting
to grow is I grab as much of it as I can with an old Walmart bag, like
you would if you were to pick up a dog pile. Is it possible to
erradicate these "mushrooms" from my yard by doing this? Or am I just
helping spread the spores?

Please tell me what these horrid-smelling "mushrooms" are, and how I
can get rid of them!

Oh, BTW, I live in north Florida.

Patrick


It's a stinkhorn fungus. The name is self explanatory. Once the spores are
in your yard as long as you have the right conditions (rotting vegetation,
mulch, compost etc + moisture + warm temperatures) then they will keep
poping up. Cutting off the fruiting body (the phallic bit) before its
little gills open ( you will need to be quick, these erections don't last
long) and release the spores may contain the spread but don't count on it.

David

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Last year I bought what I was told were cedar chips. Along with these
"cedar chips", I believe I also received spores of a REALLY REALLY
foul-smelling red-colored mushroom. When one of these "mushrooms"
first pop out of the ground, it's about 3/4" in diameter, then it grows
into the shape of, I kid you not, a penis. Fully mature, it's about
12" long, 3/4" in diameter, red in color, slimy, and stinks worse than
cat shit! Yes, the smell is so bad, even when it first pops out of the
ground, it attracts flies like crazy and is strong enough to drive you
into the house. What I've been doing as soon as I notice one starting
to grow is I grab as much of it as I can with an old Walmart bag, like
you would if you were to pick up a dog pile. Is it possible to
erradicate these "mushrooms" from my yard by doing this? Or am I just
helping spread the spores?


I think that is called a "stinkhorn." Since mushrooms
are types of fungus, perhaps you might look for anti-
fungal sprays. Sorry I can't think of a specific brand
at the moment. Maybe try a Google Groups search on
"stinkhorn"


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It's a stinkhorn fungus. The name is self explanatory. Once the spores are
in your yard as long as you have the right conditions (rotting vegetation,
mulch, compost etc + moisture + warm temperatures) then they will keep
poping up. Cutting off the fruiting body (the phallic bit) before its
little gills open ( you will need to be quick, these erections don't last
long) and release the spores may contain the spread but don't count on it.


So, it is like a guy who doesn't wash, and has
premature ejaculation, and won't wear a condom?

Eeeeewwwww.



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Antipodean Bucket Farmer wrote in
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In article 7gfRd.165309$K7.54810@news-
server.bigpond.net.au, says...

It's a stinkhorn fungus. The name is self explanatory. Once the
spores are in your yard as long as you have the right conditions
(rotting vegetation, mulch, compost etc + moisture + warm
temperatures) then they will keep poping up. Cutting off the
fruiting body (the phallic bit) before its little gills open ( you
will need to be quick, these erections don't last long) and release
the spores may contain the spread but don't count on it.


So, it is like a guy who doesn't wash, and has
premature ejaculation, and won't wear a condom?

Eeeeewwwww.

Since scooping them up in old Walmart bags doesn't seem effective, will
you get better results cutting them if you wear a Lorena Bobbit costume?

Hi Patrick,

Try spraying with a disk soap and baking soda solution. A spray bottle
should help. One tablespoon of dishsoap to a quart of water, one tsp.
of baking soda. The mushrooms don't like the solution - and the garden
plants benefit from it. You'll have to keep it up over the season, but
if they can't grow, they can't spread. If you get really adventurous
you add 1/2c. everclear - though if you use that you have to be careful
about your plants. The everclear can burn some of them.

Joan Taylor

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Thanks to all who replied to my thread! The info is much appriciated.

Patrick


Try spraying with a disk soap and baking soda solution. A spray
bottle
should help. One tablespoon of dishsoap to a quart of water, one
tsp.
of baking soda. The mushrooms don't like the solution - and the
garden
plants benefit from it. You'll have to keep it up over the season,
but
if they can't grow, they can't spread. If you get really adventurous
you add 1/2c. everclear - though if you use that you have to be
careful
about your plants. The everclear can burn some of them.

Joan Taylor

wrote:
Hi Patrick,

Try spraying with a disk soap and baking soda solution. A spray
bottle should help. One tablespoon of dishsoap to a quart of
water, one tsp. of baking soda. The mushrooms don't like the
solution - and the garden plants benefit from it. You'll have to
keep it up over the season, but if they can't grow, they can't
spread. If you get really adventurous you add 1/2c. everclear -
though if you use that you have to be careful about your plants.
The everclear can burn some of them.

Joan Taylor

.....or just drink the everclear and you won't care about the 'shrooms.

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