Hi All

Well having put my heart & soul into levelling and returfing the garden,
it's now covered in mushrooms!!!!

I have two young children so I'm concerned that perhaps they could be
poisonous(?). How do I get rid of them permanently - would a garden
fertisiler do the trick?

Any ideas greatly appreciated
Thanks
Justin
Berkshire UK

On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 21:50:12 +0100, "Justin Clark"
wrote:

Hi All

Well having put my heart & soul into levelling and returfing the garden,
it's now covered in mushrooms!!!!

I have two young children so I'm concerned that perhaps they could be
poisonous(?). How do I get rid of them permanently

have then adopted? :-)

- would a garden
fertisiler do the trick?

are they mushrooms or fungii?
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martin wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 21:50:12 +0100, "Justin Clark"
wrote:

Well having put my heart & soul into levelling and returfing the garden,
it's now covered in mushrooms!!!!

I have two young children so I'm concerned that perhaps they could be
poisonous(?). How do I get rid of them permanently

have then adopted? :-)

Seems reasonable.

- would a garden
fertisiler do the trick?

are they mushrooms or fungii?

Mushrooms are fungi. There are very few seriously poisonous fungi
in the UK, children rarely eat them, and fewer people die from
fungus poisoning than from aircraft falling on their heads. In
other words, don't panic.

And, no, you can't eliminate fungi, not even by covering the lawn
in concrete.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"........I have two young children so I'm concerned that perhaps they could
be poisonous(?). How do I get rid of them permanently ....."

Feed them the mushrooms?

If they are mushrooms then be grateful for them.
Try asking at alt.nature mushrooms (News group)

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

"David Hill" wrote in message
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"........I have two young children so I'm concerned that perhaps they
could
be poisonous(?). How do I get rid of them permanently ....."

Feed them the mushrooms?

If they are mushrooms then be grateful for them.
Try asking at alt.nature mushrooms (News group)

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

go to your garden centre and get some fungicide this will get rid of the
majority

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"pied piper" writes:
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| go to your garden centre and get some fungicide this will get rid of the
| majority

No, it won't. Unless you use it regularly and in dangerous quantities,
all it will do is kill the more susceptible and alter the ecological
balance. Very shortly afterwards, new ones will enter the disturbed
ecology, and they may well be more harmful than the ones you got rid
of.

The solution is to stop panicking and ignore them. Worry about
something more serious, like the fungi in your belly button lint.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

(Nick Maclaren) wrote in
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The solution is to stop panicking and ignore them. Worry about
something more serious, like the fungi in your belly button lint.

I think the best thing to do would be to try to teach the kids what a
muchroom looks like in the wild and not to just pick and eat them....

I have a couple of mushroom growing around one of my Euphorbias....
I think its a great way to show kids the variation of nature

Rick McGreal wrote in news:Xns93B1638A948FEcabbageboy@
130.133.1.4:

(Nick Maclaren) wrote in
:

The solution is to stop panicking and ignore them. Worry about
something more serious, like the fungi in your belly button lint.

I think the best thing to do would be to try to teach the kids what a
muchroom looks like in the wild and not to just pick and eat them....

I have a couple of mushroom growing around one of my Euphorbias....
I think its a great way to show kids the variation of nature

When my little sister was about seven, she got seriously into mushrooms -
had a collection of spore patterns and a 'first book of fungi' and
everything.

I did dinosaurs at that age myself. I guess at least you can touch real
live mushrooms.

Victoria

My one year old sees them as another 'toy' to feed upon... but if the
mushrooms aren't poisonous then I guess she can eat to her heart's
content...!

"Rick McGreal" wrote in message
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(Nick Maclaren) wrote in
:

The solution is to stop panicking and ignore them. Worry about
something more serious, like the fungi in your belly button lint.

I think the best thing to do would be to try to teach the kids what a
muchroom looks like in the wild and not to just pick and eat them....

I have a couple of mushroom growing around one of my Euphorbias....
I think its a great way to show kids the variation of nature

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Justin Clark wrote:
My one year old sees them as another 'toy' to feed upon... but if the
mushrooms aren't poisonous then I guess she can eat to her heart's
content...!

Teach her "NO", firmly. Only an expert can tell the harmless fungi
from the lethal ones (which are rarish). It is counter-productive
removing the temptation, as that increases the risk if you ever
leave your garden. Exactly as with water.

And, yes, you CAN teach one year olds. No problem. Just politically
incorrect. Use the methods of Professor Pavlov.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Justin Clark" wrote in message
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Hi All

Well having put my heart & soul into levelling and returfing the garden,
it's now covered in mushrooms!!!!

I have two young children so I'm concerned that perhaps they could be
poisonous(?). How do I get rid of them permanently - would a garden
fertisiler do the trick?

If you can put a picture of said mushrooms online somewhere (ideally showing
stem, upper and lower surfaces of the mushrooms) then post a link to it on
this newsgroup and, say, alt.nature.mushrooms. If it tirns out that the
mushrooms are harmless then you can ignore them, if it turns out that
they're gastronomic then you can eat them. Either way, your children will
sooner or later encounter things that are potentially poisonous, so isn't it
better that you teach them how to avoid that risk?

On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:51:29 +0100, "Justin Clark"
wrote:

My one year old sees them as another 'toy' to feed upon... but if the
mushrooms aren't poisonous then I guess she can eat to her heart's
content...!

I'd scotch that habit pretty quick if I were you!

Granted, the sort of fungi you're likely to see in lawns at this time
of year ( and given the weather ) are generally harmless ( couple of
inches tall, inch diameter cap, light creamy colour, very crumbly? ),
but there are one or two nasties that thrive in the same situation.
Fungi rot quickly too, so whilst a fresh example might do you no harm,
one that's on the way out might cause considerable discomfort for some
time after ingestion.

My own 'lawn' throws up a number of different fungi, including ( smug
) field mushrooms ( though the slugs/rabbits/deer etc. usually beat me
to 'em ) and various other harmless varieties - but it also throws up
a wax caps, which are not nice at all if eaten.

As a father of three children, may I recommend to you the 'shock and
awe' method of teaching children the dangers of picking and eating
unidentified things?
The shock part comes as a very loud and definitely shouted 'NO'.
It tends to make kids burst into tears, but it's a loss less painful
than watching them suffer poisoning... or worse.

The awe part comes a little later - when they're old enough to
understand such things, and you can then explain to them the wonders,
dangers and delights of fungi, berries and wild fruits - and why you
had to be so cruel and heartless a few years ago.

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

"Stephen Howard" wrote in message
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:51:29 +0100, "Justin Clark"
wrote:

My one year old sees them as another 'toy' to feed upon... but if the
mushrooms aren't poisonous then I guess she can eat to her heart's
content...!

I'd scotch that habit pretty quick if I were you!

they could be magic mushrooms in which case u dont want her eating them even
edible mushrooms could upset her tummy fungicide is the only way to
erradicate the problem or alternatively a high nitrogen fertiliser and
regular cutting will solve it.
also there are many safe fungicides on the matket that will do no ecological
harm whatsoever best to use a systemic fungicide

"Stephen Howard" wrote in message
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:51:29 +0100, "Justin Clark"
wrote:

My one year old sees them as another 'toy' to feed upon... but if the
mushrooms aren't poisonous then I guess she can eat to her heart's
content...!

I'd scotch that habit pretty quick if I were you!

they could be magic mushrooms in which case u dont want her eating them even
edible mushrooms could upset her tummy fungicide is the only way to
erradicate the problem or alternatively a high nitrogen fertiliser and
regular cutting will solve it.
also there are many safe fungicides on the matket that will do no ecological
harm whatsoever best to use a systemic fungicide

On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:51:29 +0100, "Justin Clark"
wrote:

My one year old sees them as another 'toy' to feed upon... but if the
mushrooms aren't poisonous then I guess she can eat to her heart's
content...!

I'd scotch that habit pretty quick if I were you!

Granted, the sort of fungi you're likely to see in lawns at this time
of year ( and given the weather ) are generally harmless ( couple of
inches tall, inch diameter cap, light creamy colour, very crumbly? ),
but there are one or two nasties that thrive in the same situation.
Fungi rot quickly too, so whilst a fresh example might do you no harm,
one that's on the way out might cause considerable discomfort for some
time after ingestion.

My own 'lawn' throws up a number of different fungi, including ( smug
) field mushrooms ( though the slugs/rabbits/deer etc. usually beat me
to 'em ) and various other harmless varieties - but it also throws up
a wax caps, which are not nice at all if eaten.

As a father of three children, may I recommend to you the 'shock and
awe' method of teaching children the dangers of picking and eating
unidentified things?
The shock part comes as a very loud and definitely shouted 'NO'.
It tends to make kids burst into tears, but it's a loss less painful
than watching them suffer poisoning... or worse.

The awe part comes a little later - when they're old enough to
understand such things, and you can then explain to them the wonders,
dangers and delights of fungi, berries and wild fruits - and why you
had to be so cruel and heartless a few years ago.

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk