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

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In article ,
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

In article ,
"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
...
(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

In article ,
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.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 12:14:01 +0000, Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article , 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.
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A notice on another newsgroup said that the government is proposing to
bring in a bill to punish anyone who has mushrooms naturally growing on
their lawn, the same poster has now said that they seem to be backing off
that one...what a relief as we have Liberty Caps and amanita muscaria our
there!
*************************

Welsh Witch wrote:
[...]
A notice on another newsgroup said that the government is proposing
to
bring in a bill to punish anyone who has mushrooms naturally
growing
on their lawn, the same poster has now said that they seem to be
backing off that one...what a relief as we have Liberty Caps and
amanita muscaria our there!
*************************

I have terrible trouble with the bent bananas growing on my lawn:
every time I hear a helicopter I have to rush out and pick them all
in case it's the police.

--
Mike.

The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:

I have terrible trouble with the bent bananas growing on my lawn:
every time I hear a helicopter I have to rush out and pick them all
in case it's the police.

Now you're being investigated for inciting social prejudice towards
bananas :-(

Janet.

The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:
Welsh Witch wrote:
[...]
A notice on another newsgroup said that the government is proposing
to
bring in a bill to punish anyone who has mushrooms naturally
growing
on their lawn, the same poster has now said that they seem to be
backing off that one...what a relief as we have Liberty Caps and
amanita muscaria our there!
*************************

I have terrible trouble with the bent bananas growing on my lawn:
every time I hear a helicopter I have to rush out and pick them all
in case it's the police.

Don't worry about the helicopters, THERE ARE NO BLACK HELICOPTERS!

--
Rusty
Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains
these
words:
Welsh Witch wrote:
[...]
A notice on another newsgroup said that the government is
proposing
to
bring in a bill to punish anyone who has mushrooms naturally
growing
on their lawn, [...]

I have terrible trouble with the bent bananas growing on my lawn:
every time I hear a helicopter I have to rush out and pick them
all
in case it's the police.

Don't worry about the helicopters, THERE ARE NO BLACK HELICOPTERS!

Oh, no! I'd have expected you to be the last person to fall for those
brainwashing transmissions they send out! You should have followed my
example and lined your hat with kitchen foil: that keeps 'em out a
treat.

--
Mike.