Kelly Jackson

Thomas Partridge wrote:While I am not Chris I will go ahead and reply with my opinion (please take with a grain of salt as that I am not expert).

Fresh mulch should probably never touch seedlings. They are very vulnerable to fungal infections and one of the tasks of mulch is to prevent things from growing from underneath it.

That being said, keep in mind that mushrooms are like fungal flowers so if you have them pop up that means the mycelium is well distributed. That is very good because that will pull nutrients from the ground underneath to the various layers of soil. Every time we see a fungal bloom we almost have a party - to us that means we are doing something right.

Thank you Thomas Partridge that's good to hear I planted the seedlings in compost and then put mulch around it which I thought was ok. All a learning curve. I love this forum!

Chris Kott wrote: interesting amorphous yellow fungus spreading across the ground, and my potatoes died.
-CK

Sorry to hijack this thread but I am interested in your experience.
Hi Chris, this is my first time on this forum so please be gentle! I am very new to permaculture and have started a with a small raised bed of horse manure then layer of compost. I then planted my seeds into the compost and covered in barkchip from a local tree surgeon. I could clearly see the barkchip has white fungus in it, which I thought was a good thing at the time. However, I now have swards of golden and white mushrooms popping up. I clear them on Saturday and they are back on Monday! Is this a bad sign? Should I just keep pulling them out? I have ordered an organic (worm poo) fungicide to spray the bed in desperation! Any advice appreciated