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Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 23:53
Seen plenty of 'toad stool's around the farm before but never found these before. Any help?
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| I don't know much about fungi, especially N American ones, but this looks like a puffball of some species. Whether good or bad depends on what you mean. Do you mean can you eat it? All toadstools are good in the sense that they play a vital part in breaking down organic matter and forming soil. |
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- Posted by trooper4985 5a (My Page) on Sun, Jul 8, 12 at 21:17
| Just don't want to hear that it's signs of bad things in the yard since I've never noticed growth like this in the almost 4 decades that I have been visiting the property. |
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| No, on the contrary, mushrooms can be a sign of healthy soil with underground micro organisms that help trees and shrubs be their best. The mushroom is just the fruiting body of that underground thing. I cheer when I see a mushroom in my yard! |
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| Looks like a puffball, but they don't get very large. It's a good sign, like everyone else says. You have decaying organic matter in your yard, and that's good. |
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