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Found Fungus Under Wood Mulch
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sholmes_pta nc (
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Mon, May 28, 12 at 15:13
| I am a first time rose gardener and thought I had the perfect place to plant my new rose bush. It is on a sunny side of my house in an existing bed with other evergreens and shrubs. It is mulched with pine bark. As I was pulling back the mulch to dig the hole, I found what looks to be a light yellow fungus growing in some of the mulch that is closest to the soil. I was wondering if anyone knew if this might hurt the rose bush. Thank you for your time. |
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RE: Found Fungus Under Wood Mulch
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| Probably not. Most fungus is good. The bad fungus will not be visible until it is already attacking your rose in the form of blackspot or powdery mildew. |
RE: Found Fungus Under Wood Mulch
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| Thank you for your help. Another strange question�I was thinking of placing a few more roses in 2 of my adjacent beds. Over the years, our lawn maintenance service has added a fresh layer of mulch to each bed to spruce it up. I noticed this year that they are becoming very dense with mulch and if I were to plant anything in one of these beds I would have to dig down 8-10 inches to get to the ground. Some of the mulch has decayed and formed a nice layer of compost however I am reluctant to plant any thing new here. Do you think it would be possible to plant a rose here? |
RE: Found Fungus Under Wood Mulch
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| In woods and grasslands, everything lives under a mulch where the top layer is undecayed and the bottom layer is fully decayed (2+ years old) and releasing nutrients. This is a good model for the gardener. However, it sounds like your yard man is overdoing. Typically it is recommended to maintain a mulch 2" to 3" deep. I guess, though, the situation is something like sheet composting or "lasagna gardening" where people pull back a deep layer of compost and plant at the soil surface or a couple of inches above that. So if I had that situation, I would plant roses there and see what happens. |
RE: Found Fungus Under Wood Mulch
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| thank you very much for your help. I'll give it a go and see what happens. |
RE: Found Fungus Under Wood Mulch
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| Tell your yard man not to bring mulch unless you order it. It takes 3-4 years for wood chips to break down. |
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