Slime Mold on mulch

[@grace2garden403]

Very helpful, thank you!! It happened so fast, good to know it is not harmful.

[@kylegustafson5254]

Much appreciated

[@SmoothAsWhippedButter]

You mean “mulch appreciated”

[@war5561]

Leave the slime mold alone! They are smart and just want to liiiiive

[@REn385a]

i definitely saw some weird growth on my grass it was smooth and was growing with grass it didn’t quite look like a mushroom but it never appeared until i watered a lot in that area i suppose is slime mold mushrooms it’s a strange thing to see i wonder if it’s good for the grass

[@marcie5525]

I found a substance like this on my bricks. It has a brown and reddish look. Almost like insulation

[@lianagilbert61]

This grew in my new raised vegetable bed, amongst my lettuce, spinach, bok choy, chives, onions, patty pan squash, princess pumpkins, straight eights and Armenian cucumbers, on a cold night, under a soft fleece cover. Do I have to throw away everything, spray antifungal, like propiconazole, and then start over? Will it be safe to eat any of it?

[@zed8083]

It's harmless.

[@bobweird1352]

eat it

[@escapefromny2012]

What I found on my compost is orange with some light spots, thick, and hard. Is this harmless fungi, or mold?

[@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape]

If it is only growing in your compost, I wouldn't be concerned

[@0xoRial]

It's not fungus.

[@jen.g3384]

Does this happen in all mulch or did I buy the wrong kind? Does it happen when it rains more than normal?

[@dlindens]

This can happen in various mulches - so it does not indicate that you purchased the wrong mulch or that you have a low quality mulch. In general, fungi prefer wet/moist conditions - so extra rain my exacerbate the slime mold.

[@papa-3895]

Not a good idea as per the video but it’s really cool to water the mold when it’s able to release the spores. It’s like an eighth grade chemistry project gone awry🤣 sending huge plumes of ‘volcanic’ ash into the atmosphere! And your neighbors yard🤭

[@lisaf7688]

💚👍🏻

[@YochevedDesigns]

If I found one, I would keep it as a pet. It's the world's largest single cell organism, and it's actually quite intelligent. Did you know that a slime mold can problem solve and find the fastest way through a maze? Most 2 year olds can't do that!

[@FUCKTHEBBC]

I found one 😅 it came on my avocado seed but it died before I could make it a real home 😅 now I ordered them dried out 😅

[@elizabethbusch-joss7904]

Is there a way to kill it naturally. ?.

[@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape]

since it is so simple, the easiest and most natural way to rid yourself of it is to pick it up and throw it away

[@blox4fairy]

Not a fungi, it's an amoeba

[@trongha007]

Cameron Koester I didn’t know

[@SkyWatcher929]

i sprayed mine with the hose and a puff of mold about 3 cubit feet came up and spread it all over the rest of the mulch so dont do that

[@IamFreeRu]

I got this because I put a lot of mulch and did not turn it with a shovel but just let it sit

[@djlarr]

Fungus in mulch bed

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Huh? What's it for? What good is it? What harm can it do?

[@dlindens]

It is something to be aware of that can grow out of your mulch. It isn't harmful to people (we've been told that it is actually edible). If you don't like it aesthetically, it can be removed - but it should decay naturally over time without causing any harm.

[@cristinamartizano2338]

is not fungus

[@amysizemore5287]

What is it ? I have something the size of a brick that grew over night on the wood of my garden bed