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I HAVE A FUNGUS/MOLD THAT LOOKS LIKE A PINK FINGER COMING UP OUT OF MY MULCH. IT IS COMING UP IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE FLOWER GARDEN THAT IS COVERED IN MULCH. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT SMELLS I NEVER NOTICED THIS SMELL BEFORE.

-- Contributed by: nancy

Bridget,

This fungus is not likely to harm your plants but it may indicate that your plants are too moist. You may also need sterile potting soil.

Remove all soil from the pots. Clean the pots thoroughly with a solution of one part bleach, ten parts water. Rinse very well and allow to dry. Now add new, sterile potting soil and re-pot your plants.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

I have a mysterious yellowish mold or fungus growing in a patch of topsoil which has also affected some potted plants. It's growing directly on the topsoil and is stuck to the bottoms of the pots. When disturbed there's a cloud of dust or spores. Do you know what this might be and if it's dangerous to the plants?

-- Contributed by: Bridget

Hi Linda, The fungus on your mulch shouldn't hurt your plants. If you want to control it, consider using Captan spray, which will help to eliminate the fungus.

-- Contributed by: Charlotte Gerber

I have small cream colored spores in a circular shape on my mulch. The surrounding plants seem to be healthy. What is this and is it harmful to the plants?

-- Contributed by: Linda

Hi Dana, It is called columned stinkhorn. It is orange, looks like crab legs when it emerges, and has a bad odor. If you have this, get rid of the affected mulch and replace it with new, dry mulch.

-- Contributed by: Charlotte Gerber

I found an odd like fungus growing in my garden...I looked it up on the internet and found its called Stinking horn dog...I can not find any other information on it...Can you help..Thanks

-- Contributed by: Dana

It would be best to call your county extension office for help in identifying and controlling this fungus.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

A white fungus, flat, not in appearance a mushroom, is on the surface of the bare earth between plants. I apparentlt doesn't damage the plants but is unsightly and hard to the touch, like a very thin coat of cement or paint. I dog off chunks and discard them, but never seem to get all of it --- certainly not all its spores and under the surface spreading mat of tiny roots. What could it be, and how do I get rid of it?

-- Contributed by: Natalie Schutz
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