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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2016 0:05:31 GMT -5
I garden with a lot of mulch and am always surprised at the variety of mushrooms or slime molds that just appear from nowhere. Our world is magically wonderful with it's variety. I also have a lot of organic matter in my yard and garden. After a good rain, the slime molds come up in my yard, too. They start out looking like someone brushing their teeth spit out toothpaste - white and foamy. After a couple days, it breaks down into an orange snot-like substance. Then it dries out (assuming the rain only lasted a couple days), and turns into brown powder. That would be the spores. Do not recall seeing this before maybe four or five years ago. Where did it come from? Starts out looking like this ![](http://www.morelmushroomhunting.com/_7_31_07a8.jpg)
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2016 10:34:35 GMT -5
I don't recall seeing white molds or fungus out this way. There is a white film that gets on poorly ventilated greenhouse-ed plants called powdery mildew. Scars plant leaves, must spray with fungicide, wait till new foliage replaces old. Problematic on bushier plants w/poor air circulation.
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Post by Pat on Feb 12, 2016 11:16:40 GMT -5
jamesp we get powdery mildew, too. We keep our plants well trimmed to provide good ventilation. Roses seem especially vulnerable. Now that I know slime molds love mulch, and we have a lot of mulch, I'll be on the lookout for more.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2016 13:30:30 GMT -5
jamesp we get powdery mildew, too. We keep our plants well trimmed to provide good ventilation. Roses seem especially vulnerable. Now that I know slime molds love mulch, and we have a lot of mulch, I'll be on the lookout for more. Yes, roses. They are vulnerable to mildew. You mention slime mold on mulch. Come to think of it; it sure does form on mulch here also, and white in color too. Surprised that mildew and molds would occur out your way. Perhaps you have humid spells. My neighbor raises shitake mushrooms on oak logs. Yum Have you heard the saying "at ease disease, there is a fungus among us" ?
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2016 13:34:26 GMT -5
Am impressed w/ rockpickerforever for ID on this odd creature. Well done Jean. My sister told me that the the study of feces is feceology(spelling?) ? Is it true ? She is always BS ing me. I looked it up and found the study of feces is scatology or coprology. Yes, medically correct terminology. Sorry to deviate from fungus', slime, and molds Pat.
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Post by Pat on Feb 12, 2016 13:48:13 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2016 14:10:51 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2016 14:28:26 GMT -5
Am impressed w/ rockpickerforever for ID on this odd creature. Well done Jean. My sister told me that the the study of feces is feceology(spelling?) ? Is it true ? She is always BS ing me. I looked it up and found the study of feces is scatology or coprology. Yes, medically correct terminology. Sorry to deviate from fungus', slime, and molds Pat.
Leave it to James to always end up going down that path, lol. Don't know about the lies your sister has been telling you all the years, just kidding. Do people really study feces? Scatology sounds about right. Ya know, we probably shouldn't be talking about this. Scott doesn't like talking about poop.
I really really dislike it when...... We have poop threads.....
Finding info was easy. You have to know what to look for, and the words to use. I Googled "white fungus on bricks" and clicked images. Easy peasy.
If someone searched for :"mushroom" instead of "fungus" they may not have come up with it. A mushroom is a fungus, but not all funguses (fungi?) are mushrooms.
The picture I posted a few posts back was from Google images. These four are actual photos from my yard, taken in December 2014.![](http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/jeanatrandjproductsdotcom/Garden%20and%20Yard/DSC17164A.jpg)
Maybe 3/4" or so in size. Looks like toothpaste. At first I thought they were bird turds.
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Didn't get any pics of them after they broke down, and don't have any of them in the yard at the moment. (Too dang hot and dry for them right now!)
MAY get some rain later next week, will get more pics next time they show up. For the time being, it will be 88 degrees Sunday through Monday. Ahhhhhh!
ETA - Forgot to mention. We also get the powdery mildew here. There is a poinsettia at my dad's that has a bad case of it right now. There was info online about mixing up some dawn dish detergent and baking soda or some such with water to spray on it. The plant is not so thick that it impedes air flow, but it is in a wet area, and only gets morning sun for a few hours.
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Post by Pat on Feb 12, 2016 14:34:18 GMT -5
Years ago I woke up and looked in the mirror. Eeeek! My tongue was black and hairy. Called dentist right away. He told me it was indeed a black and hairy tongue! Not to worry. Said to brush my tongue when I brush my teeth. Whew!
Here is what webmd has to say about it: The name black hairy tongue may sound scary, but the condition is harmless. Black hairy tongue is caused by bacteria or fungi in the mouth, which make the tongue appear black and hairy. It's easily remedied by good old-fashioned oral hygiene.
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Post by Pat on Feb 12, 2016 14:45:07 GMT -5
Dog Vomit Slime Mold update These photos were taken a day or two ago. Drying out. Dry and crusty. A little bit smaller today. IMG_0141 by Pat, on Flickr Foot for scale. IMG_0143 by Pat, on Flickr This has been an interesting event for me. Sort of looking forward to the next slime mold. Sorta.... ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2016 14:47:16 GMT -5
Ewwwww! Black hairy tongue does indeed sound kinda scary!
Pat, the dark brown powder is the spores. Kind of looks like a cookie with chocolate in the middle?
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Post by Pat on Feb 12, 2016 14:50:13 GMT -5
Jean, so if I let the spores get loose and blow in the wind, I might get more slime mold? It DOES look like a chocolate chip cookie with chocolate in the middle!! Hmmmm, yum..... ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2016 18:21:49 GMT -5
Pat , I don't think you need to do anything to help them, they are already loose! Just TRY to stop them. With the right conditions (temp/ humidity and food), you will be seeing more of our little friends the slime molds! (Send some spores to jamesp , he could grow them for food! Lots of humidity in his neck of the woods. But will have to wait for it to warm up a tad. They probably don't do well in cold and snow.)
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2016 19:09:13 GMT -5
I knew I was in to you two from the start.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2016 6:35:22 GMT -5
Rats, we've been found out, Pat! I know he has been suspicious of me for awhile, but I didn't realize he was wondering about you as well. Well, James, I hope our secret is safe with you...
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Post by jamesp on Feb 13, 2016 7:00:05 GMT -5
Spores forever to my dearest fungus'.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 14, 2016 19:44:19 GMT -5
Pat and rockpickerforever. I have been eating the avocados Jean sent. They are yummy. We always have to buy the smaller ones with thick skins. These California ones have a thin skin and it tastes good. Probably not supposed to eat the skin. It's not poisonous is it ?
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Post by Pat on Feb 14, 2016 19:49:09 GMT -5
jamesp We don't even consider eating the skin! Glad Jean had some to send. We have very few. Guess we are still recovering from a big frost several years ago. That year, we had easily 200 avocados. I froze some and gave away a lot. Hope to be able to do that again soon. Tuesday, we are going to buy a peach tree and some herbs for pots. Happy Valentine's Day!
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Post by jamesp on Feb 14, 2016 19:56:52 GMT -5
Looks like the frost had long term effects Pat. Maybe the skin will too ! Optimum peach zone is about 100 miles south of Atlanta. It gets quite cold there. It is at the clay/sand border, basically the beach of an ancient ocean. I would think your winter would be too mild for peaches. Maybe they are California peaches instead of Georgia peaches ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by shermandukejewelry on Aug 17, 2016 22:21:06 GMT -5
Have you tried tumbling it?
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