mushrooms growing in pothos

[jcal]

what do i do? i bought a hanging pothos from home depot. i washed the whole plant leaves and roots with a gentle soap, re-potted with new soil and it and now it has small mushrooms growing.

 

[DGray]

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what do i do? i bought a hanging pothos from home depot. i washed the whole plant leaves and roots with a gentle soap, re-potted with new soil and it and now it has small mushrooms growing.

There's a really common fungus that grows in organicly enriched soils Leucocoprinus birnbaumii aka Lepiota lutea, the yellow houseplant mushroom. It is harmless and usually fades away after a few weeks, never to be seen again.

 

[jcal]

There's a really common fungus that grows in organicly enriched soils Leucocoprinus birnbaumii aka Lepiota lutea, the yellow houseplant mushroom. It is harmless and usually fades away after a few weeks, never to be seen again.

phew... ok so do i just yank out the little mushrooms. i was really hoping i didnt have to re-pot but i will.

 

[carol5208]

I had some little mushrooms growing in my shefflera quite a ways back and I just pulled them out and they never grew back.

 

[Quicks]

i would just use new potting soil

 

[jcal]

I had some little mushrooms growing in my shefflera quite a ways back and I just pulled them out and they never grew back.

cool. thanks for the help guys. ill just pull them out.