Get rid of mushrooms

[DuckDog]

Does anyone know how to get rid of mushrooms in a lawn? These things seem to come back within two days of mowing.

[hotrod1]

With a rake.

[DuckDog]

A rake does not take them out of the ground. I was thinking like bleach or some type of additive to the ground to kill them off. Oh, and no they are not the kind you can eat Slimy brownish ones

[hotrod1]

Bleach will kill the grass.

You may have a stump or brush that was burried durring construction and the decomposing wood can cause mushrooms to form.

Mushrooms become a problem when we have wet weather in spring and fall. all i would recommend if they are a problem is raking them out or suck them up with the mower.

Do you get a dark green ring of grass where these mushrooms form? If so, it is Fairy Ring.

[DuckDog]

No rather they are in massive "clumps" that are spread out in a 20x20 foot area.

[hotrod1]

http://www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/plants/BG534.html

[CMKURT]

If i remember right there was a product 25 or 30 years ago. It was taken off the market because of how toxic it was. The best thing is to keep cutting them off & waiting for the organic matter they are living off of to decay to the point that they don't have anything to live off of.

[harvey lee]

I have used different fungicides and had good success.

[toughguy]

I wonder if athlete's foot spray would work? I wrote that as a joke but now that I think about it just might work.