Slime on Mulch | Yellow Slime on Mulch | How to Get Rid of Slime Mold on Mulch
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2019
- Slime Mold, AKA Dog Vomit or Yellow Slime, can pop up in your mulch during the hot and humid months. This fungus is very common and very normal, as it grows in organic material and thrives in hot and moist environments. While unsightly, slime mold is not dangerous to humans or animals.
To learn more about slime mold, when and how to properly remove it, watch this video! slime on mulch
Thank you. I definitively have these scrambled eggs under my hydrangea. We put the mulch in May (it is July) and had a very long rainy Spring with overly saturated soil and mulch the last 3 days had been unusually hot and steamy. Therefore this fungus has the perfect conditions to grow. Good to know other than its unpleasant eye-shore there is nothing to worry (as we do not grow edibles plants) our garden is solely for decoration.
Glad this video helped! I remember the first time I saw it was in my landscape beds. We had recently gotten a puppy and I instantly thought he was sick! It is definitely unsightly but truly harmless.
Dog vomit slime mold is really good for the environment, when it breaks down in the wood chips it feeds the soil nutrients which feeds your plants, I recommend that you don't touch it and leave it be cuz it is great for the environment and your garden
Thanks for the tip!
Today this mold developed around the soil where I sown the seeds five days before in a grow bag. Some seeds germinated yesterday(lady finger seeds) and other plant seeds were not germinated.will his mold affect the germinated seedling and also restrict the non germinated seeds from emerging?.what should I do now
@@immortal8626 if you water, the mold dissipates, it shouldn't prevent the seeds from growing, it may block the light well it's there, but after it moves on in a few days, it will actually make the soil better, and the seeds should germinate, hope that helps, I have left this mold in my yard for many many years, and the only problem I have with it is that it likes to eat my other mushrooms lol, which I like to eat too, good luck if you have any more problems please go ahead and email me again.
@@cdpoolgirl2813 thanks, I scooped it from the soil
Best video! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I love seeing the slime molds. They are decomposers of the forest. It's a great sign of healthy soil for btw gardeners! Healthy soil, healthy food.
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This is true! Just don't want it on my mulch! 😂
I don't have mulch in my garden bed, just soil atop a thick layer of drainage rocks. Am I correct to assume that the same principle applies? Turning the soil frequently? Thanks in advance.
Yes, turning the soil will help prevent this fungus from appearing.
I have some type of fungus growing in three of my houseplants, but it's actually growing under the surface. I don't know if you've ever seen the kids toy floam, but it looks like little Styrofoam beads in yellow slime. It's growing throughout the soil. I don't know what I need to do to get rid of it. The plants are healthier than ever.
What are your fertilizing practices?
It has been extremely rainy and hot in Texas lately and this formed today. It's about the size of my hand. How can I stop it if it's constantly humid and not dry? It is unsightly and I would just like to remove it before it gets bigger can you suggest anything or can I dig up all my mulch and remulch my front garden?
If you are in a hot, humid environment, it can be difficult to get rid of this stuff. You can constantly till your mulch to release the moisture and heat. That may help.
Great video! I first noticed it while watering my potted basil. The pot started letting out a black fume and I freaked out! Glad to know this is a mold. I am wondering if the black fumes/dust will cause more kf these to grow around in my yard 🤔
Yes, that black plume is full of mold spores!
Now I know what it is! Thank you! Mine is growing on the rabbit poop manure in my pumpkin garden. Maybe I should rake the manure around now and then to prevent more of them from forming?
That could definitely help!
I've got mushrooms growing in the new garden beds that have mulch. Will rotating the mulch help slow down growth of the mushrooms too?
Yes, that should help keep the moisture down, slowing the growth of mushrooms.
@@greenbiznurserylandscaping3960 Thank you. I will take your advice.
@@madonnahagedorn5649 Good luck!
Ah, So this is what has started to appear under my mulch after a week on and off of torrential rain. Was worried it might do something to my plants, but it sounds like I can just leave it being it might actually be beneficial.
Yes, very ugly looking but not really a problelm!
Good to know!
Thanks for watching!
Can it help speed up the composting process ?
That is a great question! It may due to the increase of organisms in the soil.
So this just appeared by side of my garage by front door yesterday it was bright yellow. I asked a neighbor what it was, and she scrubbed it and I touched with a stick, Today it's back and like a off white color. We have rain forecast all weekend so you are saying leave it alone for now? What color tells you it's safe to remove?
Im having the exact same issue above my garage door. On the outside. I guess I'll wait until it dries.???
Hi, Deb! It isn't so much the color, but the consistency. You know it is safe to move it when it has completely hardened. You should be able to stick your hand trowel or shovel underneath it, into the soil, and lift it out. If it does rain, there isn't much you can do. If you choose to remove it in its softened form, do so gingerly.
@@4everArtista If possible, waiting for it to dry is the best option.
Also, the white color the appeared the next day is from the spread of the spores. It can spread very easily.
@@greenbiznurserylandscaping3960 unfortunately we got a ton of rain in central Ohio. It went from that color to looking like a rusted piece of metal and crumbled. I scraped it up. rest of the mulch is gray. I guess the whole batch was bad.
Thank you for sharing this information. Great video!!
Glad it was helpful!
It is not a fungus, not a plant or an animal.
It is in fact an intelligent organism that can solve mazes....
Lol!
Why get rid of it . I have seen it many times . If I’m not mistaken it seems to help things grow
Mainly because it is unsightly -- especially if you just spent time and money to put down mulch. I always remove it in my yard 1) because I don't want my dog to eat it and 2) because I don't like the way it looks.
@@greenbiznurserylandscaping3960 it looks incredibly cool to me, it's so bizarre how you people want to remove nature from your gardens.
I put it in my compost.
I like it! Can I use it a a ground cover? Lol...
Sure, why not! 🤣
Why would you want to get rid of it? Its cool.
It takes away from the landscape!
I woke up and saw this and was like what is this. Google lens and saw it
It's definitely some weird stuff!
Is this scramble eggs as delicious as the scramble eggs? ;-)
I wouldn't recommend trying it! Lol! 😂
@@greenbiznurserylandscaping3960 Fuligo Septica is actually edible as far as I know besides allergic reactions! Not an expert though. I just remember hearing about some Mexican tribe eating it, I think maybe with onions?
I actually toon a shovel and removed it
That's ok!
Saw this on my black mulch and freaked out
It does look creepy!
That is a myxomycete. That eats fungus and bacterias.
Thank you.
Who else is listening to her tell you not to step on it but you already stepped on it 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
Lol! Don't worry about it!
Why? They will help your soil!
We receive a lot of calls about this stuff! Some people just want it gone.
I threw my buddy's lit cig on one of these, it died the next day
Makes sense!
This stuff grows very fast. I had nothing on my mulch in the morning. When I came home later in the evening it had already grew on it. I definitely thought it was vomit. 🤮
It is quite icky looking for sure!
If anyone has slime mold they want to get rid of, I will happily take it.
why, is it good to have in your garden?
Please tell us more!
TF??
Slime mold is not a fungus
Yes, you are right. "Slime molds were formerly classified as fungi but are no longer considered part of that kingdom."
they are more closely related to fungi than other kingdoms, but are technically called myxomycetes. it reproduces fast, i believe, due to the lack of intracellular structures, which allows the DNA to replicate faster.