Mushroom Explosion!

Fishy Cover · 10-02-2026, 01:42 PM

Anyone having unusual mushroom growth in your lawn this year? I have never seen so many and such variety. I have harvested 7 big buckets full so far. Twelve varieties: tall, short, fat, thin, big, small, flat, round, domed, tan, brown, yellow, white, pink.

The lawn is more than 30 years old and I have not used fertilizer or lime for many years so these factors are probably not the cause. Any ideas?

John Mercier · 10-02-2026, 01:55 PM

They must be decomposing something.

tis · 10-02-2026, 04:57 PM

It seems we have a lot too.

bobkatfly · 10-03-2026, 07:31 AM

On a local hike with my granddaughter's school I noticed the same in the woods. Much larger variety than past years.

garysanfran · 10-03-2026, 08:02 AM

The most in my yard ever. Lots of acorns also.

TheTimeTraveler · 10-03-2026, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by garysanfran

The most in my yard ever. Lots of acorns also.

In 2025 I noticed few if any acorns around my property. However a friend living in Mass told me his Massachusetts property was inundated with acorns back in 2025.

Go figure!

TheProfessor · 10-09-2026, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by garysanfran

The most in my yard ever. Lots of acorns also.

Same here.

Lots of different types of mushrooms. Much more than normal.
And seems to be more acorns also.

8gv · 10-09-2026, 03:03 PM

I was touring all the towering mushrooms in my yard and then this happened...

https://youtu.be/LeHlvXvG6vA

Descant · 10-09-2026, 04:42 PM

Outstanding! I saw Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane at Commonwealth Armory in 1965 before they were famous with White Rabbit. They did a couple of other songs and that was it. Arlo Guthrie (Alice's Restaurant) was on the same stage that night. He wasn't famous yet either, and just did the one song, all 24 minutes, of course.

10-02-2026, 01:42 PM	#1
Fishy Cover Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 137 Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Mushroom Explosion! Anyone having unusual mushroom growth in your lawn this year? I have never seen so many and such variety. I have harvested 7 big buckets full so far. Twelve varieties: tall, short, fat, thin, big, small, flat, round, domed, tan, brown, yellow, white, pink. The lawn is more than 30 years old and I have not used fertilizer or lime for many years so these factors are probably not the cause. Any ideas?

10-03-2026, 07:31 AM	#4
bobkatfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Center Tuftonboro Posts: 439 Thanks: 66 Thanked 67 Times in 56 Posts	On a local hike with my granddaughter's school I noticed the same in the woods. Much larger variety than past years. __________________ Bob F Amherst till the big 66 comes (made it!) Winter Harbor/Mirror Lake till the big guy comes

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garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,658 Thanks: 752 Thanked 753 Times in 368 Posts	The most in my yard ever. Lots of acorns also. __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~

10-02-2026, 01:55 PM	#2
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 4,157 Thanks: 3 Thanked 701 Times in 580 Posts	They must be decomposing something.

10-02-2026, 04:57 PM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,041 Thanks: 803 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,056 Posts	It seems we have a lot too.

10-09-2026, 03:03 PM	#8
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,230 Thanks: 63 Thanked 773 Times in 504 Posts	I was touring all the towering mushrooms in my yard and then this happened... https://youtu.be/LeHlvXvG6vA

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10-09-2026, 04:42 PM	#9
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,656 Thanks: 1,448 Thanked 1,733 Times in 1,127 Posts	Outstanding! I saw Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane at Commonwealth Armory in 1965 before they were famous with White Rabbit. They did a couple of other songs and that was it. Arlo Guthrie (Alice's Restaurant) was on the same stage that night. He wasn't famous yet either, and just did the one song, all 24 minutes, of course.