Why Mushrooms Appear in Lawns and How to Manage Them

Common Causes

• Excessive moisture (overwatering, poor drainage, heavy rain).
• Insufficient sunlight.
• Decaying buried wood (roots, construction debris).

Control Options

1. Apply fungicide to saturate down to the wood.
2. Dig up and remove the decaying wood/root; replace soil.
3. Prune trees/shrubs to increase light and air flow.

Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi breaking down organic matter. They will eventually disappear once the food source is exhausted (years for large roots).