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What is it?

carol.brooks17axFW3RvGcarol.brooks17axFW3RvG Posts: 5
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This just appears in my garden. I don’t know what it’s coming from or what it is or how to stop/get rid of it? Can anyone help me with this?
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  • luis_prluis_pr Posts: 123
    edited June 2021
    This may be either termites or the result of fungi that decomposes the mulch.
  • carol.brooks17axFW3RvGcarol.brooks17axFW3RvG Posts: 5
    Do I need to be concerned for myself/plants?
  • luis_prluis_pr Posts: 123
    Not personally.

    Termites are naturally drawn to damp and moist habitats because they need water to survive. If it is termites, you may need to apply some repellents and investigate if they have entered your property, you may need to contact a professional extermination service.

    If it is a fungus instead, I just let the fungi do their thing and ignore the mold/fungus... although if you want, you can also discard it by throwing it in the trash.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Whereabouts in the world are you?  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    It looks like a slime mould to me.  Nothing to be concerned about and will disappear in a few days: https://laidbackgardener.blog/2020/07/11/dog-vomit-slime-mold-a-surprising-garden-visitor/

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • carol.brooks17axFW3RvGcarol.brooks17axFW3RvG Posts: 5
    I live in Flint Michigan. My beds are new. This is their second year. Roses and peonies. 
  • carol.brooks17axFW3RvGcarol.brooks17axFW3RvG Posts: 5
    Thank you all so much. This makes me feel so much better. I can live with it.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    😊 
    I asked because this is a UK based site (with the benefit of a few overseas friends 🤗) and we don’t have termites in the UK so I have no idea whether or not your photos indicate the presence of termites. 

    I must say that it looks like a Slime Mould to me too, as @BobTheGardener suggests. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • carol.brooks17axFW3RvGcarol.brooks17axFW3RvG Posts: 5
    From the pics you sent, I agree. Again thank you for your help.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
     :) 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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