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What's this on my potatoes....is it OK to eat?

Lee AlexanderLee Alexander Posts: 30
in Fruit & veg
Hi, just digging up potatoes and a few of them had this web like fungus attached to them. Any thought on what it is and whether they're still ok to eat? Thanks, Lee

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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Snip off, scrub potatoes cook and eat  :)
  • Lee AlexanderLee Alexander Posts: 30
    Great, thought so! I guess there's even more going on in the soil we can't see 😁 first year growing veg so learning!
  • Red mapleRed maple Posts: 1,138
    I think you’re right in that it is some kind of fungus, but I’d guess that it’s not harmful to your potatoes. It’s the time of year for seeing fungi, and much of it is beneficial to the soil - a lot of the fungi we see above ground is only the tip of the iceberg, so to speak, their tendrils (not quite the correct terminology, but the proper name escapes me), spread in a very far-reaching way underground - it’s really fascinating.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2022
    @Red maple   😊 although we’re on holiday somehow my brain managed to come up with the proper word 😲 it’s Mycelium 😊 

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





  • Red mapleRed maple Posts: 1,138
    Thank you @Dovefromabove. Yes, you’re right. It’s fascinating stuff, isn’t it - travels for miles underground, I believe  :).
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Largest living thing on the planet … apparently 🍄 

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





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