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White fungus under soil

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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In my normally, dry clay  front garden, I sometimes notice what I assume to be a white fungus just under the soil, but never at the surface. It looks like very diluted whitewash has been poured on the soil.
There was a load of it around the roots of a sage that died. Chicken or egg? The sage was pretty old and needed replacing anyway.
Does anyone know what the 'fungus ' is -and is it doing any damage? 
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • StephenSouthwestStephenSouthwest Posts: 635
    Mycelia - doing their job of making nutrients available to plants...
    I'd say the sage age was chicken, the mycelia the eggs, and new plants new chickens...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    You can pay  good money for stuff like that 😉 



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





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Great. Thank you. I won't hesitate to plant stuff in it. @StephenSouthwest @Dovefromabove
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Monty Don buys it and shoves it in every hole he digs,   Can’t accuse him of adverting as he doesn’t mention the name 😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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