I've read thru 2 threads which may ( or may not ) involve honey fungus. My current garden contains a great number of trees.......most alive and thriving but some rotting stumps. At this time of year, various fungi raise their heads and I must admit, I do like looking at them, photographing them, etc. They are quite fascinating but I have no real idea if they are detrimental to my garden overall.
However, if Mr. Mustard is concerned about a certain fungus which is causing him a problem/worry, it is extremely unkind, not to say rude, to accuse him of "doing harm to his garden". Most gardeners do their best to live with what they have.......we don't all agree with what others do but that is just life.
Fungus lover needs to be a little bit more constructive I think......a few verifiable examples of him/her saving the world would be instructive.. Let's face it, we can all criticise what others do...........it's what WE do ourselves that can, hopefully, make a difference.
Mr Mustard.......I hope you resolve your issue
Well said Philippa
Unfortunately over the past twenty-four hours there have appeared some posters who are intent on trying to cause upset on this forum by flaming/trolling and posting under several identities.
Just like fungi - they all appear at once and they all seem to have the same idiosyncratic use of English grammar
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thanks LeifUK - useful answer and I agree. It went, came back, now gone again. It's not appeared anywhere else.
and for the record FungusLover - I've not been abusing my garden with chemicals - in fact I've been given a ticking off by several 'professional' landscape gardeners for not using chemicals enough!
Hi ragdolly - I was wrong - having had another look I agree with Leif it's not honey fungus.
And as for the accusations from FungusLover - the fact that we have fungi in our gardens is because the soil is full of organic matter and in good heart.
If the soil is a chemical filled sterile desert as per the accusations there would be nothing for the fungi to feed on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was wondering if anyone could advise if they think this is honey fungus. I just discovered it today on a tree stump, unfortunately I don't know what the health of the tree was before it was felled. It's reassuring to know that some of you live with honey fungus, reading things on the internet about it is a bit scary!
Does anybody know if I can take cuttings from a bush that is certainly in the vicinity of active honey fungus (although I do not know if it is yet infected), and rely on them being OK? I'd like to move house and take cuttings of special plants with me, but I don't want to infect the new garden! Thanks in advance for some useful replies - and if you can't say something useful please don't bother.
Azreal: It is hard to know, when you peel back the bark from an infected tree you may well see 'bootlaces' which are the rhizomes. It will though grow into the wood as per other rots, in which case if the infection is in the cutting, it is doomed. I would say take a cutting, and if it thrives then it is most likely okay. Honey Fungus would surely kill the cutting fairly quickly, were it infected. If the bush looks healthy, then the bush may well be okay.
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Well said Philippa
Unfortunately over the past twenty-four hours there have appeared some posters who are intent on trying to cause upset on this forum by flaming/trolling and posting under several identities.
Just like fungi - they all appear at once and they all seem to have the same idiosyncratic use of English grammar
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thanks LeifUK - useful answer and I agree. It went, came back, now gone again. It's not appeared anywhere else.
and for the record FungusLover - I've not been abusing my garden with chemicals - in fact I've been given a ticking off by several 'professional' landscape gardeners for not using chemicals enough!
Hi ragdolly - I was wrong - having had another look I agree with Leif it's not honey fungus.
And as for the accusations from FungusLover - the fact that we have fungi in our gardens is because the soil is full of organic matter and in good heart.
If the soil is a chemical filled sterile desert as per the accusations there would be nothing for the fungi to feed on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
DFA is quite right, fungi are actually a good sign. Most are both beautiful and beneficial.
Evening all,
I was wondering if anyone could advise if they think this is honey fungus. I just discovered it today on a tree stump, unfortunately I don't know what the health of the tree was before it was felled. It's reassuring to know that some of you live with honey fungus, reading things on the internet about it is a bit scary!
Thanks Pansyface, I'll sleep easy tonight now, much appreciated.
Does anybody know if I can take cuttings from a bush that is certainly in the vicinity of active honey fungus (although I do not know if it is yet infected), and rely on them being OK? I'd like to move house and take cuttings of special plants with me, but I don't want to infect the new garden! Thanks in advance for some useful replies - and if you can't say something useful please don't bother.
Azreal: It is hard to know, when you peel back the bark from an infected tree you may well see 'bootlaces' which are the rhizomes. It will though grow into the wood as per other rots, in which case if the infection is in the cutting, it is doomed. I would say take a cutting, and if it thrives then it is most likely okay. Honey Fungus would surely kill the cutting fairly quickly, were it infected. If the bush looks healthy, then the bush may well be okay.
Oh yes and some bushes and shrubs are resistant to HF.