What can be done about houseplants with mushroom spores?

Answer by  Chris3456 (37)

i think that to get rid of them,you should scrape them out along with nearby loose soil. Eventually they should disappear. There are also commercial fungicides that are sold and can be applied as soil drenches.

Answer by  ladybud (1069)

Let them grow they help break down decaying wood in soil's. If you don't like them use a fungicide or water with 1-2 tsp of hydrogen-peroxide 3% per one gallon water.

Answer by  cwalker0 (190)

To get rid of the spores with a wash of diluted soapy water. You put about a drop or two of soap into a spray bottle and shower the plant.

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

You can use an antifungal on them but other than that they will be fine try to water them a bit less often.

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

Anytime you have mushroom anything in your plants it means they are to moist and they are not getting enough light.

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

You might want to check with your local nursery they would know right away what you can do to go about fixing the problem. Or you can try checking out some of the online forums they have for it trust me they have forums for everything or google it and see what it pulls for you.

Answer by  Bobinski (1652)

Usually the reason you have mushrooms or mushroom spores in your houseplants is because your soil was contaminated. The mushrooms won't harm your plant.

Answer by  Zaka (2315)

Extract the spores and water the plant away from where the spores occured. The idea is to reduce the amount of moisture that the spores need to survive.

Answer by  Latin4 (11170)

You are watering the plant to much. Let it dry out and pull the spores out of the plant. Water the plant lightly, if it continues try again.

Answer by  triod (3)

hydrogen peroxide can be used to kill mushroom spores but don't add hydrogen peroxide in the soil of the plant becore it can burn root