Shotgun fungus or artillery fungus is a mushroom that can cause thousands of dollars in damage to your siding and house.
VIDEO: The Fungus That Can Cause THOUSANDS of Dollars in Damage
Shotgun fungus or artillery fungus is a mushroom that can cause thousands of dollars in damage to your siding and house.
Figures it comes from a store bought landscaping product. Further proof that natural products are generally better than the mass produced stuff.
whoa!!!!!
They can be scrubbed off, but it’s hard. Suddenly those folks who removed the mulch and added all those white rocks aren’t so crazy after all!
Aren't you worried about too much copper in your soil?
Thanks for this video but remedies suggested here are counter productive against good gardening techniques, such as mulching to prevent weeds and don't use ground fabric because it destroy the soil and prevent beneficial insects to survive in the ground. So in many of your videos, suggestion to mulch seems to be prevalent. So why bag mulch is single out as a problem? If we are to mulch, what would you recommend to use? The use of ground fabric suggestion seems irrelevant because spores are airborne… fungus would grow in the mulch once there is moisture and warm temperature. It does seem that ground fabric would be of any use. Copper fungicide seems to be the common chemical against fungus, but against so much for organic gardening if it is being used so frequently on the soil where crops are grown. Again, all of suggested remedies presented here seem to be counter to what you have shared in your gardening videos. I mulched a very large garden and now regret doing that because of the fungus issue. I am experiencing an outbreak and it affecting all of my fruit trees and vegetables… I am contemplating of burning everything and put back the lawn or just let the weeds grow…. ARGH!
Greased lightning works pretty well
I watched this video and got worried because I do have some black spots on the siding next to my front door. It washed off easily. I normally clean fennel and beets on that corner and probably flipped soil when I did it.
What about leaf mulch from your own yard?
I noticed this fungus in my vegetable garden this year. It was on my vegetables! I make my own wood chip mulch from wood on my own property, so it's not just bagged mulch. We had a very wet summer and fall – which I suspect contributed to the problem.
Try white vinegar soak and scrub, rinse, dry and wax the surface.
if the standard bleach solution spray doesn't work, I would try a fence cleaning product{algae, mold} in a separate application that has worked well on my house over the years, albeit not covered with shotgun fungus….
You could post up some fine netting on the side of your garden that faces any building.
We call it birds nest fungus.
I learned about this fungus just this summer. It grows on mostly hardwood mulches. I threw some pine shavings on top of it. It will eventually go away when there's no hardwood left, usually 2-3 years
What damage does it do.
People that buy mulch in plastic bags should be eliminated. Boom problem solved…
"a lot of people don't know that they have it" Reminds me of Salvation through the Lord Jesus, "a lot of people don't know they don't have it". Good video Luke, we're in the process of building our flower beds and your info came right on time, thanks!
Luke, have you done a video about growing Stevia in colder climates? I know it can move indoors in the winter, but I'm wondering if it can hurt the cats (since they'll almost certainly eat it at some point)? Also, what are the best ways to dry it and use it? Thank you!
Don't know if you know it but please edit the address out. Thanks for the info!!
I have used bleach in a spray bottle to spray the fungus specks on the siding to kill the fungus and then I rinse it. Fungus is alive so it has to be killed so you can remove it.
Which copper spray do you buy?
Oh my goodness
How does Shot gun fungus effect your plants?
So what actual "damage" does it do. Seems pretty benign.
Wow, thats a lot of very good information Luke! I never heard of that fungus before. Hubby is a huge fan of bagged mulch. Tomorrow I'll go outside and examine the house! Thanks, Luke!
Appreciate the information, but it would have been of you would have shown what they looked like.
Sincerely,
MarkRainbolt
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Oh my goodness! I had NO IDEA about Shotgun Fungus! Thanks soooo much for this great information.