Puffs of smoke in my flower beds..what is it?

[hmwnick]

I can't figure out how to get rid of this fungus(or whatever it is) that keeps showing up in my flower beds. I don't water @ night but when I water I see clouds of "smoke" seems to maybe be spores. There are also very stinky mushrooms popping up. How do I get rid of this problem.

 

[mtblujeans]

Gosh, this one's hard to say....what are you using for fertilizer? We use manure so we will get mushrooms. Could it be pollen?

 

[bobbiwoz]

Sometimes this happens in our wood chip mulch. I don't have an answer, they eventually die out.

Bobbi

 

[Ted and Holly]

Could it be the round mushrooms? We used to call them "puff balls". When they go to spore, they are basically a ball of dust that will puff out the top when disturbed.

A nice rich damp garden is perfect for growing mushrooms.

Ted

 

[shrubber]

I see clouds of "smoke" seems to maybe be spores. There are also very stinky mushrooms popping up. How do I get rid of this problem.

Sounds like your garden gnomes are gettin high to me...............