Mushrooms

CBelan9630@aol.com
Sat, 18 Nov 1995 08:41:53 -0500

In a message dated 95-11-17 06:31:56 EST, you write:

>Andreas, I've seen Sphagnum in my Nepenthes terrarium die by from
>fungus the same way your's did, but I didn't get any mushrooms. This
>was sereval months ago. Now, here and there I will see a mushroom
>pop up; they are very, very thin stand about 3-5 inches tall and the
>caps could only be about 3-4 mm wide. They have a mostly white with
>a little gray color to them. They don't seem to be connected with
>the Sphagnum: there is some still growing in there that started
>growing after I sprayed the terrarium down with Maneb to stop the
>first rot in July.

I don't remember what the original question was but I have simmilar Mushrooms
groing in my Nepenthes meedium. It seemed to have gotten there with the
Osmunda fiber that I use. I don't mind them - yet. It seems that they only
grow in the winter when the temps are cooler, and only after I sut watered
the plants. They are pure white and stand about 4cm tall wtith the caps
about 1 cm in diameter. It seems that the plants don't mind them and the
medium so far is holding up too.
My 2c worth...

Christoph