Mushrooms growing in mushroom compost - Ask Extension
Hi!
I bought a bag of mushroom compost to add to my vegetable bed, and now I see a few button mushrooms growing there. Do you think it is safe to eat...
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Mushrooms growing in mushroom compost #749937
Asked May 14, 2021, 2:06 PM EDT
Hi!
I bought a bag of mushroom compost to add to my vegetable bed, and now I see a few button mushrooms growing there. Do you think it is safe to eat them? I understand that mushroom compost comes from mushroom farms that sterilize it and bag it to sell in store like Home Depot and Lowes.
Thank you,
Tanya Wright
Jefferson County Colorado
Expert Response
A mushroom is a spore bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil or on a food source. Because you do not know how this one came to be in a bag of fertilizer, I would not recommend eating it.
