Mushrooms in my boat (And not the good type!)

[Tiggers]

 

Now I'm no idiot, I know if you have mushrooms growing INSIDE your boat out of your wooden cabin, its not great.

 

I also know I should really remove them asap due to spores etc but I cant help hoping that a forth mushroom will sprout to complete 'The Beatles'. What do you think, shall I wait to see?

[RLWP]

Dry rot - get rid of it, and the wood it is growing in

 

Richard

[Naughty Cal]

Oyster mushroom get it in the frying pan

[soldthehouse]

Oyster mushroom get it in the frying pan

Agreed but try and leave some so you can reharvest. This is not dryrot!!

[Dog]

Of course, the sensible thing to do would be to get rid of it.

But being fascinated in Mycology, I personally would leave it, research it, identify it, and then perhaps eat it.

Which one is missing? I reckon it's John.

 

Oyster mushroom get it in the frying pan

Don't think it's oyster.

[Athy]

 

Which one is missing? I reckon it's John.

 

 

 

S'pore'l McCartney, no?

[Tiggers]

Well after investigation, it appears to be growing in-between the cabin side and the strip of wood that has come away, so not directly out of the wood (hoorah!)

 

 

Which one is missing? I reckon it's John.

 

 

I reckon either John or George is missing

[Seagull]

 

 

Now I'm no idiot, I know if you have mushrooms growing INSIDE your boat out of your wooden cabin, its not great.

 

I also know I should really remove them asap due to spores etc but I cant help hoping that a forth mushroom will sprout to complete 'The Beatles'. What do you think, shall I wait to see?

 

Well I am very fond of mushrooms but that would certainly make me "Twist and shout"! Do What Richard says, "get rid of it" and seek some specialist advice regarding treating the surrounding woodwork with something nasty. Just sploshing it with Cuprinol will not be enough.

 

Seagull.

[JerryP]

Well after investigation, it appears to be growing in-between the cabin side and the strip of wood that has come away, so not directly out of the wood (hoorah!)

 

 

 

I reckon either John or George is missing

 

 

It must be John that's missing ,that's why yoko's on her Ono

[Mick_B]

i had something similar. See My Topic

 

[RLWP]

This is not dryrot!!

 

Well, it looks exactly the same as the last outbreak of fungi we had on the forum, which was dryrot

 

Whatever it is, the fruiting spores you have represent about one tenth of the organism. So, somewhere inside the wood behind your panelling is a lot of rot

 

Richard

 

MORE: OK, now Mick has resurrected his thread, it is oyster fungus. Even so, this is only the fruiting body. Imagine you can see a bunch of grapes, the rest of the grape vine is growing inside your woodwork

Edited February 20, 2012 by RLWP

[Naughty Cal]

Well, it looks exactly the same as the last outbreak of fungi we had on the forum, which was dryrot

 

Whatever it is, the fruiting spores you have represent about one tenth of the organism. So, somewhere inside the wood behind your panelling is a lot of rot

 

Richard

 

The last fungus we had was the same. An oyster mushroom that had been growing in conditions far from ideal enough for it to produce the typical heads we all associate with Oyster fungus. It certainly isnt dry rot.

 

ETA: It is of course far from ideal to have any fungus growing in your boat and the reasons should be investigated and fixed.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Phylis

[Tiggers]

The fungus has been removed (it came out very easily, could've just flicked it off) and is only about 4cm in length (that includes the root). Although it did seem to come up over night, it hasn't grown since then, so if Im honest, Im not especially worried about it

 

I've checked and there is no more down there

Edited February 20, 2012 by Tiggers

[RLWP]

The fungus has been removed (it came out very easily, could've just flicked it off) and is only about 4cm in length (that includes the root). Although it did seem to come up over night, it hasn't grown since then, so if Im honest, Im not especially worried about it

 

That isn't the whole fungus, just the fruit. All the rest of the fungus is still there

 

Richard

[Tiggers]

That isn't the whole fungus, just the fruit. All the rest of the fungus is still there

 

Richard

 

Just bear in mind that the pic is massively zoomed in, and the mushrooms on the pic are only about 2cm, with the root another 2cm. Pulling away the board shows there is nothing else down there. Certainly nothing like Mick's beast!

Edited February 20, 2012 by Tiggers

[RLWP]

Just bear in mind that the pic is massively zoomed in, and the mushrooms on the pic are only about 2cm, with the root another 2cm. Pulling away the board shows there is nothing else down there. Certainly nothing like Mick's beast!

 

Unfortunately, that isn't how fungi work. They exist as threads inside rotting material - in this case your boat's woodwork, and once a year produce a number of fruiting bodies. You have the fruiting body including the stem that connected it to the main fungus.

 

Expect more mushrooms

 

Richard

[alan_fincher]

The fungus has been removed (it came out very easily, could've just flicked it off) and is only about 4cm in length (that includes the root). Although it did seem to come up over night, it hasn't grown since then, so if Im honest, Im not especially worried about it

 

I've checked and there is no more down there

 

Perhaps there was simply not "mush room" for any more ?

 

(Copyright Lonnie Donegan, circa 1960, of course........)

[Tiggers]

I'm sure Alan's coat is around here somewhere....

[lewisericeric]

What would cause mushrooms like this - its really gross and my biggest fear is having something like that! On some of the windowsills here where condensation has collected, the wood is turning black.... is that a first sign of mushroom growth?! How do they just grow out of nowhere!? Apart from wiping down the windowsills every morning ,is there anythin else I can do to prevent me having a Howard Hughes-esque OCD freak out?!

[soldthehouse]

What would cause mushrooms like this - its really gross and my biggest fear is having something like that! On some of the windowsills here where condensation has collected, the wood is turning black.... is that a first sign of mushroom growth?! How do they just grow out of nowhere!? Apart from wiping down the windowsills every morning ,is there anythin else I can do to prevent me having a Howard Hughes-esque OCD freak out?!

Put simply, there is already a problem for mushrooms to exist... they only grow where there is decay!! they arnt the problem just a manifestation of an underlying cause... ie damp warmth rot, they dont need light to grow

[Chertsey]

Slosh some Five Star down it to be on the safe side?

Edited February 20, 2012 by Chertsey

[Seagull]

Perhaps there was simply not "mush room" for any more ?

 

(Copyright Lonnie Donegan, circa 1960, of course........)

 

Alan. You certainly appear to be a fun guy.

 

 

Seagull.

[mrsmelly]

 

Now I'm no idiot, I know if you have mushrooms growing INSIDE your boat out of your wooden cabin, its not great.

 

I also know I should really remove them asap due to spores etc but I cant help hoping that a forth mushroom will sprout to complete 'The Beatles'. What do you think, shall I wait to see?

 

Ive just turned computator on and cooking mi steak in a minute, can ya send me this moooshroom to av wiv it ?

[blackrose]

What would cause mushrooms like this - its really gross and my biggest fear is having something like that! On some of the windowsills here where condensation has collected, the wood is turning black.... is that a first sign of mushroom growth?! How do they just grow out of nowhere!? Apart from wiping down the windowsills every morning ,is there anythin else I can do to prevent me having a Howard Hughes-esque OCD freak out?!

 

Isn't there some anti-fungal/fungicide spray that can be applied?

 

http://blackmold.awardspace.com/kill-remove-mold.html

 

If you google it there are lots of wood treatment fungicides used in the construction industry, but I think most are for bare wood.

Edited February 20, 2012 by blackrose

[rjasmith]

What's so annoying to me about these two relatively recent "mushroom" threads is that I've tried really hard for a year or two trying to grow different sorts of mushroom from activated wood plug kits that you place in holes in rotting logs and leave in a suitable place in the garden.

 

These never seem to work for me although this year I've finally managed to get a ready mixed sawdust kit to produce some nice Shiitake mushrooms. Might even be able to try a few for breakfast tomorrow!

 

If I'd known that all I have to do is finish the boat, put it in some water and wait, I could have avoided wasting money on all the mushroom kits.

 

Richard