So, a couple of days ago, I went to do my daily watering of my plants and lo and behold I found some mushrooms popping out of the soil of right next to my snake plants. Now the first time this happened, I was scared and didn’t know what was going on. But through some research I learned that this happens when there is too much moisture in the soil. This type of environment is perfect for these little fungi to grow. These mushrooms are harmless but thrive in overwatered soil while your snake plants prefer dryer conditions. The reason my plants had too much water was because I bought a self-waterer from Walmart and stuck it in my plants. They created a a pocket of wet soil, and when I took it out, it became the hub growing spot for the mushrooms that were soon to come.

These mushrooms eventually grow and die, giving more nutrients to the soil actually aiding in the microecosystem within the pot. They thrive off the decayed matter in the soil, the peat, coir noir, decomposed woodchips, and compost, etc. But if you don’t want to see them you can either pluck them out of the soil or cover them with the surrounding soil burying them.

It’s interesting to note that if you have multiple snake plants, you could see different types of types of mushrooms. It all just depends on what medium that you snake plant is planted in and what type of spores are in the air of your environment. Here are some pics of the ones that I found in my own pots.

As you can see there are different types of mushrooms that were growing depending on the pots. You might also notice that underneath the mushrooms that are growing are ones that have already died and are shriveling back down into the soil.

For now though, I hope you have a good understanding as to why you might find a mushroom in not only your snake plant but really any other plant that prefers a drier environment.

Until next time, as always, Plant with a Purpose! – BTR