Ich habe gerade diese seltsamen kleinen, fremdartig aussehenden Wucherungen in meinem Rosmarintopf bemerkt. Was ist das? Muss ich mir Sorgen machen, dass Alien durch meine Topfkräuter zum Leben erwacht? Das stand nicht auf meiner Home-Gardening-Bingo-Karte …
Von: MischMatch
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It’s definitely a fungus. Likely in the Peziza genus. It’s indicative of good soil, but also a lot of moisture. The rosemary is fine. Pick the fungus out (if you want) and let the soil dry out some to keep it from continuing to sprout.
Edit to add: Soil is full of bacteria and fungi! Without them, you would have low-nutrient dirt, not soil. It’s totally normal.
Birds nest fungi.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidulariaceae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidulariaceae)
I discovered it in my yard last year.
https://preview.redd.it/vtgztb0mgvmg1.png?width=1426&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4a5e92a8068ddb5ca6685afa748be7c40763450
They almost look like Lithops or stone plant. It’s fungai.
Those little alien looking things are most likely some kind of fungal fruiting body which is actually pretty common in potted herbs especially if the soil stays consistently moist. They are generally harmless to the plant itself and are just feeding on organic matter in the potting mix. If anything it means your soil has decent biological activity happening underneath. Are you overwatering the rosemary at all? They actually prefer to dry out quite a bit between waterings.
A sign that your soil might be too wet for rosemary’s optimal health.
You’re giving it WAY too much water. The fungi are a sign you are watering heavily consistently but can also be a gauge that tells you that you are overwatering your plants. Good news though, Birds nest fungi are harmless otherwise. What the problem is here that I see is that Rosemary HATES wet feet. In order to have birds nest fungi it needs to be consistently wet and are watering far beyond what Rosemary likes. If it continues the Rosemary may die from root rot.
Hope this helps!
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Could the dark round things in the pod be seeds? Fungus requires moisture for reproduction, but you said it was very dry, to paraphrase,. Is very dry a common moisture content for your rosemary? Lots of gardeners use the same method, so ur not alone.
Could you use a pair of tweezers (weird word) and collect some of those seed pods looking things and propagate it.
There’s a suite of apps called “Identify this” and apps for insects, birds, and others, and of course my fav is Plant this” It’s great for all sorts of fauna. I love wildflower identification, naturalizing with native flowers ( the deer eat a lot, but not all)
Nothing compares to human interaction and the sharing knowledge. But sometimes I find some incredible choices.
These are commonly known as birds nest. It’s not edible. They’re referred to as birds nest because of their unique spore distribution system. The spores sit in the top of the cap and resemble a birds eggs. When it rains the spores get knocked out and seed nearby.