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title: "I was told the occasional mushroom in a potted plant is fine, since…"
description: "I was told the occasional mushroom in a potted plant is fine, since they’re a sign of healthy (or very wet) soil, but I opened my bag of potting mix and found…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c07016865f60565b6895dc"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Peony_Rin"
published: "2023-07-26T01:00:06.807Z"
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# I was told the occasional mushroom in a potted plant is fine, since…

_Posted by Peony\_Rin on 2023-07-26_

I was told the occasional mushroom in a potted plant is fine, since they’re a sign of healthy (or very wet) soil, but I opened my bag of potting mix and found stringy mushrooms mingled in with the soil.

Should I throw the whole bag away? What should I do?

Also, I identified one of them as a pleated inkcap, but I don’t know the other one (below).

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/P1nMsaTFSy3YyJDhWc0v8VfQPfgWXkc8cNvnCxsptj4/b3188cd74d294ea8ab03d9e544a91d8b.webp?size=large)

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