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Manure is a wonderful rich place for fungi of many kinds to grow. I wouldn't worry about the mushrooms, they're part of the normal breaking-down process. If you don't like the looks of them, turn them under or scrape them off and put in the compost pile.
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Posts: 1848 | Location: Zone 4 Central South Dakota | Registered: June 20, 2002
Mushrooms need really good circumstances to grow, so it's actually a very good sign that they are there. The issue with mushrooms is that many of them are poisonous to eat, but not to compost. As long as you don't mistake them for food, they are one of those signals that the growing environment is very good.
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Posts: 554 | Location: desperately protecting 2 acres from the critters, coastal California | Registered: February 11, 2002
Those mushrooms indicate there is undigested woody material in the manure, but that is not a problem. What you see is the "seed stalk" that a colony of fungus sends out to spread the colony because they find the conditions where they are to their liking.
