Thanks for the advice on seed starting mix. I should have added that I mix in dry cedar mulch from beneath my cedar trees to lighten the mix.
I add the fertilizer because I am taking the plants from larger size pots I start them in (not tiny cell pots) straight into the hole in the garden and I am trying to make the transplanting process a little quicker (some say lazier because I can add the fertilizer while sitting on a home depot bucket if I do it this way as opposed to doing it on my knees at transplant time.
“I mix in dry cedar mulch from beneath my cedar trees to lighten the mix.”
I’ll bet that is where your fungus came from. Every customer I’ve ever had that came in with mold/fungal/mushroom problems on their landscaping mulch had used cedar mulch.
Yes, it’s pretty. Yes, it smells GOOD, but it holds more moisture than other wood mulches and is the perfect growing medium for YUCKY STUFF! ;)
Thanks for the trip down ‘Garden Center Retail Memory Lane,’ LOL! I FINALLY get the MEAT of the story out of you after I talk to you for 30 minutes! ;)
Good Luck and Godspeed. :)