Dorothy Clark of Culver, Oregon writes: "Toadstools are growing in the open soil and under plant leaves in my flower bed.
The soil isn’t too damp, so I don’t know why these intruders are showing up. I pull out and dispose of the mushrooms in my lawn
Melinda Myers: Toadstools, or mushrooms, are the fruiting body of fungi. The underground portion of the fungus feeds on decaying wood
Rake to break up or remove the toadstools if you’re worried about kids or pets eating them.
Mushrooms and toadstools could potentially be poisonous and dangerous. Never eat anything in the wild or your backyard without checking with a professional.
"Why do mushrooms pop up in random places, and are they harmful to other plants?" writes Harmony Gayle of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Mushroom fungi feed on and decompose old tree roots, stumps, leaves and other organic matter