Yellow Slime !! *gasps*

I know that I have never seen this gooky stuff before and I have no idea what it is but it totally engulfed my baby strawberry plant !! Poor thing was gasping for air !!



Is this not totally disgusting ? Looks like a giant cat spit up every ounce of bile in his stomach !!

I tried washing it off with the hose but it was so thick that I had to actually peel it off the leaves !! YUCK !!

 

It’s a slime mold. I have often found it around my garden. Its bright yellow color is a bit alarming. Clear the slime off the poor strawberry plant to see if it will recover and possibly remove any bark near the plants. It’s seems the mold likes bark for some reason, hope the berry recovers.

 

So that's what ya call it !! I was close calling it slime .
I did get it all off and the plant is ok. The soil I filled that raised bed with has a lot of wood chips in it. It's hard to find any bagged soil without wood chips in lately.

 

Excellent find Annie

Dog's Vomit Slime Mold

 

Never saw anything like that before. Never even knew such a thing existed. Enjoyed learning about it though.

If it's a mold, shouldn't hydrogen peroxide or liquor ammonia get rid of it? Like stop it from coming back? How about a general purpose antiseptic cleaner like Detol?

 

I don't know @S-H if peroxide would be good for my strawberry roots. I had to pull it off with my hands. It was quite thick !!

 

I have a microscope, so if anything like that ever came up in my garden - I'll definitely look at it through that.

 

It's back and BIGGER than yesterday !!



And, it's started in the other strawberry bed ..... ..



What do I do ?

 

Removal Methods
Manual Removal

1. Scraping: Use a soft-bristled brush to scrape away clumps of slime mold.
2. Water Spray: Wash the area with a hard stream of water to break up the mold.

Chemical Treatments

• Hydrogen Peroxide: Mix 9 parts water with 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide. Spray the mixture on the mold and rinse after a few minutes.
• Fungicides: If the infestation is severe, consider using a fungicide like Monterey Consan 20, which is effective against slime mold.

 

I did suggest hydrogen peroxide above, didn't I? Anyway Neem tree extract and oil are natural anti fungus.

 

Thanks S-H I will try that diluted peroxide treatment that you suggested and if that doesn't get it, the Neem.

I can't believe it came back even stronger after I scraped it all off !! Tenacious, ain't it !!

 

Try liquor ammonia too.

By the way, lime juice will also kill off most fungous growths very quickly.