Mushroom growers spark environmental catastrophe fears with indignant ‘alien’ fungi
Mushroom fans growing aggressive “alien” fungi at home could spark an environmental catastrophe, boffins fear.
They are worried the foreign shrooms could become as devastating an invasive Japanese knotweed. Shei la Das, a garden manager from the Royal Horticultural Society, issued the public a warning.
“We should make sure when buying kits that we are purchasing from trus-ted suppliers,” she said. “We are still learning much about the world of fungi, so introducing alien spawn (ie species not native to this country) into your garden by accident could unlock many issues, just as we have learned with invasive plants and imported plant diseases.”
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She added: “Alien fungi could potentially be even harder to control than alien plant species as their growth is so complex and they can spread throughout soil and other organisms very quickly.”
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Jeremy Clarkson converted a wartime bunker on his Diddly Squat farm to sprout mushroom varieties including Grey Oyster, Lion’s Mane and Speck-led Chestnut.
Dr Ruth Chitty, an RHS plant pathologist, said: “There is a possibility alien species could outcompete native species.”
The Daily Star previously reported Jeremy Clarkson has had his underground World War 2 bunker taken over by ” space penises”.
As ridiculous as the Top Gear star-turned farmer’s nickname for his latest produce sounds, an expert says he may well be bang on the money.
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We’ve already seen randy pigs and unlikely soil expertise from Groove Armada but now Clarkson’s Farm fans have been introduced to the world of mushrooms, or rather intergalactic todgers. And where better to grow ET’s chopper than an underground shelter built for an ever so slightly different purpose? Read the full story here.
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