Deal with intrusions in your garden early

If you already have a garden or a home, you know what it is like when a simple problem seems to take over your garden or home. 

Recently, I noticed a weird-looking thing in one of my garden bags with rosemary herbs growing in it. I noticed it many weeks ago, but I assumed it would go away by itself. I should have done the research to check what it was and what its effects were.

Fast forward to late last week, I decided to look at it. To my surprise, it had almost completely covered the soil all around the rosemary plant. I did a little Google image search to find out what it is. Turns out it is called bird's nest fungi that acts as a decomposer. It comes out when a plant is dying or decomposing. Overwatering and being in a shaded area for too long cause it to grow and spread quickly.

The two major things that caused it could have been dealt with! I only needed to water less and move this particular garden bag into a more sunny area. At this point, I will probably need to replace the entire plant and remove the layer of soil filled with the fungi.

Like in a garden, there are intrusions, bad habits, wrong people, wrong influences, etc, that we let grow and overtake our lives or spaces. 

Here is a reminder for you to deal with them today; don't wait till it becomes such a big issue and requires more drastic measures. 

Ps. I did not add a picture of the fungi because it may be a trigger for some readers.

Happy Gardening!



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