Peziza/cup fungus

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    jjat8cv
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    I have found some strange funghi growing in my raised beds mainly around the edges. I have searched on the net and think they are peziza or cup fungus. Are they harmful/poisonus and how can I get rid of them. I understand they are inedible.

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    charles
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     My view is that all fungi have a useful role, either in breaking down woody materials as in compost heaps (sorry, bed sides too!) and as mycorrhizal root extensions. Some mushroom researchers wonder if cup fungi may play a mycorrhizal role.

    If they are in the way I would cut them off, up to you whether you pull them out, I don’t think they are poisonous, and may be helping plant growth.

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    jjat8cv
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    Thanks Charles. I will probably pull them out as I will soon need to be getting the beds ready for new crops.

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