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How did I get mushrooms growing in my raised bed garden?

Fungus feeds on decomposing organic matter. UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Celeste Scott says when it rains the fungus living in the soil will send up the mushroom to sporulate. It will not harm your garden plants, and you can pull it out and throw it away if you don’t like it.
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