If you have noticed a few more mushrooms growing on your lawn this year, you are not alone.
    
Local lawn and garden expert Duayne Friesen says this is something that can be very localized to a specific area, but he says mushrooms tend to grow in moist and humid conditions. He adds if they are growing on your lawn, it also usually means there is some kind of wood product breaking down there.

"I sometimes get some quizzical looks when I say that," says Friesen. "But then you start digging down and go, 'oh, yup, there it is,' there you find a wood product."

He notes this could be lumber left over from the time the house was built, it could be a root system from a tree removed or even saw dust from when that tree was cut down. Friesen says as conditions dry and the wood disintegrates, the mushrooms will go away.

According to Friesen, the mushrooms will not harm your yard and so there really is no urgency to try and get rid of them. He notes any damage will be very localized, only where the cluster is growing and grass will quickly heal once the mushroom disappears.

Meanwhile, he says these mushrooms are not edible. In fact, Friesen highly recommends never eating a mushroom unless you have been coached on what variety it is.