Something growing around Tomatoe plant

[mattd41]

Hi Everyone,

What is this hardened foam like substance that grew around the plant within 24 hours. I was adjusting the plant on Sunday to fit into the cage then Monday evening I found this.

 

[YumYum]

Never seen anything like that before. Looks like some kind of fungi. A quick google search yields it is a slime mold. Scroll down to the second pic.

 

[Lmbauer2017]

Haha, Yea I was gonna say looks like “dog vomit mold/fungi”. Interesting it crumbles like that though… regardless it’s most likely a fungus which is a good sign! It means your soil is alive and thriving . Mayyyy be a little overwatered though (I’ve been told this when massive mushrooms popped up in my raised bed), but someone more experienced can probably say more about it.

 

[mattd41]

thanks everyone. plant is still doing well and is healthy

 

[DirtMechanic]

A mulch helps. Something mildly acidic like pinestraw is very offensive to fungi, at least until its old and starts breaking down into compost.