Leaf Miners and Mushrooms

I seem to be having two problems. I have leaf miners in 3 of my plants. I also have mushrooms growing in 2 of my plants. The 2 plants that have mushrooms growing in them also have the leaf miners. Now I searched around and I found many answers/solutions regarding the leaf miners. Most people seem to say this though, that Neem Oil will take care of the problem or that I can just leave them be because they wont do any real damage to my plants. So which is it and what should I do about the mushrooms? Leave them be also? The mushrooms seem to grow during the night and die during the day for some reason.

yeah for the leaf miners you need neem oil, it will take care of it. a neem based product to kill pests. spray every couple of days.

the thing about the miners is you'll see them, they'll damage just a few leaves and then stop. but after two weeks, their eggs hatch and then you see a lot more damage. best to treat them now.

mushrooms for I know are not damaging or indicate damage. so you can just pluck them. it means your soil is good.

what i do with insect problems like mites, is wrap my fingertips with scotch tape so that the sticky side is not touching my skin, but ready to sticky trap those pests and their webs with minimal loss of tricomes. its super cheap, organic pestacide control.

asaph said:

yeah for the leaf miners you need neem oil, it will take care of it. a neem based product to kill pests. spray every couple of days.

the thing about the miners is you'll see them, they'll damage just a few leaves and then stop. but after two weeks, their eggs hatch and then you see a lot more damage. best to treat them now.

mushrooms for I know are not damaging or indicate damage. so you can just pluck them. it means your soil is good.

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Oh ok gotcha. Where can I get neem oil though? Would it be in a food store or a garden store? Lol sorry for the dumb question.

Stride said:

Oh ok gotcha. Where can I get neem oil though? Would it be in a food store or a garden store? Lol sorry for the dumb question.

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no dumbness there. many neem based products that are meant to be sprayed on plants for bugs are sold by most garden centers, plant shops and hydro shops. You can also get the real neem oil in natural pharmacies etc., but it is less suitable for direct application (you need to mix it with soap and such).