Need some gardening advice

paperpusher

I just pulled in the last of my potted plants from outside.
One of them was a strawberry plant I potted.

As I was cleaning it up and getting rid of the dead leaves I noticed 2 things in the soil.
Tiny clear balls, when popped they had a liquid in them.
And a bunch of little mushrooms.

Now, through my extensive Googling, I think the balls are slow release fertilizer from my potting soil I used and the mushrooms are "bird's nest fungi".

Because location sometimes matters in these situations:  I live in Upstate New York.  Just had our first snowfall yesterday.  This plant has been outside since I potted it this spring.  I didn't water it other than what the rain provided.

Greenthumbs:
Do you think I should put it back outside?
Is the fungi going to cause issues to humans?  We only have a lizard in the house and he's housed on the other side of the house in a different room.

Do you think my findings on what the balls or fungi is wrong?

Attached are a couple pictures and tried doing arrows so you can see what I mean.

NYCMercedes

You're correct that the balls are from the potting soil and no biggie. I wouldn't worry about the fungi. Keep the plant relatively dry and near a sunny window. Put it outside next spring. Typically strawberry plants are in-ground perennials so you may want to plant it in a sunny spot where it can multiply next year. Did you get any fruit this year?

paperpusher

@NYCMercedes - I had the intention to start myself a little veggie garden this year, but at the last minute I decided not to.  So instead of wasting the already bought plants I put them in a pot so I could figure out what I wanted to do.
I did get a handful of really tart berries.  I'm betting I would have had more, but the squirrel that chills out in the tree above our deck was stealing them.  I'd find the tops on the railing every now and again.

doeydo

I'm no help here, but I wanted to gif:

NYCMercedes

Squirrels are the pits. You can put milk or soap water, or onion, garlic, or chili POWDER on them to dissuade the critters.

lc07

I do a fair amount of gardening here in California, though I am absolutely not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. I have never had mushrooms or rando balls appear in any of my planters. I imagine we have very different climates. I love that you are growing your own food and that PPs could help!