Q. Just recently, I have noticed brown dots appear on the side of my house. When I try to remove them, I find it is almost impossible to do so without damaging my siding. What is going on? A. It ...

Question: The company that power washes our house told me that I had artillery fungus attached to the siding. They said it came from my mulch. Is that true? Answer: Artillery fungus, or cannon fungus, ...

Discoloration, thinning out, diseases, and excessive weeds are important signs that you need to replace your mulch. Pest ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Artillery fungus spore masses stuck to siding Q • The siding and fence on one side of my house near a flower bed always gets ...

"Grease" may not be the word, after all, as Joe Ponessa, emeritus professor of housing, indoor environment and health at Rutgers Cooperative Extension, sees it. Ponessa was responding to a recent ...

Mulching landscape plants is important to maintaining healthy plants. Mulching was not invented by humans. Nature has always mulched plants with fallen leaves, needles, twigs and other plant debris.

Q: In the past few weeks, we’ve noticed hundreds of tiny “mud balls” on our black asphalt driveway and the car parked on it. They stay intact as tiny pellets, about 1/8 of an inch in diameter on the ...