What is slime mold and what should you do about it? originally appeared on Dengarden. If you’ve recently made the (mildly horrifying) discovery of a slimy growth in your mulch that looks like ...

"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 ...

When I first started gardening, I used to think mushrooms meant something was going wrong. I’d be out watering the tomatoes or pulling weeds, and suddenly – poof – a strange little mushroom would ...

Rainy weather can cause mushrooms to sprout in lawns and mulch. “That’s fine,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “What’s not fine is when you see ...

An experienced horticulturist reveals when you can and can't mulch in January. It comes down to weather, and mulching ...