Landscape mulch usually consists of hardwood shreds or bark chips, providing cover to hold moisture and add a finished look. Wood in mulch also provides a food source for fungi that are natural ...
Many homeowners utilize organic mulches in their home landscape. However, after a while, if not maintained or refreshed, mysterious things can begin to appear in mulched areas. Before we explore the ...
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 ...
You've been to the car wash but can't seem to get those little tiny dots off your vehicle. While a few of them could be bugs, the dots may actually be caused when parking next to a nearby mulch bed ...
Is this the dreaded artillery fungus in my mulch? My brother had it in his mulch and he never did get off the black spots it shot onto his house and car. You dodged a bullet this time. This is bird’s ...
Although the little wood-feeding organism known as “artillery fungus” has been around for as long as we’ve been slinging wood mulch over the yard, not everyone knows it’s the cause of those ...
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 ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With heavy rains, mushrooms have been popping up in mulch, garden beds and lawns all around Colorado. But they don’t stick around too long. It’s like the ...
Mushrooms growing out of bark mulch in a garden. - LB_user/Shutterstock Garden preparation is not always easy, so it can be disheartening when you see as many mushrooms growing in your mulch as plants ...