Do You Need to Mulch Every Year? No, you don’t have to mulch every year, but doing so can benefit your garden. Choosing to mulch isn’t a one-size-fits-all task and depends upon several factors.

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic yellow-spored fungus that likely entered and flourished in the lungs of the crew members who untombed the Egyptian pharaoh in the 1920s. After isolating a new class ...

The primary concern with slime mold or dog-vomit mold for most people is aesthetic: it really doesn’t look great, especially when it’s living on top of your mulch. If there’s a lot of it, it ...

Not all white growth on mulch and around plants is a slime mold. Fungi sometimes colonize mulch, creating white mycelial mats. These are usually within the mulch rather than on the surface. And if ...

They are a sign that beneficial fungi are present and actively decomposing organic matter in the soil. This helps to improve the health of your soil by increasing nutrient availability for your grass.

We used to use cypress mulch from big old trees, but we have used up the supplies of that. The cypress mulch we can get now is from smaller trees and they no longer contain the insect repellent ...