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 ...

Sep. 6—Mulches provide numerous benefits in our landscapes, including conserving soil moisture and suppressing weeds, as well as providing a pleasing background to highlight landscape plantings.

CORVALLIS – It appears overnight and looks like a horror-show blob that’s slithered its way into your garden. The gross-looking substance known as slime mold shows up on mulch and lawns, but is ...

If you’ve recently made the (mildly horrifying) discovery of a slimy growth in your mulch that looks like vomit…well, you’re probably wondering what on earth it is and how best to get rid of it. Yes, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: This weekend while gardening, I found interesting stuff on my bark mulch. At first I thought my dog had vomited, but as it dried, I realized it was ...

Q: Can you tell me what the mold-like thing in the photograph is? I think it appeared after a recent rainfall. — Robert, Vero Beach A: It’s good to see a layer of mulch in the landscape. Organic ...

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - You may have gone out to your garden or landscaping recently and seen it, and instantly started screaming at the Bumpus hounds for being in your yard again. If you did, you're ...

A word of caution: Unless you share my fondness for fungi and decomposers, you might want to wait to read this until after breakfast! Now that you have been warned, the yellow or white blob growing in ...

Slime mold grows around the bottom of a tree. Slime mold feeds on dead and decaying organic matter and generally doesn't hurt anything. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Oh, no! The dog threw up in ...

“I found an odd-looking substance in my mulched beds next to a boxwood last week. This garden bed was replanted a few weeks ago and mulched with shredded bark. At first, I thought my dog had been sick ...

A: When listener Kathy first sent me this picture, I was fairly certain this was slime mold. Some are spotting creeping along ...

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 ...