Mycorrhizal Pathways to Deliver Nutrients: Could This Spell the End of Compost Carts?
Every spring, it’s the same story. The compost bin is bursting at the seams with that precious black gold… andContinue Reading
Category: Beneficial fungi
Learn How Mycorrhizal Fungi Benefits Your Trees and Shrubs
Photo: smileus, depositphotos Owning a healthy and flourishing organic garden is nothing short of a delight. But maintaining a gardenContinue Reading
There Is a Fungus Among Us!
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi benefit crops in many ways By Hayley CrowellNorth Carolina State University Fungi play very important roles forContinue Reading
Dog Vomit Slime Mold: A Surprising Garden Visitor
Slime mold surrounding a basil plant. Photo from reader Hugo Levesque Strange things happen in gardens all the time, butContinue Reading
What Happens to Soil in Winter? Does Everything Die?
The soil under your feet is still teeming with life, even in the frozen temperatures of winter. All photos: SoilContinue Reading
What to Do About Bracket Fungi?
Source: Louise St. Cyr Question: My mature tree is infested with strange growths. What should I do? Louise St. Cyr Answer:WhatContinue Reading
Tiny Bird’s Nests in Your Garden
Bird’s nest fungus, probably dung-loving bird’s nest (Cyathus stercoreus), so-called because it is often found on animal dung. The arrowContinue Reading
Good Fungi Fight Bad Fungi
The importance of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, or mychorrhizae, to plant growth is fairly well known. (If this is a newContinue Reading