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Cocoa mulch is a fabulous organic product that can be used on a variety of plants. Here are the ones that will benefit most ...

With all the ways to use mulch in your yard and garden, it isn't uncommon to run into some issues here and there, including the growth of mushrooms. Understandably, you may think these unwelcome fungi ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...

Is there a fungus among us? If you want to improve your soil while growing some tasty mushrooms, perhaps there should be! Here's what you need to know.

I JUST REALIZED that in the past 12 days, I’ve been spreading mulch around client’s yards. And why? One of the most misused, unused, not understood gardening products I come across is mulch. Why? Well ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Mulching is an essential gardening practice that conserves moisture, suppresses weeds, and enriches soil. While wood mulch is popular, there are several alternative options that ...

On a sunny summer day, a soybean field may seem peaceful, even boring. However, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Assistant Professor Joy Winbourne knows that something remarkable is going ...