SOCIAL DISTANCE: When planting multiple dahlia tubers, it's best to keep them about 12-18 inches apart, as dahlias get quite large. Photo courtesy of HummingBlooms Flower Farm Hi there neighbors, ...

When it comes to gardening having the right soil makes the difference between a good growing season or a bad one. I have found the addition of mushroom compost makes all the difference for our ...

My question is about using leaf compost, spent mushroom soil, neither or both. How do they compare in composition? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? I made a new bed this year, and I ...

Dear Jane: Where can I buy mushroom compost in central Ohio? When I lived in Charleston, S.C., mushroom compost was readily available and so popular. It was recommended by the horticultural society. I ...

Q: I was given three different colors of amaryllis plants a few years ago. Now they have offsets coming up from the sides of the bulbs. Can I cut them off from the main bulb? When should this be done ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

My late Uncle Pepe was an avid mushroom hunter, rising early on late-summer Saturdays, field guide in hand, to head to a local New York City park for his weekly forage. Upon his return, my Aunt Jenny ...

The conventional way that gardeners solve bad-soil trouble is by adding organic matter such as compost, leaves, grass clippings, and/or rotted manure – or bypassing in-ground planting altogether with ...

If lyong on a soggy forest floor while hunting for wild mushrooms doesn't appeal to you, consider growing your own mushrooms using certified kits and spawn. Mushroom growing is an art form that has ...

Bright red toadstools, funky jelly fungus, and rounded puffball mushrooms in lawn grass may look alarming. However, lawn mushrooms can be a sign that you have healthy soil; they help lawns grow better ...

Those mushrooms that pop up in your garden after a good rain may be unsightly, but they are more likely to be beneficial rather than harmful to your plants. Once you understand why they appear in your ...