Question: Mushrooms have popped up all over my property in the past month. Are they a problem? How do I get rid/discourage them? What are the odds that they are poisonous? Answer: Every year, autumn ...

In the past two weeks, West-Central Illinois has seen a much-needed return of rain after a summer of low precipitation. With the rain has come a handful of calls into the Extension office about ...

If the sorts of mushrooms found in domestic lawns were always safe to eat, there's no doubt that many gardeners would be delighted to let them flourish. But the truth is that "mysterious and ...

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Despite their enchanting name, fairy rings are far from magical. These ominous circles on your lawn are the result of a harmful fungal infection, but fear not, there are methods to eliminate them. If ...

It is amazing what a nice rainfall can do to brighten up a lawn. You must admit we had some pretty sorry looking lawns after the long, hot, dry summer. But after all that rainfall last week, you can ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

I was taking a walk in my neighborhood and noticed that several of my neighbors had various mushrooms growing in their lawns. Mushrooms, sometimes called toadstools, are the visible reproductive ...

Dear Dr. Dirt:Some disease hit my lily-of-the-valley plants in late summer. In a few weeks the plants look dead. Any idea what went wrong? — Helen, Greenwood Dear Reader: Lily-of-the-valley ...

Mushrooms seem to be popping all over the county with the unending rainfall, warm temperatures and extreme humidity over the past few weeks. My breakfast partner, Mike, said that he had mushrooms pop ...