SLIME MOLDS: Rainy weather will encourage slime molds to appear in lawns. This organism looks like a gray or blackish area on the grass. It is harmless and no control is necessary. Hose off the slime ...

Q. Every year about this time master gardeners start getting questions, like, “What’s the stuff that looks like dog vomit all over my lawn,” or “What is this patch of gel filled marbles on my mulch,” ...

“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 ...

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 ...

My grass looks like it has been sprayed with black and gray paint. Is this some kind of fungus? Do I spray it with a fungicide? These black and gray powders on your grass are called slime molds and ...

DEAR JESSICA: I am finding these throughout my garden, especially in shady areas. They are pretty bright pink, and I have no idea what they are. -- Nick Mazzaferro, Stony Brook DEAR NICK: That pink, ...

Home gardeners are often distressed by the appearance of slime molds during extended periods of overcast, warm and wet weather, which is common in Louisiana, according to the LSU AgCenter. LSU ...

Can you identify this nasty yellow stuff that is growing on the base of my Japanese yew and on the mulch in the garden? How do I prevent this from growing? Kim Minor This rather gross-looking mass is ...

I keep seeing things in my yard that shouldn’t be there, like some yucky yellow stuff. What is it? Rain, humidity and warm temperatures are the perfect petri dish for slime molds and many forms of ...

BATON ROUGE — Home gardeners are often distressed by the appearance of slime molds during extended periods of overcast, warm and wet weather, which is common in Louisiana. LSU AgCenter plant doctor ...