Mulch, Mold and Fungi

The Royal Botanic Garden of Kew in London hosts one of the world’s leading collections of fungi: 1.1 million specimens, collected over the last 175 years. One of its main initiatives at this time is the digitization project that expects to be completed in early 2026. Scientists seek to sequence about 7,000 of the 50,000 specimens they have, to publish their data online and accelerate the possibility of discovering new useful chemicals, for examp…

Mulch, Mold and Fungi

Mulch can be beneficial in many ways on plant beds, around foundation shrubs and other gardening locations in your yard, but mold can threaten its benefits. In landscape beds and gardens, mulch helps control weeds, prevent extreme soil temperature fluctuation, decrease water evaporation and improve drainage. Mulch also reduces mower and string trimmer damage on […]