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 ...

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,” ...

Q: Can identify what looks like some kind of mold growing in one of my flower beds? It just showed up this morning, and there are six clumps of this stuff, about the size of dinner plates. I haven’t ...

I was on my regular Duluth dog walk last week when I spotted this in a neighbor’s mulch. I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure this is a slime mold – specifically, “dog vomit” slime mold: Fuligo septica.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Myxomycetes, or slime molds, are fungus-like organisms that have ...

Anyone who has hiked in the Northwest has seen a slime mold, but likely didn’t know it. Some appear like tiny balls of fungus on rotting logs, or strange patches of gooey orange globs. Some look like ...