Q: First, thank you for you column, I enjoy the gardening advice. Recently I purchased potting soil for my spring vegetable seeds. I planted lettuce and tomato varieties and use grow lights for extra ...

Yellow parasol mushroom sclerotia growing on dead orchid roots and bark (left) and young mushrooms (right). Scot Nelson (right) Q: I repotted some houseplants a few months ago and now I see small, ...

Shopping for plant fertilizer and applying it may seem perplexing at first. Follow these simple tips and you’ll be fertilizing like a pro in no time. Read the Label: What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean?

Do my creeping phlox need to be fertilized in the fall? If so, what kind should I use? In general, if the soil is good and healthy, there is no need to fertilize creeping phlox. If you feel the soil ...

Question for Dan Gill: We collect rain water and have been using it on our houseplants. We've noticed small mushrooms sprouting up in the soil the plants are growing in. Is the rain water bad? Are we ...

Take the mystery out of feeding your plants by learning the pros and cons of liquid vs. granular fertilizer. Liquid fertilizers are immediately absorbed by plants and provide rapid relief from ...

Question. Clusters of mushrooms are forming in our yard. How did they start growing, and is there a control? Answer. Folklore suggests mushrooms popping up in lawns is where the devil churned his ...