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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Mushrooms can be eaten in a variety of ways for a variety of reasons, but that is not all they are good for. Mushrooms can be used as fertilizer, building material and even to help break down plastic.