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jennkm
Joined: 26 May 2003
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Location: Burleson TX
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 6:33 pm Post subject: yucky tan-colored piles of slimy mold in flower beds! |
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| Please help! We got free mulch for our flower beds from our city's compost center. Now, after several weeks of rain/clouds, there are small piles of what I guess is a mold, or mildew, or fungus. It actually looks like tan or yellow foamy vomit (sorry to be so descriptive!) and is quite runny if disturbed. After a few days, it darkens to charcoal color and flattens out. Does anyone know what this is and how I can get rid of it? Thanks! |
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Tony M
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
Posts: 1088
Location: McKinney,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: |
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Jennkm-
This is one of Mother Nature’s tools trying to accelerate the breakdown of your mulch. It is not a pretty site but is harmless. Take a rake or shovel and tip it over, throw some fresh mulch over it.
Tony |
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Dchall_San_Antonio
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Posts: 2011
Location: San Antonio,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe the common name is barf mold :D |
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konkreteblond
Joined: 30 May 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:24 pm Post subject: hahaha |
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| Good name! When we moved into our new home, this was one of the first things I experienced in gardening. I swore someone's dog had thrown up in the bed! :x Cornmeal worked great on it. I had some recently in another bed and when water hit it, it went flying out in puffs. Strange stuff! |
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