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,” ...

A question for Dan Gill: This is the second year that this fungus (see photo above) has shown up. It smells like something dead. What is it, and what can I do? -- Nancy Fraley Answer: This is one of ...

With enough wood shaving to fill up the Grand Canyon around town, we are seeing some gross things popping up all over. These disgusting monsters rise out of the ground and smell comparable to the ...

Dear Lauren: That's a stinkhorn fungus. Stinkhorns are related to puffballs and earthstars. But they smell worse. You are fortunate to have them. They help break down mulches and improve your soil. If ...

DEAR JESSICA: I’m hoping you can help me identify whatever it is growing in my flower garden. I’ve never seen anything like it before. The stem is a peachy color, and the top looks like it was dipped ...

Q. I have a mushroom-looking growth that has sprouted in some mulch that was put down a month or so ago. It has a firm yellowish stalk with a brown, gooey – almost liquidy- top. I suppose it came with ...

Stinkhorn mushrooms are growing in my flowers beds. They have increased after we mulched 2 years ago. They are ugly-looking and stinky. What can I do to prevent these ugly things from spreading? A: ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. For the second year, a fungus that smells like something dead has shown up in ...

Stinkhorn fungi (devil's backbone) has been smelling up new mulch beds all over the Lowcountry. The conditions have been perfect for the growth of this fungus this spring. We have been inundated with ...

A: My first question is what is it growing out of? Many fungus or mushrooms can grow out of mulch when conditions are favorable and moist. There is a group of mushrooms called “stinkhorns” that are ...