Mold Archives

Growing mushrooms on coffee grounds

Mushroom lovers, great news! For one, they are a good source of nutrients for our bodies. For the other, you can grow your own in the comfort of your homes – on recycled coffee grounds! Growing mushrooms is easy with a little guidance. Although you cannot use a normal garden soil, you can use spent […]

Botrytis, a formidable fungal opponent – Fear not! These tips will eradicate it!

One of the most aggressive killers in the garden, Botrytis is a fungal disease that can attack all sorts of plants. It forms gray mold after it enters through wounds

Make soil mix from household items

Convert ordinary stuff into perfectly good soil mix! Especially useful to recycle things into useful potting mix for beautiful plants.

Sooty mold, techniques and organic treatments to avoid it

When leaves are covered with a blackish substance, similar to black soot that would have collected overnight, it is a sign of sooty mold.

Safe moldy food

Although mold on food is usually something to be wary of, there are many cases where it’s perfectly safe to eat

European brown rot, rotting fruit, techniques and treatments to avoid and cure the disease

European brown rot is a fungal disease caused by fungus that attacks fruit trees and can seriously impact harvests.

Bad moldy food

Some foods are really dangerous to eat when mold starts

Moldy food, fruits & vegetables – safe to eat?

Our busy daily life sometimes hinders us from properly managing our fruit & vegetable supplies. At times, we’re late in eating or cooking

Avoiding and treating powdery mildew

Powdery mildew is a fungus that belongs to the Erysiphaceae family and frequently colonizes certain plants. This mold appears in the form of a light velvety white layer or white spots on leaves, which is what makes it immediately recognizable.

Avoiding mold on food

Mold is nature’s way of recycling. It breaks plant matter down into nutrients for other plants to use. With a few natural tricks, you can stop

A plate with molding food like apples, prunes and tomato.