Potting soil prices creep up into dizzying heights when you have several containers to fill each year. But crop rotation can ...

Mold in plant dirt is actually a common occurrence. “The white fuzzy or crusty coating is fungi that are always present in soil,” says Justin Hancock, horticulturist with Costa Farms. “Even if growers ...

An opened bag of potting soil doesn't last as long as amateur gardeners might like, but you can keep it fresh for longer with ...

When you start to notice mold emerging on the surface of the potting soil,” DeVore says, “there’s an issue. Mold and other fungal diseases thrive in moist, dark and stuffy environments.

Then add the moldy leaves to old potting soil or around shrubs. Yup, with the magic of leaf mold or a shovel of compost, old potting soil that is dry looking but full of white chunks of perlite ...