YELLOW FUNGUS IN FLOWER BEDS IS SLIME MOLD.(GRACIOUS LIVING) From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: January 4, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Q. Can you tell me what fungus is growing in my flower beds? I'm attaching a photo I took. The yellow fungus looks like spray-in foam insulation. It starts out as little yellow pen-sized spots on top of the mulch, but within a day, it looks like the picture. The next day it will turn black and hard. Can you identify the fungus, and tell me what I can to do treat it? - Rick Cameron.

A. The fungus you describe often appears on top of mulch and is called slime mold. Technic...