RAIN HAS TURNED YARDS, GARDENS INTO PERFECT FUNGI FACTORIES From: Evansville Courier & Press | Date: October 13, 2002| Author: Larry Caplan | Copyright 2002 Evansville Courier & Press. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The recent rains have certainly perked up our lawns. The moisture is also quite beneficial to fruit crops and ornamental trees and shrubs, helping them set flower buds for next year. Unfortunately, the rains came too late to be of any help to farmers and gardeners.

One thing I've noticed popping up is mushrooms. They seem to be appearing from out of nowhere in lawns, mulched beds and other areas. You can blame their presence partly on the wet weather; the rest of the blame falls square...

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