Ecology

Recent Answers

2009-11-20 Soil Issues - mushrooms in mulch:

Pets don't normally bother them because the smell is so much more intense to them. Most of the fungus looks like roots in the mulch. When the reproductive (mushroom) structure pops up, I'd knock it over

2009-11-20 Pond & Water Gardening - sick koi and wintering plants:

Hello Stephen! So sorry to hear about your Koi. I am sorry to say, but the chances of saving the Koi are minimal. Dropsy is, however, a secondary infection. The trick now is to make sure the water in

2009-11-19 Pond & Water Gardening - Shubunkins:

Hello again, Kathy! If the fish is outside and it is cold, then he should not need much food and without a filter it would contaminate the water anyway. I am sorry to say that there is very little you

2009-11-17 Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards - vermiculite:

Please do not be panicky or frantic about this. (You are getting a survey? I wonder what type of survey.) For certain, all vermiculite does NOT contain asbestos. I have tested it and found asbestos sometimes

2009-11-17 Composting - red wigglers for outdoor composting?:

Hello James I assume you are a Northern Gardener, where the Temperatures get below freezing for 2-4 months in the Winter. If so, the Composting activity comes to a halt at this time. If so, adding