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Bird’s nest mushrooms benefit soil

I found some mystery pods in the garden when doing some clean up. One of the pods is closed, and the second is open and with what appears to be small black seeds. Any idea what this is?

Rock mulch best for native desert plants
BOB MORRIS

Question: I often enjoy your pieces, and your suggestion of replacing rock mulch with wood chips caught my attention. I have an 18-year-old velvet ash in a small (20 feet by 20 feet), rock-covered front yard. Does this tree do better with rock or wood chips around its trunk?

Worms controllable but not preventable

Just because plants are labeled as nematode resistant doesn’t guarantee that they will be resistant to the microscopic worms.