Q: I have planted lots of seeds in trays this spring, ready for potting on and planting out as the temperatures warm. However, I've noticed green mold forming on the soil in a number of the trays.

Question: Green mold has started to grow on the trunks of several different trees in my yard. Some of the trees have dead branches and I am wondering if the moss growth is slowly killing the trees?

Lichens, often mistaken for moss, are harmless organisms that grow on various surfaces, including trees. Annual cicadas, not periodical cicadas, are responsible for the cicada sounds heard in central ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...