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can reduce their cold hardiness.
Azaleas and other spring-flowering plants would bloom poorly if pruned in fall, as next year’s flower buds are present at that time. Such plants are best pruned in spring right after petals fall.
Myth: The soil under oaks and pines is acidic.
This is sometimes true, sometimes false. The acidity of soil defiends not only on the nature of vegetation growing on it, but also on the type of rock below. Some soils under oaks and pines are neutral or alkaline, needing no lime.
Myth: Mushrooms and toadstools sprouting in your lawn mean that the soil is deficient.
In actuality, these plants are merely the above-ground growth of fungus organisms living in soil. Some fungi live on buried lumber, dead roots, or fine particles of organic matter. Others live in harmony with tree roots, assisting in the uptake of water and nutrients. A few cause plant disease. The sudden appearance of mushrooms does not mean the lawn needs lime, fertilizer or anything else. If you object to their sprouting in lawns or gardens, use a rake to dispose of them. There is no chemical control for mushrooms.
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