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Bayou Garden
Bayou Garden

Pop Go the Mushrooms

By Dan Gill
Published July 19, 2014 at 6:19 AM CDT
Mushrooms often pop up in lawns following heavy rainfall.
LSU AgCenter

After a rainy period in summer we typically see mushrooms popping up everywhere in the Baton Rouge area. 

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Dan Gill
Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."
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