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.

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

Bayou Garden

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."

See stories by Dan Gill