Artillery Fungus from Cypress Mulch: Prevention and Cleanup

The Problem

Artillery fungus shoots sticky spores up to 20 ft onto siding, screens, windows. Scraping damages paint; priming/painting is best fix.

Associated with wood mulch (not bark, pine straw, pea gravel, lava rock).

Switch mulch type.
If keeping wood mulch: remove/replace annually, or rake/loosen and top-dress with fresh layer.

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