Funny! Mold is fungi. Fungi from decomposing carbon material (straw) and beneficial bacteria is what makes your garden grow. These two are the basics along with many other organisms that make a soil alive and able to grow plants.
http://www.fungi.com/shop/fungi-for-healthy-gardens.
I add micorrrhizal fungi to the roots of all my seedlings as I plant them. Buy it on Amazon.
Back to Eden gardening is a method based on fungi dominant soil using decaying wood chips. The decomposing process is long however.
When I clear out a garden bed I cut the top of the plant and leave the root stock to decay. Beneficial fungi is concentrated there under the roots. Breaking up the soil destroys a lot of good micro-organisms. Adding compost on top followed with new planting is called 'no til gardening'. Its another method being adopted by many including me.
I had raised onions in this bed so it was a good one to dig up and experiment with.
http://migardener.com/different-gardening-methods/
http://migardener.com/tag/core-gardening/
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