When watering to establish a new lawn, or when replanting sections of an older lawn, we normally recommend two to three “mists” throughout the day for the first seven to 10 days until roots get ...

Don’t fertilize and overseed together—grass seedlings and mature grass need different care. Fertilize either before overseeding or after seedlings have matured. Proper timing and technique are key for ...

So you’re tired of looking at your patchy, stressed lawn. It never quite recovered from last year’s extreme heat and drought, and you’re green with envy of your neighbor’s verdant grass. If you’re ...

Fall is an important time for the backyard. Many bulbs are being planted in preparation for spring, while some plants are entering dormancy before the harsh winter. All areas of the garden are ...

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Have you been struggling to get a nice, lush lawn your neighbors will notice? Never applied fertilizer to your lawn before? It isn’t as hard as you think, and April is the right time to make your ...

We had a portion of our lawn completely re-sodded Sept. 10. We have been watering it every morning for an hour. What should the process be for the next month or so to help it establish itself ...

Fertilizer pellets piled inside of a spreader on a lawn. - Ingrid Balabanova/Shutterstock In the effort to create a lush, healthy lawn for the summer, many gardeners can end up killing their grass ...

Late March or early April is the final time to fertilize fescue lawns, as they’ll start to struggle with the warming temperatures. Fertilizing a cool season lawn in the summer season could cause undue ...