A wheel barrow upturned on a lawn covered in fall leaves with trees and a small shed in the background. - Kate Stock/Shutterstock While many homeowners feed their turfgrass in the spring, it isn't ...

September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...

Fertilizing in fall helps your lawn build strong roots now for a greener, healthier yard next spring. Match fertilizer to your grass type and season, measure your lawn, and apply evenly with a rotary ...

As I have mentioned in earlier columns, this has been an unusual year. First we had all of the rain in the spring, and then we had the lack of rain. The extremes have been very hard on lawns. Here are ...

Fall is here, and you may have already started ticking off your gardening tasks for the season. If you have a lawn, it especially needs a bit of TLC before the arrival of winter. Whether your lawn is ...

Spring is the season most often associated with lawn care, and for good reason. Grass starts growing in spring, and the season is a great time to fertilize many grasses in the hopes lawns can look ...

Which products are essential for fall lawn care? After the last leaf is gone from the trees in fall, most people want to pack it in and hunker down for winter. But before you do, put in the extra ...

Feed your lawn now for thick, lush grass in spring. While most lawn care begins to wind down as the weather cools, there’s still one important maintenance step you need to do. With winter ahead, fall ...

Fall lawn fertilization is well worth it, but doesn’t mean you’re off the hook until warmer months roll around (sorry to say). Taking care of your healthy lawn after fall fertilization also matters.