Category: General Lawn Care

Dethatching is the process of removing the thatch layer that accumulates between the soil and the grass. Learn how dethatching works in this article.

As Hulu relaunches the popular King of the Hill series, we examine Hank Hill’s longstanding love affair with his grass and show you how to get a Hank-level lawn.

The best grasses to walk on barefoot, such as Zoysiagrass and Kentucky bluegrass, provide a soft and lush surface for shoeless walking.

Improved sleep quality, lower stress hormones, and enhanced heart health are just some of the health benefits of walking barefoot on grass.

Learn how to test for compacted soil using items around the home, such as a screwdriver or a shovel, and how to measure compaction with a penetrometer.

Brown patch is a cool-season lawn disease that causes large, circular patches of brown grass. It’s common during late spring and summer in hot, humid weather.

Leaf spot is a fungal disease that infects stressed grass with unsightly lesions. Learn how to identify leaf spot in your lawn to prevent further damage.

Use our guide and watering calculator to determine how often to water grass in summer, which depends on your grass type, soil type, and climate zone.

Protect your lawn during outdoor events by mowing taller and not watering before the event, creating pathways, and using turf protection mats. You can also overseed, fertilize, and water well to revive your lawn after the event.

Several mowing strategies will help you mow wet grass: Mow slowly, don’t bag the grass clippings, and follow good maintenance practices, like keeping your lawn mower blades sharp and raising your mowing height.