Key Takeaways • Benefits for your yard: Dandelions give pollinators early food, and taproots bring nutrients up and loosen soil.• […]
Category: General Lawn Care
General lawn care advice.
Read Your Weeds: Identify Them to Learn About Your Lawn’s Health
Key Takeaways • Weeds as indicators: Weeds signal soil conditions, so identify them before spraying herbicide.• Drainage and compaction indicators: […]
Everything You Need to Know About Tumbleweeds
Key Takeaways • Tumbleweeds aren’t native to the American West: Despite their iconic image in old Westerns, early tumbleweed species […]
What is Grass Paint and How to Paint Your Lawn
Key Takeaways • It’s safe once dry: Painted grass is safe for kids and pets to use once the lawn […]
How to Overseed in the Fall With Fescue
Learn how to overseed your fescue lawn in fall with this 7-step guide. Covers timing, seed selection, preparation, seeding rates, and aftercare for a thicker lawn.
How to Winterize Your Lawn in 10 Steps
Learn how to winterize your lawn with a simple fall checklist: dethatch, aerate, overseed, feed potassium, mow until dormant, and adjust watering.
Fresh-Cut Grass Smell is Your Lawn’s Shriek of Despair, Science Says
Key Takeaways • The smell is a distress signal: Mowing makes grass release a 100-fold burst of green leaf volatiles, […]
7 Grass Alternatives For A Low-Maintenance Lawn
Beautiful grass lawns have been the norm in American lawns for decades. But that beautiful grass doesn’t necessarily grow everywhere, […]
Lawn Mower Safety Tips
Mowing the lawn is the quintessential summertime chore. Parents and kids alike take to the front yard to get it […]
Grass Clippings Can Sicken Horses, Pets, Livestock
Key Takeaways • Fermentation causes danger: Clippings begin fermenting within hours and can sicken animals that eat them.• Species to […]