Category: General Lawn Care

From manure to commercial fertilizer and animal products, discover 6 different nitrogen sources for the lawn.

The benefits of aerating your lawn include improved soil and grass health, deeper root growth, and reduced thatch. But that’s not all.

You may think frequent irrigation is the key to a lush lawn but knowing when to stop watering your lawn […]

Lawn mower blight is a tree injury that happens when a mower or string trimmer strikes the base, leaving it open to rot, pests, and diseases.

To prevent lawn mower blight, keep mowers away from tree trunks, trim overgrowth, mulch, and install edging.

Frost seeding is spreading cool-season seeds over frozen ground in late winter. As the soil thaws, these seeds germinate, resulting in lush lawns by spring.

Explore with me the many reasons why weeds grow in your lawn, including poor soil quality, improper mowing, and seed dispersal by birds.

If you think you’ve over-fertilized your lawn look for brown tips, patchy spots, stunted growth, yellowing grass, and strange odors.

Is it better to rake or mulch leaves? It depends on your needs. Raking is faster, while mulching offers more benefits.

Depending on your type of grass and the climate where you live, you should wait between 2 and 4 weeks to mow after overseeding.