Organic fertilizers consist of natural materials, while synthetic fertilizers are chemically manufactured. Both can benefit your lawn, depending on its needs.
Category: General Lawn Care
General lawn care advice.
How to Prepare a Soil Sample for Testing: 5 Simple Steps for Accurate Results
To prepare a soil sample, collect soil cores from your yard, combine them in a bucket, and submit it to your state’s extension service.
Spring Lawn Care Calendar by Region: Cool-Season vs. Warm-Season Grass
With regional comparison charts, learn the right time to fertilize, mow, and apply pre-emergent for your cool-season or warm-season lawn this spring.
5 Easy Tests You Can Do to Identify Your Soil Type
To identify your soil type without sending a sample to the lab, do the jar test, ribbon test, or one of the other 3 tests we’ll discuss here.
Spring Lawn Care by Soil Type
Stop following generic lawn advice. Discover how to adjust your spring care routine for clay, sandy, or loamy soil — and get better results.
Lawn Care Schedule: Month-by-Month Guide
Follow our month-by-month seasonal lawn care schedule for cool-season and warm-season grasses. Learn when to mow, fertilize, aerate, and control weeds.
13 Yard Work Safety Tips, With Advice From a LawnStarter Pro
Warming up, scheduling strategic breaks, and drinking lots of water are a few of the safety tips we offer homeowners to help prevent yard work injuries.
How to Kill Winter Weeds
You can kill winter weeds in your yard with either organic remedies or an herbicide, depending on what method is best for your yard.
Most Common Winter Weeds in Your Lawn
Annual bluegrass, chickweed, and henbit are some of the most common winter weeds in your lawn, so learn how to identify and treat them this snowy season.
How Snow and Ice Affect Your Lawn
Snow can protect or damage grass depending on the weather. Learn how snow and ice affect your lawn, why removal can backfire, and how to limit damage.