Even the most obsessed lawn enthusiasts miss the timing of the most beneficial feeding of their lawns. Too many people think ...

The next time you brew a pot of coffee, set aside the leftover grounds for kitchen cleaning. Among their other uses, they ...

The best fall fertilizer for cool-season grasses is a high-nitrogen fertilizer with the correct amounts of phosphorus and ...

Fall may be the most crucial time of year for lawn care, especially if you want to see lush green in the spring. It all comes ...

To sharpen at home, secure the tool or blade in a vise, then push a flat file or whetstone in one direction at an angle along ...

Are you looking at those long blades of grass on your thick lawn and dreading mowing them? Master the cross-cut method. It ...

Florida lawns respond quickly to seasonal changes. During cooler months, most lawns in east Central Florida stay partly green and grow more slowly, without going fully dormant. Slower growth means ...

One insect group that does not flourish in turf grass are the so-called grass skipper butterflies. “Do you like skipper butterflies? Turfgrass is needed for many species of skippers as their larvae ...

Start by conducting a soil test ( https://go.uvm.edu/soiltest) for any vegetable and berry gardens, plus additional, separate ...

When the busy grass-growing season winds down, your lawn equipment deserves more than a quick (and sometimes careless) shove ...

Pulling weeds is often on every home gardener's winter to-do lists. However, leaving them in situ can offer surprising ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about pansies, crape myrtles, gardenias, philodendron and dealing with chinch bugs and unwanted mushrooms ...