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

From skipping the fertilizer to sharpening your mower blades, here's how to help your lawn survive when water is scarce.

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 the edge. Carefully wipe away any metal pieces. A few passes are usually ...

Cutting Your Grass Too Short Taller grass means a healthier lawn. It shades the soil surface, keeps the soil from drying out ...

With winter soon rolling in, you may not have paid much attention to the grass growing in your garden. While it can feel like more of a chore mowing your lawn throughout the colder months, not doing ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind.— Weeks of severe and extreme drought have caused many lawns and grassy areas in the region to be dry, crunchy and brown. This is only the second time Allen County has experienced ...

If your grass has been watered enough in the drought and water-use restrictions to produce a relatively compact and green lawn, now is the time to fertilize it. A winterizer product with a 3-1-2 ...

At Cooperative Extension we recommend that if you only fertilize your lawn once per year, do it in the fall. Our cool season turfgrasses have a resurgence of growth when the temperatures cool. A fall ...

Glyphosate just sounds like nasty stuff. It’s the main active ingredient in the common weedkiller Roundup, and the natural-health influencers focused on toxic chemicals invading our food and bodies ...

Technology is helping farmers use land and fertilizer more strategically. Sometimes, the best practice is no chemicals at all. A drone delivered a carefully targeted dose of fertilizer to corn at ...

With the end of summer drawing near and hopefully bringing cooler temperatures and needed precipitation, now is a great time to attend to your lawn. While some of us are reducing the size of our lawns ...