A hand holds open a sack of grass seed a green lawn. - Dean Clarke/Shutterstock Lawn seeding techniques aren't one size fits all-- the best technique depends on factors like the size of your lawn and ...

Discover the best time to plant grass seed for successful establishment. This guide provides tips and insights on factors to ...

Those who tried to patch dead spots in the lawn or seed a new lawn at the traditional prime time just after Labor Day had little success this year. Grass seed needs consistently damp soil to sprout, ...

Ok. Let’s get this out of the way. Every time I write about lawns, my inbox jams up with messages from the lawn haters. “Biological wasteland.” “Unconscionable assault on nature.” “Abomination upon ...

It’s the time of year to get gardening. Today let’s work on our biggest garden - our lawns. If you have sparse grass in parts of your lawn, spring is a great time to plant additional grass seed.

Get a jump start on a lush spring lawn by dormant seeding grass during the colder months. Prepare the area for dormant seeding in the fall to ensure good seed-to-soil contact. Dormant-seed cold-season ...

A scorching summer can leave a once lush-looking lawn in shambles. The stress of intense heat and a lack of rain or watering can cause unsightly brown patches and dying grass. Even worse, stressed ...

Lawns are surprisingly resilient during dry spells. Grass is adapted to going dormant (i.e. brown) as a way to cut down on water needs when rain isn’t happening. Then it’s able to “green up” when a ...

Prepare the area for dormant seeding in the fall to ensure good seed-to-soil contact. Dormant-seed cold-season grasses until mid-winter and apply the seed at the usual rate. Do not use pre-emergent ...