20 articles
Grass seed doesn't read the calendar. How to measure soil temperature, the numbers that matter for cool-season grass, and how to use them for fall seeding and dormant seeding.
Winter burn isn't the cold. It's dry wind and sun pulling water out of plants when frozen ground can't replace it. Which plants are at risk, and what to do this fall…
Rock salt is cheap, but it burns grass, pits concrete and hurts dogs' paws. What each ice melt does, which is gentler on your lawn and driveway, and how to use less…
De-icing salt burns grass along driveways and kills evergreens near the road. How salt damages plants, what to do before winter, safer ice-melt choices, and spring repair.
Water left in sprinkler lines freezes, expands and cracks pipes, valves and heads. When to winterize, the blowout method step by step, safe air pressure, and when to call a pro.
Mowing fallen leaves back into the lawn feeds the soil, saves hours of raking, and university research even linked maple leaf mulch to fewer dandelions. How to do it right and when…
The most useful fertilizer feeding of the year for northern lawns comes after the last mowing. When to apply it, how much nitrogen, what product, and the mistakes to avoid.
When to put the mower away for winter in the northern US, how to tell the grass has stopped growing, and how low the final cut should go without scalping the crowns.
