As an Extension Educator, I have been called upon from time to time to help homeowners understand what is causing their lawns to look sick. Sometimes, we can get to the root of the problem right away, ...

If you’re seeing irregularly circular brown patches in your summer lawn, the problem may be a disease called brown patch. Brown patch is one of the most common diseases in home lawns (as well as golf ...

The grass could always be greener — or less weedy or patchy, depending. Read on for the top 10 grass problems, as identified ...

The weather has been nearly perfect for work outdoors over the past few days with warm days and cooler nights. Below are a few gardening questions that may be of interest to other home gardeners.

It’s possible that once the heat of summer lets up, your lawn will green up again on its own. Johnson County Extension Many people believe overseeding the lawn is an annual practice. The goal of a ...

September is the best time for fescue lawn renovation. Turf-type fescue renovation should be initiated in the fall and early winter in order to become established and survive the summer heat. Below ...

Q: We are having a hard time with our fescue lawn. We use 12-4-8 fertilizer four times a year but no preemergent or postemergent weed control. We aim for 1 inch of water per week, watering about one ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Tall thin fescue Q • My tall fescue lawn looks pretty beat up and thin. What can I do now to help it? A • While tall fescue is ...

While the best time of year to reseed fescue lawns is in the fall, the second-best time is now. So, if your best intentions to get that seed down last fall went unfulfilled, it’s time to get after it.

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a stretch of rain rolling in the second week of August. I hope many of you took advantage of several days of dry, sunny weather before all the ...