Jennifer Ferguson from the shrubbery specialist has a garden tip for you. Today we will discuss the importance of turf care, which usually involves weed control and fertilization. Weed control helps ...

Now that spring has arrived and we are all working on our landscapes, folks are looking to getting their turf healthy. Lately a large number of phone calls to the extension office are from residents ...

Weather plays a big role in all kinds of lawn care projects. From when you mow to the best time to reseed, the forecast often drives the project. The same is true for applying lawn fertilizer. Whether ...

Fertilizer is a key ingredient in growing and maintaining a green, healthy lawn. Unfortunately, most homeowners don’t bother with lawn fertilization because they simply don’t know which products to ...

Winter dormancy doesn’t mean neglecting your lawn. Many homeowners make critical mistakes, like failing to remove leaves or winterize their sprinklers, which can lead to spring damage, disease, and ...

Improperly applied fertilizer to newly placed sod may result in nutrient runoff into the water supply, but just when is the best time to apply fertilizer and what kind is the best for new turf?

What do people living in Boston, Baltimore, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, and Los Angeles have in common? From coast to coast, prairie to desert -- residential lawns reign. But, according to a ...

Lawn fertilizer and leach fields are the two greatest sources of nitrogen (N) in desert soils. With nearly no nitrogen in our sandy valley ground, golf courses have had to apply tons of nitrogen to ...

Gardeners can become antsy during the winter when there are fewer opportunities to get their hands in the dirt or put all those tools in the shed to use. It's even harder in the South, where winter ...

If you didn’t water your lawn and allowed it to go dormant this summer, it undoubtedly has been beat to tweetle by the record-breaking hot temperatures we experienced. Whip it back into shape by ...