A Better Lawn through Proper Fertilization

            In order to maintain a dense, green, and healthy lawn, regular fertilization is required. Most homeowners refer to this as “feeding” the turf but in reality, the grass feeds itself by producing carbohydrates (food) in the process of photosynthesis. Along with these sugars, small amounts of minerals, found in fertilizers, are needed for sustained …

Lawn Mowing Basics

            Lawn mowing is perhaps the most fundamental practice of turfgrass culture. After all, it’s what makes a grass a turfgrass. Not all grasses are tolerant of the mowing heights to which we subject our lawns. The growing point of a turfgrass is at or just above the soil line. That of prairie grasses and …

Crabgrass or Quackgrass: What’s the Difference?

            Crabgrass and quackgrass are two of the most troublesome weeds in lawns and often confused for each other. Though both are true grasses of the grass family Poaceae, that is where the similarity ends. Crabgrass is fairly easily identified in your lawn and can be readily controlled. Quackgrass is more difficult to identify and …