Fall is the perfect time to fertilize your lawn. In many regions, autumn is when abundant rainfall and cool weather inspire your lawn to redirect its energy to root development, rather than grass ...

September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...

If you think lawn care season ends when the leaves start to fall, think again. Fall is actually one of the most important times to fertilize your lawn—but do it wrong, and you could end up doing more ...

At Cooperative Extension we recommend that if you only fertilize your lawn once per year, do it in the fall. Our cool season turfgrasses have a resurgence of growth when the temperatures cool. A fall ...

I read that fall is the best time to fertilize your lawn. My lawn looks good right now. Is it really necessary? I normally fertilize my lawn just twice a year. I consider the fall application more ...

Question: I read that fall is the best time to fertilize your lawn. My lawn looks good right now. Is it really necessary? Answer: I normally fertilize my lawn just twice a year. I consider the fall ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. What lawn professionals have long said is true: Beautiful lawns are made in the fall. That's because ...

Editor's note:This story was originally published in 2016, and is being republished as part of our fall coverage. Some references may be out of date. If you’re like most people, you’re into the lawn ...

Shopping for plant fertilizer and applying it may seem perplexing at first. Follow these simple tips and you’ll be fertilizing like a pro in no time. Read the Label: What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean?

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Unfortunately, we have hit a dry spell throughout the last six weeks here in the Valley. Hopefully we get some rain in the next few weeks as we near the ...

With the end of summer drawing near and hopefully bringing cooler temperatures and needed precipitation, now is a great time to attend to your lawn. While some of us are reducing the size of our lawns ...