Is your lawn thin, weedy, or moss-infested? Do you find it impossible to grow grass under shade trees? Have you tried sowing this seed or that with no results other than a bright green cover for a few months, which is then gradually taken over by weeds? Don’t be discouraged if you have had one … Read more
Are you looking for new lawn grass? Would you like to see the new models? All right. Come with me. Since your home is in the South, I won’t waste your time by showing you the northern models. People keep trying to use them—red top, bents, fescues, and others — but in most of the … Read more
For some obscure reason, the average homeowner bogs down almost completely when faced with the necessity of choosing grass for a new lawn. Instead, he may talk authoritatively and at length on the merits of 100 different rose varieties. He can exhaustively discuss the disease or insect tolerances and fertility requirements of various annuals in … Read more
Spring is a good time to give a little extra effort to your lawn work. The dividends will be a better lawn and less need for weed control and other lawn chores during the hot summer. Kentucky bluegrass, our most common lawn grass, and most other lawn grasses used in temperate regions respond best to … Read more
Growing grass is big business. Most homeowners will agree when they recall their trials and tribulations in getting a turf established and then everlastingly mowing it. Few realize, however, that the kinds of grass plants used for lawns in America were all introduced into this country instead of being native species naturally adapted to the … Read more
Blue fescue (Festuca ovina glauca) also known as sheep fescue is a handsome plant that has taken the fancy of gardeners everywhere for pattern plantings. It is a drought-resistant, hardy grass from the Western plains, and will grow anywhere in the country except where it is watered too often or where the soil is heavy … Read more
If the grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence, your neighbor is probably taking better care of his lawn. Your lawn, too, will be as green as a golf course if you give it the attention it deserves. And here’s a happy thought—it’s a case of method, not muscle or money. … Read more
When Should I Start My Lawn? Late summer or fall is the best time for cool-climate-type lawns, the kind most commonly found across the northern parts of the country. The combination of rain, warm days, and cool nights between August 15 and October 1 speeds germination, and there is little competition then from weeds. In … Read more
Maybe it’s jumping the gun on a New Year’s prerogative to polish the crystal ball, predicting things for the future of your lawn. But a neck stuck out in September should be no riskier than one in January. September ends the “fiscal year” of active lawn making, except perhaps for late feeding of bluegrass, which … Read more
Styles in lawn making have changed over the years. For example, 70% percent of all the lawn seed was sown in the Spring in 1940. It does seem the logical time for it’s when nature gives out with all the glory she possesses. Yet, her own seeding time is Fall. It has taken man a … Read more