Your lawn has plenty of things that can damage it in winter. These things include: Voles Voles dig beneath the snow and munch on turfgrass. They are active all winter, digging through the grass where it is warm beneath the…
As a homeowner, you know that you shouldn’t mow your grass before winter the same way you did it during summer. As a rule of thumb, you shouldn’t cut your grass too short for the winter. The last few cuts…
You won’t be using your lawn mower much during winter. Once you are done with mowing during the active summer months, it can be easy to simply put your lawnmower away and wait until spring comes around, but this isn’t…
To fix a waterlogged lawn, aerate compacted soil with a garden fork, check and improve your drainage system, remove surface debris, apply a slow-release phosphorus fertilizer, level low-lying spots with topsoil, limit foot traffic, and keep grass 3–4 inches tall…
If you have been having moss on your lawn, you must have been told to apply lime on it to get rid of it, right? As a curious person, you must be wondering, will lime kill moss? Well, the truth…
Moss growing in lawns is a frequent homeowner’s plight, especially for those who take pride in having a flawless stretch of turf in their plot. If you have Moss in your lawn, the grass doesn’t have the conditions to thrive…
A well-maintained lawn mower lasts significantly longer, cuts more cleanly, and costs far less to own over time. In my 17 years of maintaining a personal garden and lawn, I've owned and serviced several mowers — petrol push mowers,…
In most gardens, the lawn takes center stage. When your grass looks look, your entire garden looks good. Unfortunately, good looks don’t just happen—you must work for them. To help you out, here are a few tips that will help…
Yes, you can put too much lime on your lawn. Excess lime pushes soil pH above 7.5, locking out iron and manganese, turning grass yellow (chlorosis), blocking magnesium absorption, and stunting root growth. The way to fix it is to…
Experts recommend wearing dedicated lawn mowing headphones when operating a lawnmower — but not everyone has a pair on hand, and not everyone wants to spend extra money on specialist gear. So the question I hear constantly from fellow…