Listening to music is one of the ways to make mowing (a boring task) more exciting. If you are one of the people who love enticing your mowing with music and wondering how you can effectively do it, right? The…
If you are wondering whether you should wear headphones while mowing the lawn, yes, you should do it as they come in handy at protecting your ears from the loud lawnmower noise. To get the best protection, you have to…
There’s nothing that can give off a good impression of a home quite like curb appeal. After all, the way it looks from the outside is a good indicator of how well it’s been maintained and cared for by its…
No — 7 AM is too early to mow the lawn. The grass is still wet with dew, which leads to uneven cuts, clumping, and fungal risk. More importantly, most neighbors are still asleep or having breakfast, and gas mowers…
You live in a deer-infested area, and one day you get home and find your once beautiful pansies have been nibbled down to the bone. The inviting flower heads you looked forward to? Have been chewed off. You are beside…
Dogs are beautiful and comforting pets, but they can be a nuisance, especially when they keep pooping, urinating, and digging holes on your well-maintained lawn. The situation is even worse if it’s not even your dog destroying your lawn. To…
I've been managing lawns and gardens since I was 15. These days I tend a personal garden where I grow guavas, peaches, onions, and seasonal vegetables. Purple weeds — particularly wild violet and creeping Charlie — have been my most…
Besides irrigating, mowing, fertilizing, aerating, and dethatching your lawn, the other thing you should do to keep your lawn in top shape is to top dress it. If you regularly play lawn games, allow dogs in your backyard, or have people…
Radon is a chemical radioactive element with no smell, taste, or color. It has an atomic number of 86, and the Rn denotes it on the chemical elements table. It is naturally occurring and produced in minute quantities from the…
Grass turns white most commonly because of powdery mildew (a fungal disease), Mesotrione herbicide bleaching, or dull mower blade tip burn. Less common causes include drought stress, dollar spot fungus, snow mold, and physical contaminants like paint or powder…