Whether you have a sprawling front yard or a small patch of grass, everyone wants their lawn to look lush come spring and summer. The secret to a beautiful landscape is knowing when to sow grass seed, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although you may not realize this, fall actually is the best time to seed your lawn or patch bare spots; that’s because the grass ...

Find out the ideal time to plant grass seed with this simple guide. Plant warm-season grasses in spring and cool-season grasses in fall if possible. Spring is an option for cool-season grasses but ...

Q: Can you help me figure out what’s causing damage to my lawn in the attached photo? My neighbor thinks the culprits are voles. If so, what is the treatment? — Enrique G. A: Your neighbor is right; ...

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says frost seeding can allow turfgrass to develop early in the spring, but warns the ...

One of the first things people like to check off their "to-do" list in the spring is plant grass seed. This is understandable because, at the end of winter, the bare areas in the lawn are very ...

Give your yard a jump-start so grass will emerge earlier in spring. Dormant lawn seeding will create healthier, thicker grass in spring. Sow seeds in late fall or early winter once soil temperatures ...

Carole in Columbia, Md. writes: “I bought a Groupon for lawn aeration and over- seeding last summer, but when I tried to make an appointment the company said they were way overbooked (they said they ...

Prepare the area for dormant seeding in the fall to ensure good seed-to-soil contact. Dormant-seed cold-season grasses until mid-winter and apply the seed at the usual rate. Do not use pre-emergent ...

If you are familiar with the phrase "winter seeding," you are most likely of an older generation or influenced by that generation. The term refers to the practice of planting grass seed in the dead of ...