Fertilizing in fall helps your lawn build strong roots now for a greener, healthier yard next spring. Match fertilizer to your grass type and season, measure your lawn, and apply evenly with a rotary ...

Feed your lawn now for thick, lush grass in spring. While most lawn care begins to wind down as the weather cools, there’s still one important maintenance step you need to do. With winter ahead, fall ...

Warm-season grasses get their name for good reason — they thrive in strong sun and temperatures between 75 and 90 degrees. If you live in the southern United States, you probably appreciate how lush ...

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 ...

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 ...

Winter fertilizers abound at garden centers in autumn, but are not always needed. Learn the fertilizer needs and proper timing of applications for cool-season and warm-season grasses. Discover the ...

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 ...

Cooler temperatures mean it’s time to pull out jackets and pull out the fertilizer for your lawn. Fall not only offers the ideal conditions to reseed or overseed your turf, but it’s also one of the ...

Man pushing a fertilizer spreader across a lawn - Henfaes/Getty Images There are several things you should never do when fertilizing a lawn, and one of the biggest no-no's is spreading fertilizer on ...

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 ...