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Author: Sinziana Spiridon

Sinziana Spiridon is an outdoorsy blog writer with a green thumb and a passion for organic gardening. When not writing about weeds, pests, soil, and growing plants, she's tending to her veggie garden and the lovely turf strip in her front yard.

What is N-P-K? A Guide to Understanding Fertilizer Ratios

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

N-P-K values are the percentages by weight of the three major nutrients plants need to grow: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

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What’s the Difference Between Fall Fertilizer and Winter Fertilizer

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

The time of application, type of nitrogen, and turfgrass benefits are the main differences between fall and winter fertilizers.

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When Should You Apply Winter Fertilizer?

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Apply the winter fertilizer near or after the last mow when the grass is still green, but the leaves and stems have stopped growing.

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Benefits of a Winter Fertilizer

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Improved cold hardiness and disease resistance, stronger roots, earlier spring green up, and denser shoots are the main benefits of winter fertilizers.

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What is Winter Fertilizer?

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

A winter fertilizer is a lawn fertilizer applied in late fall to improve cold hardiness, nutrient reserves, and spring green-up.

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What to Know About Outdoor Watering Restrictions

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Watering restrictions limit lawn irrigation to one to three days a week, morning and evening hours. Learn more about triggers, duration and fines.

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10 Benefits of Overseeding

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

The benefits of overseeding include a thicker lawn, natural weed control, better drought tolerance, less soil erosion, and more.

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How to Tell Purslane and Spurge Apart

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Break a stem. If it releases a drop of white, milky sap, it’s spurge; if the cut shines a clear, watery sap, it’s purslane.

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What is Spurge?

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Spurge is a drought-tolerant weed that invades lawns and gardens in the summer and is toxic to people and animals.

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What to Plant Above Buried Utility Lines in Your Yard

By Sinziana Spiridon | Published: August 6, 2024
Landscaping

Turfgrass, moss, and wildflowers are good choices, but not the only ones. Learn what to plant above utility lines in your yard for a beautiful and safe design.

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