Leaf spot and melting out can turn a lush lawn into a patchy mess, but with the right treatment, recovery is possible. This guide helps homeowners through practical tips to treat these common lawn diseases, including smart watering, mowing, soil care, and when to consider fungicides.
Category: Lawn Care Tips
Benefits of Dandelions in Your Yard
Love them or hate them, dandelions aren’t a useless weed. You might be surprised to learn how valuable these little […]
How to Harvest Your Own Grass Seed
Your lawn’s circle of life doesn’t need to begin and end with expensive, packaged seed. Harvesting your own grass seed […]
Guide to Rabbit-Resistant Landscaping
Having a backyard filled with cute, fluffy rabbits hopping around might sound like a scene out of a Disney movie, […]
How to Get Rid of Lawn Rust
Most lawn rust problems can be solved by improving the health of your grass. With the right mowing, watering, fertilizing, and air flow, the disease often fades on its own. In tougher cases, a carefully timed fungicide treatment can help stop rust from spreading.
Colorful Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden
Ruby red tomatoes and Idaho potatoes are tasty, but have you tried yellow tomatoes or purple potatoes? How about orange-fleshed […]
What is Fairy Ring and How to Get Rid of It
When a perfect circle of toadstools grows in the yard, it often looks like a supernatural phenomenon. European folklore tells […]
12 Reasons You Should Grow Native Plants
Are you spending countless hours fertilizing, watering, and maintaining your landscape plants? Once you replace your non-native plants with native […]
What is Anthracnose and How to Get Rid of It
If the green leaves in your landscape are turning brown (and winter is far from the horizon), then your plants […]
What is Summer Patch and How Do You Get Rid of It?
Summer patch is a turf disease that rots grass roots and causes brown circles in the summer. You can get rid of it by adjusting your watering and mowing habits.