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Lawn Care Techniques

Ideas, instruction and methodology behind various lawn care techniques including mowing, edging, sodding and fertilizing.

How to Manage Lawn in a Drought

Manage a drought stricken lawn by creating healthy turf, using water management, proper cultural practices and drought tolerant grasses.

11 Essential Tips for Mowing the Lawn

Tips for mowing the lawn.

Height of Cut

One of the most important aspects of lawn care is mowing height.

Fertilizing Tip - Water-in Fertilizer with Rain

Watering in fertilizer with rain. Timing fertilizing with rainfall. How much to water in fertilizer.

Care of a Low Maintenance Lawn

A low maintenance lawn won't have the perfect appearance of a highly manicured lawn, but what's lost in appearance is made up for in time and money saved.

Striping the Lawn

What makes striping on a lawn. How it is achieved professionally. Can it be done at home?

Keep Off the Lawn on Frosty Mornings

What is frost? How does it affect a lawn? What to do when there's frost on the lawn.

Lawn Spreader Calibration

If you have an old spreader and are unsure about it's settings, calibrate it. It's important to know how much of a product you're putting out to avoid over or under applying. This article from the University of Rhode Island-Landscape Horticulture Program explains how to calibrate a basic drop spreader.

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