Late March or early April is the final time to fertilize fescue lawns, as they’ll start to struggle with the warming temperatures. Fertilizing a cool season lawn in the summer season could cause undue ...

Soil provides the essential foundation for successfully growing plants in gardens and landscapes, including a balance between water and oxygen and adequate available supplies of vital plant nutrients.

Keeping your lawn healthy and thriving throughout the growing season begins with spring lawn fertilization. But as any lawn-having guy knows, summer can be brutal to grass due to high temperatures, ...

Is soil testing important? How can I get my soil tested? The first question is do you need a soil test? There are several situations where a soil test may be appropriate: 1. Landscaping a new home ...

Last month’s relentlessly rainy and all-time-wettest May hammered home why well drained soil is so important to good plant growth. So much yard soil in southcentral Pennsylvania is either naturally ...

If your lawn struggles with compacted soil, patchy grass, or poor drainage, lawn care experts also point to aeration as the best solution. While traditional core aeration involves removing plugs of ...

Remove debris and excess plant matter with these intuitive tools. Editor's Note Jan. 22, 2026: Although many homeowners are ...