Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a stretch of rain rolling in the second week of August. I hope many of you took advantage of several days of dry, sunny weather before all the ...

Homeowners are seeking lawns that are considered more sustainable than conventional. I often get questions regarding eco-lawns or no-mow lawns, which are great options for certain situations. However, ...

Fall is traditionally the time to renovate cool-season lawns, such as fescue, bluegrass and ryegrass. Mild night temperatures and timely rains create ideal growing conditions. Seeds germinate quickly ...

If you’re having trouble getting grass to grow in a shady area of your yard, your best option may be a cool-season grass called tall fescue. However, tall fescue must receive at least three to four ...

Turf type tall fescue also has some resistance to a bit of shade, though it prefers to have a minimum of four hours of direct sunlight each day. While this grass seed is generally simple to plant and ...

Now is the time to plant fescue grass in the Upstate. September and October are the ideal months for planting since fescue is a cool-season perennial. Seeding rate for tall fescue is 5-8 pounds; turf ...

Q. We are going to reseed our lawn this fall. What kind of seed do you recommend? A. Most experts still recommend planting turf-type tall fescues in eastern Maryland. However, there are many varieties ...

We have a question about lawn ground covers that might grow in our local soil and hardiness zone. We've seen dichondra repens and different types of clovers online and wonder how those would do in our ...

Treated V.S. Coated Seed: Simply put, a coating adds weight to the seed as well as taking up room in the bag. So the seed bag may claim to weigh 50lbs. and probably does. But the question the ...