A wheel barrow upturned on a lawn covered in fall leaves with trees and a small shed in the background. - Kate Stock/Shutterstock While many homeowners feed their turfgrass in the spring, it isn't ...

September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...

Fertilizing in fall helps your lawn build strong roots now for a greener, healthier yard next spring. Match fertilizer to your grass type and season, measure your lawn, and apply evenly with a rotary ...

Growing your own avocado tree can be highly rewarding, even saving you some money when avocados are expensive to buy at the grocery store. Still, if you're growing one or more avocado trees in your ...

Fertilize fall veggies in late summer, but stop once autumn fully sets in. Add compost in the fall to enrich the soil and prep it for next year’s crops. Skip fertilizing perennials, trees, and shrubs ...

When the harvest is done, it becomes the season for fall fertilizer application. Many farmers are still undecided about how much to apply, and whether to apply it this fall or next spring, but Kevin ...

At Cooperative Extension we recommend that if you only fertilize your lawn once per year, do it in the fall. Our cool season turfgrasses have a resurgence of growth when the temperatures cool. A fall ...

When you fertilize a lawn in the fall, grass plants are in a mode of taking nutrients down into their roots for storage — compared to spring and summer when it is taking up nutrients mainly to its ...

Question: I read that fall is the best time to fertilize your lawn. My lawn looks good right now. Is it really necessary? Answer: I normally fertilize my lawn just twice a year. I consider the fall ...

2021 acreage estimates are rolling out, with some early estimates suggesting farmers plan to plant more corn this year. The ProFarmer/Doane planting intentions survey revealed those farmer members who ...