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The days at the end of the growing season seem to fly by as the weather changes. If aerating and overseeding is on your end-of-season lawn to-do list, don’t wait too long into the fall. Cold ...

Cool-season grasses are usually overseeded in late summer or early fall, but sometimes winter damage will necessitate ...

Both reseeding and overseeding reinvigorate a yard that isn't thriving, but reseeding requires more work. Some people use the ...

Prepare the area for dormant seeding in the fall to ensure good seed-to-soil contact. Dormant-seed cold-season grasses until mid-winter and apply the seed at the usual rate. Do not use pre-emergent ...

Cool-season lawns will be more competitive if kept at a height of 2-3 inches. Certain species perform better when mowed at 3 ...

I have fond memories of growing gladioli as a kid growing up in Nebraska — and at this point in summer I’m seeing them in bloom around the Chicago area. The gladiolus produces a large, showy flower ...

The Scarification is the first step, using a spring tine rake or scarification rake to bring up as much thatch and moss as possible. This clears the existing grass of the suffocating presence of moss ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fall is here, and you may have already started ticking off your gardening tasks for the season. If you have a lawn, it especially ...

Increase seed germination and grass establishment with this effective technique.