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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The USDA has cleared the way for cultivation of genetically modified tall fescue without conducting an environmental review of the new crop. The Scotts Miracle-Gro company developed the ...

Q: We have two Labrador retrievers and want to plant grass. I was wondering what is the best and strongest grass seed for our yard with two labs? A: Paws down, turf-type tall fescue. This is a ...

As a young homeowner, now a seasoned homeowner, Kentucky 31 was the go-to tall-turf fescue grass seed to plant. I still believe in its sturdy, strong stands of grass for difficult areas. I’ve tried ...

Most of us have fallen into the habit of thinking of spring as the season for planting seeds, but in fact, grass seed does much better if planted at summer’s end into early fall. The cooler, commonly ...

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 ...