Grass

All grass species can be categorized as either warm-season grasses or cool-season grasses.  Warm-season grasses are those which thrive in warmer climates, requiring sun and consistently high temperatures to grow. These grasses grow most actively during the spring and summer, before turning dormant when temperatures drop in the late fall. Due to this growth habit,…

While many grow Bermuda grass intentionally as a hardy turfgrass, it is considered by many others to be a weed when it grows where it isn’t wanted. Bermuda grass is a particularly challenging weed to control due to its aggressive growth habit and hardiness against a range of conditions. However, there are some effective methods,…

Dethatching and aeration are two excellent lawn care practices that can bring about a host of benefits for both new and mature grass. If you need to carry out both processes, for instance before seeding or overseeding your lawn, you may be wondering what order is best; should you dethatch or aerate first? For best…

Being a warm-season grass, centipede grass is a popular choice of turfgrass in the southeast states of the US. These regions have the sandy, acidic soils and consistently warm temperatures in which centipede grass thrives. Although this grass is hailed as a low-maintenance grass type, you still need to keep up with general lawn maintenance…

Two lawn care practices commonly carried out together are the process of aeration and overseeding. By carrying out overseeding immediately after aerating your lawn, you can enhance the benefits of both processes. As a result, you’ll be left with a dense lawn full of healthier grass plants. The best time to aerate and overseed a…

While seeding has quite specific requirements in terms of timing, sod offers much more flexibility in this respect. When seeding, you must plant the grass during its period of most active growth for success. As the grass in sod is already-mature, timing is not as much of an issue with this method of planting. The…

There are a few different routes you can take towards getting a thick, green lawn. Aside from sod and seed, grass plugs are one such method of planting new grass. These plugs offer an alternative method of planting new grass when sodding and seeding aren’t suitable for your particular situation.  Grass plugs are similar to…

Sod installation can be costly and time-consuming, regardless of whether you carry it out yourself or have a professional do it for you. You therefore want to get the most out of the resources you spend on the process, to ultimately achieve a lush, new lawn. You can take a few measures to prepare the…

There are several routes you can take towards getting a lush, healthy new lawn. The two most popular methods are to either seed or by lay sod; both have their own advantages and disadvantages for you to consider when deciding which would be best for you and your individual situation. The main differences between sod…