While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

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Feeding your lawn beneficial nutrients helps the grass grow thick and lush. You can make your own lawn fertilizer at home to improve your lawn's health. The lawn fertilizer you can make from common ...

Q: Recently you recommended applying compost to lawns. I am confused if you mean steer manure. How often do you recommend doing this? When should I do my first application? My lawn is approximately ...

SAN ANTONIO — The cold winter probably has not inspired you to get excited about gardening and landscape work. Between protecting cold-sensitive plants and trying to stay warm ourselves, there is no ...

Areas covered in turfgrass are often plagued with poor soil quality due to natural conditions (naturally sandy, low organic matter soils) or soil disturbance. Poor soil quality is especially common in ...

Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, which prevents lawn smothering and speeds up decomposition for easier reuse. Use clippings in compost or mulch to enrich soil without risking weed spread.

Apply a topdressing of compost in September or after the first spring mowing but not during the middle of summer. When applying compost on a lawn, be sure the compost is very dry, and finely ground or ...

Several readers recently asked about lawn care and the use of compost. One woman wanted to know if grass clippings make good compost for lawns. There are really two ways to answer this question. The ...

Compost is a great way to recycle kitchen and garden scraps. It takes organic waste and turns it into nutrient-rich humus that can be used by plants. Composting is a way of returning to the soil what ...

Work crews plan to start applying compost to the Iowa Capitol's lawns next week with a goal of demonstrating how to improve soil quality while helping rainwater soak into the ground, reducing runoff.