Most lawn and garden chores are timely, but few are as time-and-temperature specific as applying crabgrass preventer to a lawn. Annual crabgrass starts germination when soil temperatures reach 50 to ...

Q: Last fall, I planted grass a few feet away from the trunk of a few mature trees, one of which is a white oak. This spring I intend to start using Scott's lawn-care program on this new grass. The ...

Q: I have my lawn fertilized professionally, and I was wondering if it affects or contaminates the vegetables in my nearby garden. Please advise. A: If it's just fertilizer, any drift or runoff would ...

I’d like to talk here about the most loathsome, pernicious and persistent weed to plague the suburban lawn. Crabgrass. You’d think that plentiful rain this summer would result in lush carpets of dark ...

Q. I forgot to put crabgrass preventer down in March. Am I too late? Also, I put some grass seed down on some bare patches. Do I put the crabgrass preventer over those spots or not? A. You are not too ...

Crabgrass, or Digitaria, is a headache for homeowners across the country. The weed, which is low to the ground and has many “legs” like a crab, is found in just about every type of turf and ...

Q: We have just finished aerating/dethatching and over seeding our lawn. We have noticed lots of crabgrass in the lawn recently. Last spring, we put down a fertilizer for crabgrass control that we ...

Crabgrass is a common lawn and garden weed best controlled in the spring. Proper timing is essential for effective control of crabgrass, and products applied too early or too late in the season are ...

As lawns begin to turn green, controlling weeds and applying fertilizer is important. Cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass or tall fescue are among the most common cool-season grasses ...