A beautiful lawn takes time, patience, proper care and a never-ending watchful eye. The following lawn care tips can reduce many lawn problems: Read more: SOURCE: … [Read more...]
Fungus Files: What to do about toadstools in your lawn
With the rain has come a handful of calls into the Extension office about mushrooms/toadstools popping up in lawns. Most callers are curious as to why toadstools are showing up now, while a few are on the warpath to eliminate these fungal intruders. … [Read more...]
Weed Control Options for the Home Vegetable Gardener
In addition to dealing with the issues of possible disease and insects, weeds can be a tremendous burden on the home gardener. Weeds compete for space, steal nutrients and water from crops, and can look unsightly in the home garden. Read … [Read more...]
Weeds in the Home Vegetable Garden
The most common definition of a weed is a plant out of place. Many plants that are considered weeds in the vegetable garden are beneficial wildflowers in other settings. Unfortunately, some of the plants, while attractive in the wild, are too … [Read more...]
Lawn Alternatives
Even though lawns have been a part of American culture for generations, we are now in an era in which dramatic declines in pollinators (loss of natural habitat) and climate change (more extreme weather events) make a compelling case to think … [Read more...]
Fall is the Season for Cool Season Lawn Recovery
There are lots of cool‐ season lawns (tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass either as single species or mixtures) that look like this following the roller coaster of summer weather patterns that featured record heat and drought, … [Read more...]
Heat and dry weather pose problems for landscape plants
During hot, dry weather, gardeners should water properly and evaluate susceptible landscape plants, according to Virginia Cooperative Extension experts. High temperatures, combined with dry weather, pose a threat to Virginia’s home landscapes. … [Read more...]
Turfgrass Disease Profiles – Rust Diseases
Recently I walked across a lawn and noticed that my shoes were covered with orange powder. The cause? Lawn rust disease. Read on for information on Rust Diseases from the Perdue University Extension. -Linda SE … [Read more...]
Fall leaves – to bag or not? Turf experts explain why mulching leaves is a better solution
October is peak season for admiring fall foliage and soon those leaves will begin to fall, if they haven’t already done so. Before you start to clean them up, Virginia Tech turf experts suggest that you try a different approach instead of bagging and … [Read more...]
Fall Lawn Care
The fall season is an important transition period of turfgrass growth and development, and the management of your warm- and cool-season grasses at this time of year means a great deal in terms of anticipated success in your lawn the following spring. … [Read more...]