Research has shown that removing more than 40 percent of turfgrass leaf tissue in one mowing can stop root growth for up to two weeks. Yet many homeowners think they're doing their lawn a favor by ...

When spring and summer rains combine with heat and humidity, we can expect the resurgence of warm-season turf diseases. One disease that is always present but really makes itself known in our ...

Take-all root rot is a warm-season turf disease affecting zoysia, Bermuda, and St. Augustine grasses. Symptoms include yellowing, thinning turf, and black, rotten roots. Proper irrigation, ...

Okay, I admit it…every year, this gardener transforms into a weekend warrior during the spring. I arrive to work Monday morning a bit stiff, battered and bruised from my overzealous gardening ...