Manure is a gardener's best friend. Composted manure -- available at hardware stores -- feeds your lawn and improves the soil. It can also be added to flower and vegetable beds. Fresh manure stinks ...

A healthy lawn isn’t built overnight—it’s built in the soil. The right organic fertilizer does more than make your grass ...

Amidst July's sweltering heat, keeping your lawn lush may seem like an uphill struggle due to the relentless sun and its stressful effects on your grass. Many gardeners unwittingly harm their lawns in ...

DENVER — Before commercial fertilizers were widely available, farmers and gardeners used what was locally available--manure. This could be from horses, sheep or poulty, but primarily from cows. Manure ...

Maintaining a lush lawn in the summer sun can be daunting, as the intense heat imposes great stress on grass. A common error gardeners make during this time is to ...

12:45, Sun, Aug 10, 2025 Updated: 13:28, Sun, Aug 10, 2025 Maintaining a vibrant lawn through summer is often an uphill struggle. Heatwave after heatwave of blistering heat puts tremendous strain on ...

Regardless of El Nino storms or La Nina droughts, winter often brings one reliable change to Southern California gardens: a brown lawn. Some newer, tall fescue grasses stay green year-round, but ...

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...

The scorching July sun can be a major challenge for maintaining a lush, healthy lawn, but a simple trick can help keep it thriving. A common mistake many gardeners make during the summer is to halt ...