Category: Lawn Care

Mushrooms in lawn grass are usually harmless decomposers, but some can poison dogs. Learn why they appear, how to remove them, and when a fairy ring needs action.

Moss in lawn grass is a symptom of shade, acidic or compacted soil, wet ground or thin turf. Here is how to kill it, rake it out, reseed, and fix the cause so it doesn't return.

Apply winterizer after top growth stops but before the soil freezes: 0.75 to 1 lb N per 1,000 sq ft for cool-season lawns. Warm-season lawns should skip it.

Seed first or spray first? It depends on the weed. Broadleaf weeds: seed now, spray in October. Crabgrass: ignore it. Perennial grasses: kill first. With herbicide waiting periods.

Grass too thick? Usually it is overgrown, thatchy, over-fed or a creeping grass. A diagnosis table, staged mowing, dethatching thresholds and nitrogen rates.

Power rake only if thatch is over 1/2 in or winter debris is matted. Spring tines comb, a dethatcher slices. Timing by grass type, settings, aftercare.