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Cool-Season vs Warm-Season Grass: What Grows Where
Cool-season vs warm-season grass: cool types thrive in the North, warm types in the South. Compare growth, color, mowing height and care to pick your lawn.
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Fertilizing, watering, seeding and mowing schedules for a thick, healthy lawn, with free calculators.
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What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean? NPK Explained Simply
What do fertilizer numbers mean? The three numbers are the percent of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) by weight. Learn to read any bag.
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How Long to Water Your Lawn: Sprinkler Run Times
How long to water your lawn? Aim for 1 to 1.5 inches a week. Get sprinkler run times for rotors, spray heads and soil types, plus a simple tuna can test.
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How Much Fertilizer per 1,000 Sq Ft? Pounds of Nitrogen
How much fertilizer per 1,000 sq ft? Divide 100 by the nitrogen percent on the bag: 20% nitrogen means 5 lb of product for 1 lb of N. See the full chart.
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How Much Grass Seed Do I Need? Rates by Grass Type
How much grass seed do I need? Most cool-season lawns take 3 to 8 lb per 1,000 sq ft. Get seeding rates by grass type for new lawns and for overseeding.
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How to Measure Your Lawn's Square Footage (Any Shape)
How to measure lawn square footage: multiply length by width, split odd shapes into rectangles, circles and triangles, then subtract the house and beds.
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When to Aerate Your Lawn: Timing, Tools and Steps
When to aerate your lawn: early fall for cool-season grass, late spring to early summer for warm-season. Learn why core aeration works and how to do it.
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When to Fertilize Your Lawn: Schedule by Grass Type
When to fertilize your lawn depends on grass type: early fall for cool-season, late spring through summer for warm-season. Get a month-by-month schedule.
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When to Overseed Your Lawn (and How to Do It Right)
When to overseed your lawn: late summer to early fall for cool-season grass, late spring to early summer for warm-season. Get exact dates, steps and seed rates.