This is an affordable, simple first step toward a lawn you'll be proud of.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you struggling to produce the best crops in your fields, the best vegetables in your garden or even the nicest yard in the ...

Did you hear about the guy who complained that his coffee tasted like dirt? The waiter reminded the customer that he had insisted his coffee be made with fresh ground. Whether we call it the ground, ...

Most gardeners think soil testing only determines nutrient deficiencies, but the tests also help gardeners understand whether the soil contains adequate nutrients. Basic tests check the soil’s ...

The old Bray-1 method required multiple samples to provide a full nutrient picture of the sample, slowing the process and increasing the cost. In contrast, the new method, called Mehlich-3, requires ...

One of the most common questions gardeners have is how to fertilize specific plants. Many plants have individual nutrient needs, but for all plants it is impossible to guess at what you need without ...

Successful spring gardening starts long before the plants go into the ground. In east Idaho, gardeners commonly work with ...

The price of soil sample testing at the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory is being reduced as the lab adopts a new testing method.

The snow has melted away and your neighbor’s lawns are beginning to show signs of life with splashes of bright green. Your lawn, on the other hand, looks like matted down straw. Is the grass dead or ...

Centipede grass stands out as one of the most low-maintenance warm-season turf varieties available to homeowners across the southeastern United States. This light green grass species thrives in acidic ...