Second-cutting fescue makes quality hay when stems and seed heads were cut earlier. Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says Craig ...

Mowing our cool-season lawns is now one of our regular outdoor maintenance tasks. Warm spring weather is promoting rapid growth of cool season fescue. Many lawns still look a little ragged with winter ...

Those that have re-seeded their fescue lawns are now beginning to experience emerging turf as a result of our warm, wet fall weather. It is important to mow newly emerging turf when it reaches a ...

As autumn sets in, lawn care practices need adjustment. Proper mowing during fall helps prepare grass for winter dormancy and spring regrowth. The ideal cutting height for most cool-season grasses in ...

Many tractors across the Ozarks have just been sitting, as farmers wait for the weather to dry out. Marvin Clopton is thankful to finally get out in the field. "Yeah, it's been too wet in a few fields ...

The sweeping front lawn at Wheatland is a little soggy and looking a bit ragged as the latest onion snow melts. In a few months, the lawn should become a meadow of tall, rippling grass along Marietta ...

Every summer some of my fescue dies and I have to reseed. Any way to prevent this? How do I reseed and what seed is the best? G.H., Tulsa Each year at this time issues with repairing the summer’s heat ...

Last week, a crew mowed the sweeping lawn in front of Wheatland, the home of former President James Buchanan. Not a big deal for folks who mow their lawn weekly. This mowing, however, was the first ...

Jenn Radtke is promoting a kind of super-turf that doesn’t need constant mowing, watering or fertilizing. No, it’s not AstroTurf. The alternative grass is a blend of fescue varieties that is creeping ...

A well-kept lawn does what a good haircut does for your whole look. Everything feels sharper and more welcoming, and you didn't need a brand-new routine to get there. The real difference is timing: ...

Summer lawn care often raises questions about proper mowing practices. As temperatures rise, the height at which you cut your grass becomes increasingly important for maintaining a healthy, resilient ...