Grass fungus is caused by fungal spores that live in the soil and germinate in warm, damp conditions. This is when your lawn is most susceptible to fungus. Most fungus diseases exhibit either patches ...

Thin, patchy spots in your lawn are never a good sign, but they can pop up, even when you're taking proper care of your lawn. In some cases, dry or spongy patches indicate that your lawn needs ...

What you are describing sounds very much like the lawn of a friend I visited last week. I noticed that his front lawn showed stunted growth and thin areas along with a yellowish appearance. Even from ...

Q: Last year, my three neighbors and I experienced major sections of dead zoysia grass. We hired a company to maintain our lawns. They treated for grubs, then fungus, but it didn’t look any better. I ...

DEAR HELOISE: I spray cooking oil on my lawn mower blades to keep grass from sticking to them. I don’t use motor oil since it can kill my grass if it drips on the lawn.

Q: At the rear and north side of my house, my lawn gets mossy. I’ve tried putting lime down to mitigate the moss problem, with little to no results. — Joe Dawidowicz, Suwannee A: The lime didn’t work ...

Dear Heloise: I spray cooking oil on my lawn mower blades to keep grass from sticking to them. I don't use motor oil since it can kill my grass if it drips on the lawn. -- Dan W., in Tennessee HOT DOG ...

Dear Heloise: I spray cooking oil on my lawn mower blades to keep grass from sticking to them. I don't use motor oil since it can kill my grass if it drips on the lawn. -- Dan W., in Tennessee ...