Q: I planted a persimmon about a year ago. I’ve watered it every day. It isn’t dying, but it’s also not growing. The roots are all coiled around. How can I remedy things so it will start to grow? A: ...

When it comes to weeds, procrastinating is never a good idea. The best way to get ahead of the invaders is to apply a pre-emergent product before winter weed seeds germinate. “If you do nothing, warm ...

We’re going to zoom in tightly on fall lawn care and focus on the things you’ll want to do in the next two weeks. They’re pivotal in how well your lawn survives the winter and comes out next spring.

Prepare lawns for cooler weather by raising mower blades and fertilizing (before September 15th). Treat lawn fungus like grey leaf spot and large patch with a fungicide. Apply pre-emergent weed ...

Good lawns mean a lot in the resale values of homes, and in the ways we can enjoy them until time to sell rolls around. That said, let’s look at things you need to be doing in the next several weeks ...

If your lawn looks more like a patchwork quilt than a lush carpet of green, you're not alone. After a long, hot North Carolina summer—with drought stress, heavy foot traffic, and the occasional pest ...

In most cases, herbicide application should not be considered as a first option for weed control. Hand weeding, hoeing, and mulching are tedious but effective methods of weed control. Sometimes, ...

The U.S. has a whole catalogue of gifts bestowed on it by the Old World—the horse, borsch, Rudolf Bing, pizza, trial by jury, Pfannkuchen, the English sparrow and crab grass. Most arrived more or less ...