Healthy growth in any garden depends on a steady supply of nutrients, and nitrogen is one of the most important ones. Without enough of it, plants lose vigor and color, and soil struggles to support ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gloved hand pulling weeds from grass - Volha Ushanava/Shutterstock When you put in the work to try and maintain a healthy lawn, it ...

Corn gluten meal offers a safe, natural way to reduce weeds while also adding nitrogen to your soil. It works best as a pre-emergent herbicide, stopping weed seeds from growing roots before they ...

Is it time to apply pre-emergent herbicides? Yes and no. No, if you’re considering one of the toxic chemical choices like Balan, Barricade, Dimension, Scotts Halts, etc. Chemical herbicides can remain ...

From the calls I've gotten, it's clear there's some confusion about corn gluten meal and its ability to control weeds in the lawn. Although it's a natural product, safe enough to feed cattle, it's not ...

Q: I purchased a product called Maize Weed Preventer at a local nursery to apply in hopes of preventing annual crabgrass seeds from sprouting in the lawn. Does this product work? When is the right ...

It's likely that at some point in your life, a family member passed some of their tried-and-true wisdom down to you, like the idea that cornmeal can help prevent fungal growth in the soil for new seed ...

I have a different perspective on the use of corn gluten meal as a lawn care product from that presented by Keith Stangler's column of Aug. 29. He stated that corn gluten meal was not as effective as ...