How to Top Dress a Lawn in Autumn for a Smoother, Thicker Surface by Spring
Autumn top dressing drops a sand and loam mix into aeration holes,…
Why Your Mower Sputters and Struggles to Start (and How to Fix It by Cleaning the Spark Plug)
A mower that coughs, sputters and refuses to catch is very often…
How to Fix the Yellow Patches Dog Urine Leaves on Your Lawn Without Digging Up the Grass
The scorched circle is a nitrogen and salt burn, not an acid…
Why the Grass Caked Under Your Mower Deck Is Quietly Rusting Through the Metal (and How to Scrape It Clean)
That Black Crust Under the Deck Is Doing Two Kinds of Damage…
Why Moss Is Taking Over Your Lawn This Autumn (and How to Clear It Without Scarifying Down to Bare Soil)
Moss moves into a lawn when shade, damp and compacted soil leave…
What Raising Your Mower’s Cutting Height in Autumn Actually Does for the Grass Over Winter
The idea that you should scalp the lawn low before winter is…
How to Get Rid of Creeping Buttercup Spreading Through Your Lawn Without Killing the Grass Around It
Creeping buttercup spreads by runners that root as they go, so it…
Why Your Mower Has Stopped Picking Up Grass and Leaves It Trailing Behind (and How to Fix It Without a Repair Bill)
Nine times out of ten the bag stops filling once the airflow…
How to Get Rid of Dandelions in Your Lawn Without Weedkiller or Wrecking the Grass Around Them
A dandelion holds on through one deep taproot, so the trick is…
Why Your Mower Revs Up and Down on Its Own While You Cut (and How to Steady It Without a Repair Bill)
A mower that races and nearly stalls in a rhythm is almost…
How to Get Rid of Mushrooms in Your Lawn Without Digging Up the Grass (and When to Leave Them Alone)
Lawn mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of underground fungi feeding on buried…
What Mowing Wet Autumn Grass Actually Does to Your Lawn and Your Mower (and When It Is Fine to Cut)
The Blade Slices Dry Grass and Tears Wet Grass, and the Lawn…
