Ready for an attractive, healthy and smart lawn? View the resources below to help get you started.
Smart Gardening: Leaf Mulching
Video on mulching leaves into turf
Smart Gardening: Controlling Grubs
Learn how to mow your lawn, how to fertilize and how much to water your lawn to control grubs.
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Helping your turf during dry and hot weather
Published on July 7, 2020
Throughout much of Michigan, lawns are under stress from high temperatures and lack of rainfall. -
Warm, dry weather causes heat tracking in lawns
Published on June 26, 2020
Mowers and other repetitive movement can leave tracks on lawns during hot, dry weather. -
Top five questions on the MSU Extension Lawn & Garden Hotline this spring
Published on June 12, 2020
Check out the top five hot topics to get your quick answer to what might be happening in your yard or garden. -
Yellow and orange hawkweed flowering in turf
Published on May 28, 2020
Often confused for dandelions, hawkweed is now flowering in lawns. -
Lawns are growing quickly and seedheads are appearing
Published on May 28, 2020
Warm temperatures and abundant precipitation have resulted in rapid turf growth and seedheads are now appearing in lawns. -
How to choose and when to apply grub control products for your lawn
Published on May 22, 2020
Not all the grub control products on store shelves will be effective this spring. Here’s how to choose and use the right one for your lawn. -
Lesser celandine: An attractive spring weed that spreads with a vengeance
Published on May 7, 2020
Also known as fig buttercup, lesser celandine forms dense mats that outcompete shady turf and spring ephemerals. -
Hairy bittercress: A weed to watch out for
Published on May 4, 2020
Hairy bittercress is an annual weed that can spread quickly. -
Preemergence herbicide applications continue and broadleaf weeds are flowering in lawns
Published on May 1, 2020
Cool temperatures help in extending the time crabgrass preemergence applications can be effective and numerous broadleaf weeds are starting to flower in turf. -
How do I get a soil test kit when offices are closed?
Published on April 23, 2020
Online home lawn and garden soil test kits are still available through Michigan State University Extension. -
Cold temperatures extend application timing for crabgrass preemergence herbicides
Published on April 16, 2020
Cold soil temperatures should extend timing for crabgrass preemergence herbicide applications. -
Reduced maintenance on athletic fields and lawns due to novel coronavirus
Published on March 30, 2020
Turfgrass management considerations for athletic fields and home lawns during the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order. -
MSU Extension’s Lawn and Garden Hotline continues to assist callers
Published on October 15, 2019
Available now Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST, statewide responder teams answer calls. -
September fertilization and rust on turf
Published on September 12, 2019
Stretches of dry and hot weather this summer resulted in some lawns being stressed and slow to recover. Fertilizer applications in September will ensure the turf maintains density and competes with pests such as weeds and rust. -
Tips for seeding lawns in September
Published on September 12, 2019
September is the ideal time for seeding turfgrass in Michigan. -
Got weeds? Remove them before they set seed.
Published on September 11, 2019
Ways to conquer those unwanted or unknown plants from invading your gardens or yards -
How to protect pollinators in urban landscapes and gardens
Published on July 11, 2019
A new 2019 update is now available for the most complete guide to protecting pollinators while gardening, growing flowers or managing trees, shrubs or turfgrass in urban areas. -
Pesky broadleaf weeds flowering in turf
Published on June 27, 2019
White clover, black medic and oxalis are all flowering in lawns and other turf now. -
Pinkish-red strands in grass could be red thread
Published on June 26, 2019
Red thread is often associated with under-fertilized turf and one of the simplest recommendations to alleviate disease pressure is to fertilize. -
Got lawn and garden questions? Contact MSU Extension’s free hotline.
Published on May 16, 2019
MSU Extension Consumer Horticulture staff and specially trained Extension Master Gardeners are available during the day, Monday through Friday to assist with your gardening questions.