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Updated: March 24, 2023

Soil Testing and Soil Testing Labs

Everything you need to know about soil testing.
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Updated: February 17, 2023

Organic Lawn Care

Organic lawn care in Maryland
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Updated: February 17, 2023

The Challenge of Growing a Lawn in Maryland

The challenge of growing a lawn in Maryland
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Updated: December 14, 2022

Lawn Maintenance Calendar for Maryland Tall Fescue Home Lawns

General and seasonal lawn tasks for Maryland .
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Updated: May 19, 2022

Lawns for the Maryland Home Landscape

How to have a healthy lawn in Maryland. Understand the challenges Maryland's climate has on the perfect lawn and why you should reduce your carbon footprint with a lawn alternative.
house with a small front lawn and gardens
Updated: May 31, 2023

Mulch Application Best Practices

The purpose of the Mulch Education Project is for Master Gardeners to develop educational materials, write articles, offer presentations and demonstrations to educate the public about mulching best practices.  The project will also provide information about techniques to mitigate the damage to trees caused by improper mulching.
properly mulched tree
Updated: May 11, 2023

Lawns and Microclover

Interested in growing a clover lawn? Here we summarize Maryland's research on the pros and cons of using microclover in combination with tall fescue.
a mixture of clover and tall fescue in a lawn
Updated: April 26, 2023

Mowing or Grasscycling - Lawns

Don't bag your grass clipping...use a mulching mower and let the clippings decompose naturally.
lawnmower
Updated: March 2, 2023

Sod Problems - Lawns

Sod problems in lawns in Maryland
unrolling sod
Updated: March 2, 2023

Poor Seed Germination - Lawns

How poor seed germination effect lawns
poor germination of grass seeds