Your garage might seem like a safe haven for storage. Yet beneath that familiar clutter lurks a danger most homeowners never ...

“My lawn came back in the spring looking healthier and greener than ever before.” The Scotts Turf Builder WinterGuard Fall Lawn Fertilizer is on sale for just $45 on Amazon, a 36% discount off its ...

September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...

A new report finds nitrate contamination in Wisconsin could cost communities millions and increase health care bills. Nitrate, primarily from excess farm fertilizer and manure, is Wisconsin's most ...

Fertilizer costs are having a bigger and bigger impact on farm budgets. In the lead-up to the 2022 crop year, fertilizer prices surged to record highs, driven by tight global supplies, energy shocks ...

COLUMBIA CITY — Over the years, I have occasionally received inquiries about dark green, circular bands in home lawns known as fairy rings. Occasionally, mushrooms appear from the ring. While they can ...

Over the years, I have occasionally received inquiries about dark green, circular bands in home lawns known as fairy rings. Occasionally, mushrooms appear from the ring. While they can present ...

Central Iowa Water Works is lifting its lawn watering ban in stages, starting Tuesday. Odd-numbered addresses may water lawns on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; even-numbered addresses on Sundays, ...

CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS PUT THE LAWN WATERING BAN INTO EFFECT. SINCE THEN, KCCI HAS BEEN TRACKING THE NITRATES IN THE DES MOINES AND RACCOON RIVERS DAILY. THOSE LEVELS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING THIS WEEK ...

Right before a sweltering weekend in Iowa, the water authority for the Des Moines metro area banned its 600,000 customers from watering their lawns. Though that’s a water conservation practice ...