In hot weather, the best time to water a lawn is early in the morning, when the temperature is not as sweltering. Watering ...

This guide explains methods to reduce tall native warm-season grasses to improve habitat for wildlife. Essential reading for conservationists and land managers interested in grassland ecosystems.

For years most folks clumped grass into one of two categories. There was the kind of grass cows could eat and there was lawn turf fit to whack a ball on. That’s not the case anymore. Ornamental ...

“For cool-season grasses, cut about two-thirds of the way down—warm-season grasses should be cut to ground level,” says Zaber. “As you cut, hold the bundle steady with the tape, tilting it ...

Feb. 3—MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Forage growers can learn how to improve pastures with warm-season grasses at a free workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Mount Vernon. According to University of ...

Warm-Season Grasses. Spanic // Getty Images. Bermuda grass has dark green pointed leaves and a vibrant root system of rhizomes and stolons that spread out both below and above the ground.

Most grasses grow in the warm season and remain dormant through the winter, but some hold onto their seed heads, ... This bunch grass grows to about 2½ feet by 3 feet.

"If you have warm-season turf grass, it generally needs to be maintained well with a strict mowing height. However our cool season grasses, fescues, bluegrass, and rye, you want to be less harsh ...

Cool-Season Grasses: Tall Fescue, Fine Fescue, Kentucky Blue, Perennial Rye (longer cut grasses) Warm Season Grasses: Bermuda, Centipede, Zoysia, St. Augustine (shorter cut grasses) ...

Drought years allow insidious invaders to gain ground in pastures with previously healthy grass stands. Getting ahead of weed progress and eliminating weed seeds before they break ground may give ...

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Forage growers can learn how to improve pastures with warm-season grasses at a free workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Mount Vernon.