An aerial photo taken by a drone in 2015 shows grass harvest near the Polk-Yamhill county line. Grass seed acreage is on the rise in Oregon. SALEM — Strong markets are translating into more acres ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a stretch of rain rolling in the second week of August. I hope many of you took advantage of several days of dry, sunny weather before all the ...

Mitch Lies/Capital Press Rick Flores harvests perennial ryegrass seed Aug. 6 in a field near Brooks, Ore. Seed yields are coming in about average or below, according to farmers and Oregon State ...

Homeowners are seeking lawns that are considered more sustainable than conventional. I often get questions regarding eco-lawns or no-mow lawns, which are great options for certain situations. However, ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › One of the most popular grass types, tall fescue, which is native to the European ...

Treated V.S. Coated Seed: Simply put, a coating adds weight to the seed as well as taking up room in the bag. So the seed bag may claim to weigh 50lbs. and probably does. But the question the ...

Sadly, there is really no control for this grass once it germinates. Photo by Darrell Blackwelder A popular lawn question this time of year is when an over-seeded fescue lawn has smatterings of grass ...

Many have a lawn question during the early spring about an over-seeded fescue lawn that has smatterings of grass that doesn’t look like a normal fescue-type grass. The newly seeded grass in question ...

September is the best time to consider renovating your home lawn. Cool-season grasses such as fescue thrive best in the fall, winter and spring, so it only makes sense to establish your lawn in early ...

If you’re seeding a new lawn or patching/overseeding a weak one this fall, it’s possible to make your lawn more durable and drought-resistant simply by the type of grass seed you plant. Contrary to ...