In warm climates summer grass often goes dormant during the cooler months of November through April, leaving the lawn looking brown and unsightly. Even if the temperatures stay warmer, the waning sun and shorter days tells the grass it's time to rest. Planting winter grass by overseeding the lawn keeps the yard green and attractive through the winter until the summer grass comes out of dormancy in May.   Step 1 Watch the temperature. Summer lawns start to slow down their...

Is your lawn composed of cool-season grasses? If so, it may well take a beating from the heat to which it is subjected in summer. After all, by definition, cool-season grasses crave the cooler temperatures of spring and autumn. But there's something you can do to undo summer's assault which is to overseed your lawn.  Namely, you're sowing seed over existing grass, in order to fill in the bare patches. Therefore, overseeding lawns makes sense only if the existing grass is...

As September approaches, it signals the end of summer and the beginning of the fall season and cold weather. We see the birds flying south and foliage turning colors, making us think it is time to go indoors and forget about the lawn. Do not make that mistake. You do not want your lawn and garden that you have worked so hard on to be ravaged by the cold weather. Think of fall season as the time to prepare your lawn and garden for the spring.

The ideal period for fall planting...