Tips and Recommendations for Maintaining Home Lawns
The agronomic content of the following publications is sound. However, cultivars listed on some of the publications may be dated. Always check variety recommendations for a list of current cultivars.
Establishment
- Restoring a Flood-damaged Lawn
- Lawn Establishment in Kentucky
- Renovating Your Lawn
- Lawn Renovation (video)
- Selecting the Right Grass for Your Kentucky Lawn
- Improved Turfgrass Varieties Can Reduce Your Environmental Impact
- Turfgrasses of Kentucky
- List of Sod Producers in Kentucky
Fertilizing
- Fertilizing Your Lawn
- Phosphorous for Kentucky Turfgrasses
- Manganese for Kentucky Turfgrasses
- Water Quality and Nutrient Management at Home
- Principles of Home Landscape Fertilization
- Soil Test Recommendations
- Liming Kentucky Lawns
- Soil Testing and Fertilizers for Home Lawns (video)
- Organic Lawn Fertilizers (video)
- Calibrating Fertilizer Spreaders for the Home Lawn
- The Fate of Nitrogen Applied to Kentucky Turfgrass
- Iron for Kentucky Turfgrasses
Mowing
- Mowing Your Kentucky Lawn
- Blade Sharpening (video)
- Seasonal Lawn Mower Maintenance (video)
- Daily Mower Maintenance and Cutting Heights (video)
- Mulching Tree Leaves for a Better Lawn (video)
Weed Control
- Preemergence Herbicides for Kentucky Lawns
- Weed Control for Kentucky Home Lawns
- Identification and Control of Henbit and Purple Deadnettle
- Herbicide Recommendations for Weed Control in Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue Lawns for Professional Applicators
- Turfgrass Weed Control for Professionals ($ Purdue University)
- Bermuda Grass Control for Kentucky Lawns
Insect Control
- Controlling White Grubs in Turfgrass
- Insecticides for Control of White Grubs in Kentucky Turfgrass
- Japanese Beetles in the Urban Landscape
- Earthworms: Thatch-Busters
- Yard Wasps
Disease Control
- Disease Management in the Home Lawn
- Calendar for Diseases of Cool-Season Grasses in Kentucky
- Homeowner’s Guide to Fungicides
- Brown Patch Disease in Kentucky Lawns
- Patch Diseases in Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns
General Pest Information
- Managing Mole Problems in Kentucky
- Mole Control in Lawns (video)
- A No-math Method of Calibrating Backpack Sprayers and Lawn Care Spray Guns
- Backpack Sprayer Calibration (video)
- Calibrating Boom Sprayers for Turf Applications
Miscellaneous
- Quick Identification Tips for Turfgrasses Commonly Grown in Kentucky
- Should You Aerate Your Lawn? (video)
- Low-Maintenance Lawn Care, Stressing Pest Avoidance and Organic Inputs
- Irrigation Tips to Conserve Water and Grow a Healthy Lawn
- Considering the Environment in the Maintenance of Your Kentucky Lawn
- Aerifying and Dethatching Lawns
- Ornamental Grasses for Kentucky Landscapes
- Native Plant Landscaping of Septic Systems
- Turfgrass Color: An Indicator of Septic System Performance
- Trees, Turf, and People
- Turf Care Calendar for Cool-Season Lawns in Kentucky
- Lawn Management: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual, Chapter 15
