Expert Lawn Care Tips for Every Season
How to Read a Lawn Soil Test
How to Read a Lawn Soil Test: A Simple Guide for Homeowners A lawn soil test can look complicated. There are numbers, charts, nutrient names and calculations that most homeowners rarely encounter. The good news is that you do not need to understand every number on the...
Are You Mowing Too Short?
Are You Mowing Your Lawn Too Short? Mowing seems simple, but mowing height can have a major impact on the health of your lawn. One of the most common mowing issues we see is grass being maintained below 3 inches. While a freshly cut lawn may look neat at a shorter...
Which Type Of Grass Is Best For My Lawn? Kentucky Bluegrass vs. Fine Fescue vs. Tall Fescue
You will commonly see three types of grass in Minnesota and Wisconsin lawns: Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue, and tall fescue. So which one is best? The answer depends on your yard. Sunlight, soil, watering habits, traffic, and even winter conditions can change which...
How to Know If Your Lawn Needs Overseeding
Sometimes it is easy to know when a lawn needs overseeding. If you can see bare soil throughout the lawn, there simply isn't enough grass there. Adding seed can help fill those areas and rebuild a thicker lawn. But what if your lawn is already covered with grass? A...
7 Reasons Your Lawn Struggles In The Summer Even Though You’re Watering
You’re watering your lawn, but it is still turning brown, thinning out, or just not looking as good as it did this spring. So what’s going on? It can be hard to understand why your lawn is struggling during the summer even though you are watering. While water is...
Compacted Soil in Lawns: Why Grass Struggles and What You Can Do
Soil compaction is often cited as a common reason grass struggles, but true compaction severe enough to significantly affect turf growth is not common in most established home lawns. Where we do commonly find compacted soil is around newer homes, areas that have...
When Should You Mow After Overseeding Your Lawn?
You just had your lawn overseeded. Now what should you do about mowing? One of the most important things you can do after overseeding is give the new grass time to establish before mowing. Newly germinated grass is extremely fragile, and mowing too soon or too...
Why Mosquito Treatments Matter During Minnesota Summers
Protect your lawn from diseases with bioLawn’s expert treatments. We control root and leaf infections in MN and WI for healthier, lusher, disease-free lawns.
Crabgrass Is Taking Over Lawns This Summer. Here’s Why.
If it feels like crabgrass has suddenly exploded this year, you're not imagining it. Minnesota and Wisconsin have experienced one of the hottest stretches on record, with 10 consecutive days of temperatures in the 90s. While this weather has been hard on our cool...
Protect Your Minnesota Lawn from Damaging Insects This Season
Minnesota and Wisconsin lawns are commonly affected by insects such as grubs, chinch bugs, sod webworms, mosquitoes, and ticks. With bioLawn, homeowners gain access to targeted, effective lawn insect control solutions designed to protect turf health and improve...