In northern states, Kentucky bluegrass is king. Fine fescues, including creeping red, chewings, sheeps and hard fescues are also well adapted to northern winters. But don’t plant only one grass seed ...

A close-up of a person's hand sprinkling grass seed - Laura Yurs/Getty Images There's nothing quite like a sprawling lawn of lush, green grass. But over time, your lawn can develop bare patches or ...

Dormant seeding is the practice of sowing grass seed during the cold season when soil temperatures are too low for germination. This allows the seed to sit dormant over winter until spring warmth ...

Those who tried to patch dead spots in the lawn or seed a new lawn at the traditional prime time just after Labor Day had little success this year. Grass seed needs consistently damp soil to sprout, ...